Checking out the
Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist below is a good idea for anybody who thinks they
may have Fibromyalgia.
In most cases, Fibromyalgia
usually includes Myofascial Pain as well as a number of other symptoms,
including widespread pain, muscle spasms, fatigue (including Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome) and even depression. You can also have Myofascial Pain widespread
throughout the entire body, but in most people Myofascial Pain is more
centralized in certain areas of the body, the more popular spots for pain being
the neck, shoulders and feet. (But as time goes on though, prolonged pain in
these areas can trigger pain throughout the body.) Physicians will usually
diagnose these conditions by applying pressure to 18 "trigger points" throughout
the body and if more than 11 trigger points are tender, a diagnosis of
Fibromyalgia is usually given, especially if many of the fibromyalgia symptoms
outlined in the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist below are present.
One thing you will
notice when you check out the symptoms on the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist is
that these symptoms can be found in many different health conditions. As a
matter of fact, that is one of the difficulties in diagnosing Fibromyalgia ...
the symptoms listed in the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist are so diverse that
often people get diagnosed with one or more conditions, whereas if they are
diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, they have a chance to attack all these conditions
at once.
Pain in the chest and upper body (thoracic) and
rib cage. Muscle pain in the rib cage and where the ribs connect to the
breast can cause poor posture as well as cause people to breathe shallowly.
(Shortness of breath)
Allergic type symptoms like sinusitis or nasal
congestion, or rashes / itching
Restless leg syndrome (strong urge to move legs
when lying down) as well as a sensation of your skin crawling
Hypoglycemia symptoms, including high blood
sugar levels and often insulin resistance and diabetes
Impotence
Candida / Yeast Infection (This is one
fibromyalgia symptom that is usually thought to be a major trigger to fibromyalgia due to the inherent digestion problems and leaky gut syndrome
that are often associated with Candida; so although it may be listed as a
fibromyalgia symptom, in reality it is more like a cause. Another
problem caused by Candida / Leaky Gut is food intolerances.)
Dry eyes and mouth; dry, itchy skin
Swelling of extremities (especially fingers,
causing rings to no longer fit)
Thumb pain and weak grip
Tight Achilles tendons (this fibromyalgia
symptom is usually connected to plantar fascia pain)
Tight hamstrings
Leg cramps (again, this fibromyalgia symptom is
often connected to plantar fascia pain)
Weak ankles
You may have noticed
that many of the above symptoms in the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist are the same ones found in many
of the other health conditions described in this book such as Insulin
Resistance, Estrogen Dominance, Candida, Impaired Thyroid and much more.
Although Fibromyalgia has not been proven to cause these
conditions, there does seem to be a connection at some level.
You will notice
Candida as one of the symptoms on the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist. There is a school of
thought that links Candida and excess sugar consumption to Fibromyalgia. It is thought that Candida damages the intestinal walls causing a
"leaky gut syndrome" which allows toxins and incompletely digested food to enter
the bloodstream causing food sensitivities and other problems, including
depressed immune system.
The immune system
produces antibodies that attack foreign substances called antigens, which
in many cases takes the form of undigested food and toxins in the bloodstream.
These antibodies in turn end up in the tissues and cause arthritic symptoms,
inflammation and pain.
You will also notice
that low serotonin is one of the symptoms listed on the Fibromyalgia Symptom
Checklist. Another thing the
scientific community is researching is what part low serotonin levels play in
Fibromyalgia Symptoms, due to the
debilitating fatigue and depression common to this condition. When you increase Serotonin
levels, you also sleep better and deeper and wake up less often during the
night. The biggest advantage to this is that the deeper the sleep you can get,
the better your body can recuperate and heal, the less pain you will experience
due to the Fibromyalgia.
And last but not
least, you will also see weight gain as one of the symptoms listed in the
Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist. Another interesting
question with Fibromyalgia is whether or not it triggers weight gain or whether
or not weight gain triggers this condition.
Sufferers of these conditions will often
also have other conditions such as Diabetes, Candida, low Serotonin, Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome, Impaired Thyroid Function, Impaired Liver Function, and food
intolerances, all of which will trigger weight gain in susceptible individuals
... and guess, what? Yes, they are all listed in the Fibromyalgia Symptom
Checklist.
And of course, let’s not forget that these conditions will also cause stress
(both emotional and physical) which again can be implicated in a weight gain
vicious cycle.
So although
Fibromyalgia does not necessarily cause weight gain directly
(except for not being able to exercise), it is not unusual for these conditions
to be tied into a vicious cycle with other conditions and having all these
conditions feeding off each other and getting worst and worst as time goes on.
Therefore, the general consensus is that the more successful a person is in
re-establishing their body’s natural state of health and reversing or at least
managing any of these conditions they may have, the better the chances are of
being able to lose excess weight and keep it off for life. And one of the
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Detoxification
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Fibromyalgia is a
very frustrating and painful condition. In most cases, it seems that the
best that the mainstream medical community can offer sufferers are painkillers
which don't take away all the pain and have many dangerous side-effects that
make the condition even worst. The best results seem to be from
alternative therapies, nutritional supplementation and detoxification.
I personally suffer
with almost all the symptoms listed on the Fibromyalgia Symptom Checklist.
The symptoms that were the worst for me were painful back, neck and ribcage as
well as extremely painful burning sensations in my feet. These burning
sensations get worst at night or if I walk too much.
I've been offered
painkillers and Gabapenton by doctors, but I definitely don't want to go that
route. Instead I researched everything I could get my hands on and decided
to try liver detoxification as well as extra nutritional supplements.
Within the first
week of detox, I found my pain levels dropped by significantly. My back, neck and
rib pain was almost all gone. The burning sensations in my feet has been
the most difficult to get rid of, but following my detox program decreases the
pain substantially. Of course, everybody is unique and may not have such
dramatic results so quickly, but even so, research does indicate that most
people will attain some level of success using these alternative methods.
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