Fibromyalgia (how can you know?)

livergreaterhealth.com is on the subject of fibromyalgia today. A disorder, that many people have, and don’t realize what it is. They’ve learned to deal with it, and treat fibromyalgia pain with over the counter medications, to handle the common fibromyalgia symptoms. I suggest and many doctors would have to agree, that if you are having problems with pain get it checked out. Don’t suffer!

What is Fibromyalgia?

Following arthritis, fibromyalgia is the next most common condition that involves our bones and muscles. A disorder characterized by the widespread muscle and joint pain, with fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.

Doctors believe that fibromyalgia intensifies our painful sensations, by the way our brain, processes the pain signals in our body. Sometimes this disorder goes undiagnosed, because it gets misunderstood.

There is no cure for fibromyalgia, only ways to treat it and ease symptoms. That will let you get on with everyday life and carry on a normal life.

 

Symptoms

 

Several kinds of symptoms can be accounted for, but the more common fibromyalgia symptoms are listed. Pain being the most common one people have. There are ways to treat fibromyalgia pain.

Pain – people with fibromyalgia have muscle pain, many have chronic pain, that lasts more than 3 months. Pain affects people in different ways, for some the pain and stiffness is worst of the morning. Others may have pain continuously morning and night.

Fatigue – follows you when you have fibromyalgia, from the strain on your body, due to the constant pain that exhausts you and drains your strength. This is what comes with fibromyalgia disorder.

Insomnia – not sleeping well, or if you do get sleep, you feel like you didn’t. It doesn’t do you any good.

Depression – many people with depression that has fibromyalgia, are genetically connected to family members that have it. So researchers think that depression that comes from having fibromyalgia is linked to family members.

Fibro Fog – otherwise known as brain fog. Fibromyalgia patients may suffer from cognitive difficulties, that sometimes come along with this disorder. This may include memory loss, or hard to concentrate and staying focused.

Sensitivity – being sensitive to bright light, sharp or loud sounds, heat or the cold.

Irritable Bowel syndrome – some people may suffer from this, when they have fibromyalgia, it comes along, with pain and diarrhea, or constipation, with irregular bowel movement.

Menstrual cramps – Women may have had painful menstrual cramps over the years, and couldn’t understand what the reason was. Not realizing that fibromyalgia was the cause.

Restless Leg syndrome – some may suffer from this when fibromyalgia is involved. Irritating as it may be, by having to move your legs all the time, to stay comfortable.

You may have many other symptoms than these, if you have fibromyalgia. These are some of the most common ones.

Have You got it?

Good question, if you have got the symptoms we have talked about here, then I suggest to schedule a doctors appointment and go get checked out. You may be suffering from this disorder, then you can have your doctor to start a treatment. This way you will start living a better quality of life.

Causes

The best known cause for fibromyalgia, is overactive nerves. There is also no known cure for it either. Researchers believe that it could be reason that may cause it. They believe that………

Genetics – could be a main cause for fibromyalgia, for many cases that has been discovered, are tied to other family members.

Infections – researchers believe that certain illnesses, with infections, can set off some of the symptoms, of fibromyalgia.

Trauma (physical or emotional) – being physically involved in some type of accident could be a triggering factor. It could also be stress, of some sort, that will trigger it.

We don’t know for sure, because there is no known cure, for this disorder, as of today. So, as they keep searching, we will keep writing it out, for you read, until they find a cure.

Treatments

Medications or Drugs – there is a long list of medications that your doctor can subscribe for you. You have see your doctor for these.

Exercise – eases the pain, causes better sleep, improves well-being, and  reduces fatigue.

Physical Therapy – use this if you have no luck in exercising, therapist can show you the right ways to exercise for the most relief.

Dietary supplements – melatonin, 5-HTP, SAM-e, and probiotics to name a few.

Meditation – used for anxiety relief and also helps with depression.

Self-care – doing daily things to ease the pain and all the symptoms that only you can do for yourself.

Diet

Yes, you heard me right, diet for fibromyalgia. Sound crazy, well a changing lifestyle could be the must if you have fibromyalgia. Now the best thing about our diet is, to eat healthier so we will feel our best to keep our body healthy.         Maybe it’s not what we should eat, but what we shouldn’t eat, and some of those foods to avoid are ……………..

caffeinated drinks such as coffee or teas

carbonated sodas

alcohol

junk foods

fried foods

all types of tobacco

chocolates

This is not all to avoid there are several more that can be avoided.

Reasons for this Article

livegreaterhealth.com/fibromyalgia article was written, so people with this terrible condition, will know more about what do. Same as for the ones who don’t have it, to help them decide what they should do next. The main thing is ‘this is how you know’.  Go to your health care provider.

Conclusion

I’m going to end this topic right here, until further information comes out. I want to spread this article around, so everybody gets the chance to read and to act upon it. That’s why I’m going to ask, all who read this post, to share it with someone that you think, it might help.

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