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Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted in a while due to what I believe were some unfair requests from our moderators that we do not talk about how food can affect us.

I wanted to ask if some of you watched Dr. Oz yesterday? The first half hour dealt with fibromyalgia and I learned more than I ever have about the condition. I would recommend that you google Dr. Oz and the homepage should take you to watching the first half of the show.

We can't post links that have advertisements which is understandable so I couldn't post a link to the website.

One of the things that was mentioned by one of the doctors on the show is specific foods do not trigger fibromyalgia but a healthy diet can help fibromyalgia symptoms by eating multi grains and fruits and vegetables. I've definitely discovered that. And I've also discovered if I overdo that sets my muscles to experiencing more tremors and soreness.

I would be interested to know what you think.

Thanks for your reply, Sherrine.

Yes, it does make sense to eat healthy to deal with our health conditions and also prevention.

So if the benefits of exercise for fibromyalgia and which medications work for some along with the many other topics that are mentioned in this forum, could we begin to talk about food again without it being talked about to excess which I will admit I was probably doing?

I agree with both Liz and Sherrine

Okay, I'm fine with that. Actually, there are quite a few websites out there for guiding people through the process of healing leaky gut, so those sites can probably meet that need.

Thanks for the well wishes. Yes, we are married. If a person could order the perfect mate for dealing with fibromyalgia it would be him. But I know I would not be in his life, especially married to this wonderful man if I wasn't doing all that I could to help myself without getting wrapped up into it too much. He's very proud of me as I am myself.

It's been mentioned that my food sensitivities could be caused from something else other than my fibromyalgia and therefore it shouldn't be discussed. Irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea along with other fibromyalgia symptoms can be caused by something else other than fibro and it's discussed.

I appreciate all of the advice I've received in here and the friends I have made but I can not be part of a forum that limits talking about food. I wonder if some don't want to hear about it because it makes them feel guilty about their food choices. After all some foods are addictive especially unhealthy carbs.

We should be able to mention whatever helps us within the rules of this forum. I suffered with my fibro symptoms for years and it was only after discovering how eating certain foods can make me feel worse that I can tolerate fibromyalgia better.

I shared with my husband and my psychologist about how we're not to discuss food in here and they were surprised.

I hope the moderators can change their minds and allow food choices to be discussed again.

I wish you all the best.

Almost Medfree,

Congratulations on your marriage! I'm glad things are improving for you. I wish you all the best in life. Fare well

Post Edited (Jasmine Grace) : 7/25/2013 7:13:26 AM (GMT-6)

Thanks, almost medfree. I agree with much of what you post, and know that many of us have appreciated the links you've provided.  Wish you and fishchris could have provided more, personally, as I found them helpful, and they were always the first ones I read.

Good luck and best wishes.

 

I think that talking about food in context has always been acceptable on this forum.  We have even shared fast and easy recipies...but in the context of coming up with ideas that help alleviate the frustration when we're in pain or Deep in The Fog.  I'm thinking the problem here is that the discussions got too intense about whether or not what we eat CAUSES the disease and how changing our diet would alleviate the symptoms.  Most of us have other conditions...I know I do.  But I address them on the appropriate forums.  Eating steel cut oats, for instance, would just about kill me.  I know they sit well with many others.  Leaky gut is not a typical fibro symtom...it's just collateral damage.  There are forums that address disgestive issues.

Fibro usually does not walk alone.  It's just good common sense to conclude which symptoms are fibro related and which are a result of something else going on.  In the 30 years I've had fibro, I have never had a certain food ramp up my pain or fog.  I have gotten vertigo from MSG and diarrhea from certain grains.  I go to the Menieres forum or the IBS forum when this happens.

Just sayin.