whats a good diet for people with fibromyalgia?
I have fibromyalgia and I need a good selection of foods to eat.I love bacon hope I can eat it
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1. I don't know what the best foods would be for FIBROMYALGIA but excercise is the best medicine for this problem. If that doesn't work you might also benefit from Pain Management. Some patients tend to do better with a sleep aid such as Remeron. Good luck!2. I found this article to be informative. My mom has this too.
3. Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease. If you were misdiagnosed, you could suffer from Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, just like myself.
The telling signs of Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis are the following:
- Joint pain in the feet (or cracking ankles) in the early 20's;
- Joint deformities of the fingers, a specific sign of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Negative or low level of Rheumatoid factor;
- X-Rays showing bone erosion, a consequence of rheumatoid arthritis;
- Generalized arthritis, involving the whole body;
- Elevated levels of C-Reactive protein and Sedimentation rate.
NSAIDs like Voltaren, COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex, acetaminophen like Tylenol, and codeine are all used to control inflammation and relieve the pain of arthritis and fibromyalgia.
A low dosage of antidepressant, 25 mg or 50 mg, at bedtime, can be used to relax muscle and provide significant relief for rheumatic patients.
Special diets are not a cure for fibromyalgia or any other rheumatic disease.
Regular exercise like walking, biking and swimming are also helpful for most patients. Make sure that you are not overweight as carrying too much weight can only increase the pain of arthritis.
You should consult an Orthopaedist who will order blood tests, joint scans and X-Rays to better diagnose the type of arthritis from which you suffer.
Lyme disease could be a possibility. Ask your doctor to test you for the bacteria causing Lyme disease.
Are there any other cases of arthritis or rheumatic diseases among your relatives? Chronic forms of arthritis are usually prevalent in families where a defective gene is passed on by parents to their children.
There are a few hundred types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. The good news is that science is progressing rapidly in its understanding of rheumatic diseases.
Antibiotics are now used to achieve full remissions for at least 40%, if not 65% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia is even easier to treat. For more info, please join our group at:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/antibio
4. organic foods are your best bet. I grew up with my mother having it and my best friend now has it. All the chemicals in the other foods just makes them feel worse. Once they started eating organic, they could really feel the difference.
