Fibromyalgia and food

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Avatar f tn t really know, but MS and Food Allergies are autoimmune disorders and I bet you that they are connected.
Evillady Is it commen for women 35 years and older to experience problems swolloung liquids or anykind of food when they have fibromyalgia. I have esophageal spasms when i eat or drink at times and the food gets stuck in my throat and wont go down,wont come up. Its really painfull and concerning to me.
Avatar m tn Stopped eating red meat in Nov.07 and have been sleeping very well since. Stopped eating food allergic to but more importantly went on low oxalate diet----stops muscle pain. Calcium citrate caps also aid in ridding body of oxalates. Take probiotics and do not let Candida overgrowth.
Avatar f tn I have multiple leasions on the brain, vision problems, balance issues, fibromyalgia, memory problems, I can hardly walk at times, the list goes on and on with no diagnoses but fibromyalgia agoraphobia reverse shoulder replacement cataract surgery at 48. Extreme fatigue. I have issues swallowing food and choking.
7450908 tn?1390996321 I was diagnosed with fibro about 18 years ago. I've been using Lyrica & was using Cymbalta for a while as well. I quit using the antidepressant because it seemed to make the depression worse. I'm on low income & I'm telling this medication is getting so expensive that I have a hard time affording to buy just a months worth at taking one a day. At certain times of the year I have to take more than one a day. Is there a more natural way to deal with fibro?
Avatar n tn t tell you which is better, but I can tell you that a stronger body and a stronger more balanced immune system and a diet loaded with the most important nutrients and antioxidants and minus the most common foods associated with inflammation and fatigue can only help. I would suggest that you begin by reading; by now there are many books on fibromyalgia.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 3 and a half years ago. I am now seeing a pattern in the days that I have overwhelming pain. My very worst days are the few right before my period, and the day or two when I ovulate. I wonder if hormone levels could be affecting the serotonin and pain reducing chemicals in my body. Perhaps menstration could be related to stress, but how then would ovulation make one more stressed, wakeful, etc? Is this anyone else's experience?
606078 tn?1247264553 Hi Deloris; I found the kit that I ordered from w w w njoycigarettes (.) c o m They have different price kits, I bought the 79.95 kit. So far this morning, I still have not craved a real cigarette. And there hasn't been any food craving. If this works and I believe it's going to I will gladly tell everyone I know about it. Give it a try.
470168 tn?1237471245 t the brightest in the world, but they care about their patients and actually spend time with you instead of trying to kick you out the door in 15 minutes or less. Oh, and I am on both a lupus med and a fibromyalgia med... I am taking Lyrica for the pain, which has been recently approved for fibromyalgia. It knocks a lot of pain out, but I warn you if you aren't on it... it makes you gain weight if you don't watch what you eat.
Avatar f tn Complaints of fatigue and joint pains are,unfortunately, very common. fibromyalgia, a condition characterized by muscular aches and pains, fatigue, and difficulty sleeping. It is much more common in women, and it can be debilitating. Many conventional medical doctors do not think that fibromyalgia exists. In fact, many patients who believe they have this condition are often derided by their doctors.
1692515 tn?1306270048 I have been told my mother that at 2 years old I put a bobbie pin in an electrical outlet and she had to get a mop to dislodge me. My question is could my fibromyalgia, reoccuring shingles, and electric shock feeling be caused by this and what can be done to stop it.
Avatar f tn i am 55 years old and i am 5ft 8 in and 115pd, i have been ill for the last 5 yrs due to no medical insurance and i am now on disabilty and now on medicine and seeing a doctor, i have lost 25 pounds, stress or thyroid disease, i have had graves disease since i was 30 yrs old, i have had 2 rai that didnt work and last one in 2004 worked, and now i am severly hypthyroid, they have diagnosed me a fibromyalgia which i am pain all the time and the pain is so bad i sweat (head,thyroid area and chest
Avatar n tn HE PUTS LOUD MUSIC AND MAKES LOUD SOUNDS OF A SHIP HORN AND PUTS THOSE SOUNDS THROUGH A MICROPHONE, WAKES ME UP AND MY HEAD IS POUNDING WITH PAIN. CAN HIS NOISE AFFECT MY FM? CAUSE I GET WORST WHEN HE STRESSES ME OUT WITH THAT AWFUL SOUNDS HE MAKES.
Avatar f tn I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have severe back and neck pain. I had back sugery 4 months ago with severe pain in the surgical area again. I also have severe neck pain and stiffness. I have a severe burning pain in my shoulders and neck along with numbness. I am not getting any answers from the doctors, and I have also been suffering with severe daily headaches.MRI of brain said normal.
710094 tn?1229308706 The fish oil and the flax oil are excellent choices. I'm wary of the ginko biloba, because I have Oral Allergy Syndrome and a list of food sensitivities and allergies a mile long. This involves tree pollen allergies and allergie to tree nuts. IMMUNE26 isn't going to be good for all people. Some of us are sensitive to or allergic to eggs.
Avatar f tn I have Fibromyalgia and can only work three days a week with days in between and have to sleep 12 hours and two short naps during the days off. This year if I do too much during one day, my upper back spasms into a neck/shoulder pain spasm and causes migraine, and I am bedridden. The only thing that provides relief is a hot bath and codeine and 2 muscle relaxants and one gravol. It has only been that bad for one year.
387767 tn?1345872027 I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and thought that I had it under control. But lately I have been having ear pain that feels like pressure in my ears. My jaw has started to hurt, and there are times that my throat has started to close up. My food has actually gotten stuck in there a couple of times. The ear pain started in my right ear, but now it is in my left ear, too. I don't know what is going on but if anyone found any answers since their last post, please let me know.
Avatar n tn t study these things, and often treat fibromyalgia patients with useless surgeries and medications that make people even weaker. Doctors are great for some things, not so great at others. But I still would investigate further, because this diagnosis doesn't sound right to me.
Avatar n tn I'm a type II diabetic diagnosed this year with food allergies: corn, peanuts, soybeans, eggs and lettuce and various things in those families. That puts a great many "health" and low fat foods off my list and diabetic staples like eggs are a fond memory. I can't find any information out there to help me balance these evils (diabetes and allergies) against each other.
3195704 tn?1345121452 Thank you I should find out today what I have....and now she is telling me that I may not even have Fibromyalgia I am so confused ....but I am hoping for answers.
1033336 tn?1252506131 Following then onwards, I have experince pain trobbing at the back, in between the joint of knees, in between the hip joint, upper and lower both of the legs, at the joints of the arms, in between fingers, at the palm of hands and feet. Am i suffering from fibromyalgia? Do i need to do a full body check-up for diagnosis?
1683690 tn?1308353392 I have read scientific articles discussing the correlation between depression and cfs, depression and fibromyalgia, fibromyalgia and cfs, and fibromyalgia and bipolar. It looks like there might some partial genetic overlap going on here. As science advances I know there will be more answers. If anyone has any input on this subject please post.