Learn The Basics of Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia- is a condition that causes all around body pain known to feel in your joints, muscles and tender points also other soft tissues areas on the body. One key thing to know is what a tender point is, tender points are points known to be on the arms preferably the elbows, buttocks, chest, knees, lower back, neck, thighs, abdomen and shoulders. Those are the areas that you will feel pain. Also with Fibro you may feel a burning sensation where you have pain also a numbing or tingling feeling, but everyone is not the same. Some feel pain all over in the same spot and other may feel pain seem to jump from one spot to the next.

There are many other things that come along with have Fibro but you may not know you have Fibromyalgia but you have other conditions like depression, irritable bowel syndrome or sleep problems. Most of the time doctors will diagnosis you with having depression and not know any different because along with depression you as well can have pain. There are medications out to help but Fibromyalgia is a life long thing there is no cure known at the time. The medications are to help less the pain but also know that you can do other things as well to less the pain and suffer from Fibro.

Fibro suffers often have good days and bad days and ten to do more on there good days, but it could help a bit if you try and balance your days out and try to have a routine have your body get used to times of getting up and do certain things. But it can be difficult with have sleep problems, most may suffer from fatigue- feeling drowsy all day or feeling like you didn't get enough sleep or may have problems sleeping all together and try and get sleep when they can  Some things to try are:

• Change your diet- there are certain foods that can make people with Fibro feel sicker.
  • 7 foods to avoid (note that it's not a guarantee that it will help that much but you could try.
    • Aspartame (known to be in Nutra sweet)
    • Foods having MSG (monosodium glutamine) and nitrates this is found in most frozen foods.
    •  Sugar, fructose, and simple carbohydrates such as white bread and try to limit the intake and change white bread with 100% whole wheat bread(make sure it says 100% whole wheat)
    • Caffeine
    • Yeast and gluten which are found in most baked goods such as cakes & breads.
    • Dairy- being low or high fat milk( try skim)
    • Tomatoes, chili and bell peppers, potatoes, and eggplant (any plant that its own as a nightshade plant may trigger flares.
• Try to do some form of exercise on the days (good days) that you don't hurt so much.
• Do things that relax you the less stress the less pain