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Posted 12/20/2010 3:53 AM (GMT 0)
Wow everyday I learn something new about this illness. I am currently at the e.r. in a full fledged flare up out of nowhere. It started with some pains and tingling then it hit me litterally like a ton of bricks. My pain doc told me to go to e.r. for a shot. As I sit here thinking of what I could have done differently today it hit me..my mom brought me some dinner with some tea with "equal" in it. I freaked out because my feet felt like they were swollen double the normal size.(dr confirmed they weren't) they felt like they were on fire as well as my hands..pretty anxious..pain everywhere. These are flare p symptoms?? Because even tho the doc says I'm fine..I still feel pretty scared. Thanks.
Posted 12/20/2010 9:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hi hippychick, Yes Equal and Nutrasweet are good ones for Fibro flare-ups.

Cafine is another good one also. I am so sorry that you are going through this flare-up right now because you didn't know what was in your food and drink.

I make my own meals and drinks so I know exactly what is in them. My brother brought over a dounut and Pepsi the other day and me not realizing I was craving just the cafine had Pepsi three days in a row. And my flare is going strong due to my own stupidity. Yes I'm off the cafine now and am starting to feel better, but it's really no consilation to stupidity.

Hope you feel better soon.

HARA

Posted 12/20/2010 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
The burning feet and the "feeling" like your feet are swollen are symptoms of fibro.  They can happen without having Equal.  There is a list of fibro symptoms in Fibro 101.  Your anxiety over these symptoms also could have made your pain worse.  We tighten up our muscles when we are fearful.

 

Many people can eat products with Equal in it and have absolutely no problems.  If everyone had problems, it wouldn't be on the market.  I rarely use artificial sweetners and any products that I do use usually use Splenda in it and I don't have a problem with that, either.  (I'm diabetic.) 

 

Sherrine

 

 

Posted 12/20/2010 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
Fibro is so weird because one thing may bother one person but not another. I drink way too much diet soda with caffeine and nutra-sweet and it doesn't bother me at all. A couple years ago I gave up drinking any kind of soda completely for many months and it didn't change my fibro symptoms at all. Go figure. Lee
Posted 12/20/2010 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
Lee, you took the words out of my mouth. I drink coffee all day long and it does not even disrupt my sleep. I usually don't use artificial sweetners but if I do it is stevia
Posted 12/20/2010 8:59 PM (GMT 0)
I just don't think you can make blanket statements about anything when it comes to fibro since it effects everyone so differently. Lee
Posted 12/20/2010 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
LOL, Noir!  That is EXACTLY how I feel about the stuff.  It leaves a hideous metallic taste in my mouth that stays for days.  I see that as a Sign from God not to eat it!


Posted 12/20/2010 10:27 PM (GMT 0)
Marty, I only have that sensation when I eat liver!  turn

 

Sherrine

Posted 12/21/2010 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
I found i can only have two coffees in the morning but no more but can drink as much pepsi i want and chocolate in a day! Yes, its weird how it affects one person but not another. Ummm.. mind you, chocolate and pepsi is fattening and extra on the body does not help.. grr dont i know it lol.
Posted 12/21/2010 1:22 PM (GMT 0)

As long as I can continue to eat chocolate, I don't care. yeah Personally, I have not found food to affect my symptoms in any way.  I will say that whatever that artifical crap they put in toothpaste to sweeten it literally makes me gag.  I buy kid's toothpaste...can't think of the name of it.  Oral B something or another.  Everyone is different.

Donna

Posted 12/21/2010 3:55 PM (GMT 0)

Hippychick...

So sorry you are having such a bad time of it.  I'm having a painfilled day so here I am because it helps to be among others who understand.  My DH has MS so it's so hard to vent to him because he has it bad enough without me mad

Take care each of you and I do drink lots of diet soft drinks and many days no issues and some days bad.  I know I slept very restlessly last night and now here I am feeling like I'm arthritic or something walking about feeling elderly and looking just fine to all around me

Hippychick...hope by now you are feeling better yeah

Posted 12/28/2010 5:18 AM (GMT 0)

NoirVault said...
I dunno.. I think nutrisweet is just the equivalent to eating or drinking cat urine and your brain has to find a way to scream, "WHAT DID YOU JUST SWALLOW? YUCKPO! DON'T DO THAT AGAIN!"

OMG! Please be appropriate when you are typing there are youngsters in this forum......HARA

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