The problem is, celiac/gluten intolerance causes vitamin and mineral deficiencies which in turn causes other issues to develop. I do not think they have figured out what causes fibro, yet thyroid...
Many docs no longer feel the endoscopy is the "gold standard" for diagnosis of celiac. To begin with, too many people with celiac disease are told they do not have it because either there were not...
Have you seen an optometrist? A PCP doesn't have the knowledge of the eyes that an optometrist does, nor do they have the equipment to see into the eye. This is a medical problem, so as long as the...
I have fibro, osteoarthritis, and neuropathy including carpal tunnel, so I am never sure which ailment is effecting me at any given time. Have you had your B12 level tested? Sometimes B12 will help a...
With one leg shorter than tyhe other, did you only have the sciatic happen from one side of your body though?...
Doctors can say it's nothing to be concerned with when it's not effecting them. My Raynauds was calm for years but has recently flared up again. Sat, just one finger on my right hand was effected and...
I have the sciatic pain, usually starts in my gluteus muscle, which everyne likes to laugh about even though it's not all that funny to me anymore. The butt muscle cramps shooting pain down my leg...
Sounds like we are all in agreement on this subject....
Thanks, good article....
I just read today about melatonin and will start taking it again tonight. This article said anyone with IBS or stomach issues like us should take melatonin because our bodies can't produce enough...
Give it time...you ate gluten for years, a month isn't long enough for all the effects of it to disappear. Some people feel immediate relief, some takes a few months, some take longer. They say on...
Thanks Chanterelle, very well said. I find that most people whom will argue that there is nothing wrong with gluten and no reason to go gluten free, are the ones in the biggest denial over the issues...
Yes, there are blood tests for celiac disease, but there is no test for gluten intolerance. Fibro wise, these doctors aren't necessarily suspecting celiac disease, they simply feel eating gluten free...
I was diagnosed with fibro in March of this year, been gluten free for 11 yrs, so I can't say. I am gluten free for a different reason though. My aunt went gluten free because of fibro and is doing...
Haha--I call myself the "Princess with the Pea" issues!!!...
This thread was interesting for me. I thought it was my weight loss causing problems when sitting..maybe it is the fibro. Park benches, forget it, I just can't sit on them for more than 5 minutes...
Then there are those of us like me. /community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif The doctors have found no reason for my headaches, other than possibly my neck muscles, and no reason for my tinnitus. I have had...
It is true that when gluten intolerance is mentioned most people think that means wheat, rye, and barley. However, all grains have gluten even though all gluten is not the same. It has been proven...
Thanks for posting the link....
To begin with, B12 shots do not work as well as taking sublingual B12. The B12 shots are cyancobalamin, which we can not absorb near as well as mythycobalamin. I get mine from Jarrow at IHerb online....
Thank you....
My neuro told me the best vitamins for me to make sure I take, Vit D, and Vit B12. I take 5000IU's of D3 daily and 5000mcg of B12 daily. Some people tell us to cut back on Vit D in the summer months,...
There is no proof that fibromyalgia is a real diagnois either, but we all believe it's very real...just as adrenal fatigue is real, especially to those of us whom suffer from it. Fibro is a diagnosis...
I guess they gave it all away..it says the page can't be found now. /community/emoticons/sad.gif ...
I get it in my feet only, at least I think it's my feet. I was walking to my apartment from the car a few days ago and both feet were vibrating, usually only happens with one foot at a time. I guess...
I have had EMG's many times. Not all are done with needles though..I have had that 3 times. You can handle it, it's not that bad. Just relax and it's over with before you know it!...
I clamp my jaw sp tight some nights it makes it swell. At first I thought it was a toothache, then I realized as the swelling went away, it is the jaw. I just dealt with the swelling this last...
Hellboy, you can make your own bed buddy if you want. Just take a tube sock, fill it with rice, and tie the end. It works great. After a certain amount of heating, the rice needs changed, it starts...
I think my gluten intolerance triggered mine...the fact that I didn't know why I was sick for so long. Eating gluten when gluten intolerant is a terrible stress on the body. I have had aches and...
Just remember, those same people who seem to be getting fed up with your friends who think "my aches and pains and this it's all in my head"..those people probably would never be able to deal with...
Way to go Grandpa!!!!!! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif ...
Those chemicals in our food that are in "trace amounts" are often the very reason many of us are ill. It's not the "trace amounts" in one food, it's in all processed foods, so by the end of the day,...
Absolutely. There are many, many symptoms of any syndrome/disease and you do not have to have every symptom....
I find eating natural, whole foods is much healthier for us. I do not eat any processed foods, except for my 100% juice, no sugars or sweeteners added, and I only use about 8 ozs a day. I do have...
Whole grain simply is the way it is processed...whole grains are the least processed, supposedly maintaining more nutrients. In my opinion, all of us would be better off without grains. I can't eat...
I have ringing constantly too, I call mine cicadas....
Vitamin D deficiency effects our entire body and can be an issue for any syndrome.disease. My Vitamn D level was 22, which is very low. I keep it around 60 now with 5000IU's daily of D3. They say...
I read that when our dreams are very vivid, as yours are, and often mine, that we are waking up after dreaming and just before the most restful sleep...another form of insomnia. There are so many...
My neuro and I talked about B12 shots and he told me it's an individual decision. He says you can raise your B12 just as well, maybe better with pills instead of shots..stating that many people...
When taking Vit D, make sure you are taking D3 and at least 2000 IU's daily. I take 5000IU's daily. I also take B12 daily. Have you been told what your B12 level is now?...
Are you on any medications? Some medications may have sleep walking as a side effect. I know that some sleep meds do, like Ambian, Lunesta, and such. People have even been known to drive while asleep...
I live 8 miles from the ocean by road, 2 miles by sea. I love it. I am going on vacation this week, driving to Michigan. It's a 12 hour drive straight thru, which we all know, there's no way I can...
I've always been able to smile, no matter what. I have even been nicknamed "Smiley" by many. The other day I was standing on my sidewalk talking on the phone. I heard this nosie, turned just in time...
Awwwwwwww, I'm sorry. Hope you feel better soon....
Sounds great Mike, now if only I had a bathtub. My apartment has a shower only. /community/emoticons/shakehead.gif I hope I remember this when I find an apartment with a tub. Thanks....
Isn't it amazing what those machines know? /community/emoticons/rolleyes.gif I too fall right to sleep, get up several times a night and go right back to sleep, and wake up unrefreshed. I also take...
My goals are to keep moving, walking in good weather and a treadmill in bad weather. AND happiness, a goal we all should have!...
I didn't even know I had sleep apnea. I knew I had insomnia, but apnea had never occurred to me. The first time I saw my current neurologist, which was 3 years ago, he took one look at me and said,...
Why an ENT? Ask your PCP if he/she will send you for a sleep study. The person reading the sleep study may become your sleep doctor. Mine was a pulmonary specialist, but my neuro sent me for the...
Prayers are with her....