Advice for Fibro-friendly Clothes?

Hi Jaden,

For the fun of it I went to one of those expensive shops to buy a bra. I wore it the next day and I came down with a rash and dealt with a lot of itching. I couldn't wait to take it off. I never had that happen before. The bra had spandex in it. People like myself with chemical sensitivities can be sensitive to spandex and latex because they're made with chemicals.

I returned the bra and received a refund.

Good luck to you.

Hi Jaden,

I have had that issue in the past with the bras. I find Victoria's Secret Body by Victoria full coverage bra the most comfortable. The material doesn't irritate my skin. As far as clothing I like the Gap. All of their clothes are so soft. I hope you have some success in finding a material that works well for you.

Twixbar

I haven't been able to wear a bra for years. It's just agonizing, and then I'm cursed with large breasts which makes bra-wearing even worse. :(

I sew a lot of my own clothes, especially slacks, because store-bought ones have painful waistbands. The process of sewing hurts me for days, but it's worth it for the comfort I feel afterward. I have to wear socks inside-out because the stitching hurts my toes. I wear a lot of T-shirts. NO tight or restrictive clothing. NO textures. A lot of poly-cotton blends.

I hope this helps. :)

Hypervee... I just may have you topped on the curse LOL What do you do for all the back pain we get? I do a lot of stretches, but it only somewhat helps. For a bra, I found at Lane Bryants (sp) a wonderful bra that I brought two even though they are expensive. They are called Sweet Nothings, A divison of MaidenForm, Inc.

They are soo soft and smooth, according to the tag they are made of nylon, elastane, polyurethane

In pants I do pants similar to maternity pants, it has a more cloth like elastic so its more comfortable. I also get those pants that are like tights and get them a couple sizes bigger.

Oooh, thats an interesting thought.

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Singing,

Welcome to the forum! Why don't you start a new thread, introducing yourself? (More people would see it that way...)

Debbie

I find a lot of clothes at Kohls, Chicos and Coldwater Creek, also great finds at Target.

I purchased silk long johns to sleep in from Winter Silks. They come in four levels of warmth. I have a terrible time with scratchy clothing at bedtime.

Good luck to you.

Hi all,

thought I'd just add my two-cents I hate, HATE wearing bras, but unfortunately the girls require them *grr *. The last bra-shopping I did was as La Senza, surprising I know . It's a padded, pink beauty that sadly gets cold in the morning, but when your girls bark at you to put one on, I'll take the cold for a minute. I also have a pair of sports bras that have been leaving big red-rashes at the breast bone. It says they're 88% nylon, but I'm convinced there's latex in it because the reaction is similar to a contact dermatitis. They'll be going for a trip to 'donations' shortly.

As for underwear, I buy Hanes 100% cotton mid-drift. Somedays I have issues, somedays I don't. It just depends how the Fibro feels on any given day.

Pants, and here's what I've been waiting to share; I cannot wear normal zip-up pants anymore. I have an issue where the lower and mid-back meet So now I've opted to wear maternity pants instead. It's been a life-saver because you can get some really nice mat-pants and they are just meltably-comfortable. I also wear the occasional yoga-pant and straight-pant, but minus the zippers.

Hope this helps