Fibromyalgia Support Group

I got this from the link I list for the health matters show with cindi crawford, she has tons of good info,


Fibromyalgia: Diet and Symptom Cause
Maybe you've heard that people with Fibromyalgia can be affected by their diet and maybe you haven't. Everyday evidence suggests that many people react "symptom-wise" to what they eat (ingest).

Here is one example:

People who ingest any food substance with caffeine-- through
drinking or eating coffee, tea or chocolate-- are likely to see an increase in pain. (We'll call these substances food for the sake of this discussion.) When you eat or drink these foods, they react biochemically and energetically with your body. They activate it to be more hypervigilant and increase the biochemicals that make you sensitive to pain.

The fact that caffeine may increase pain is a generally accepted statement by medical professionals. However, there are a couple of exceptions, one being the over-the-counter drug Excedrin.

It is constructed as a pain reliever plus caffeine. Their purpose here is that the addition of caffeine works as a catalyst in making the pain reliever work more efficiently for certain types of pain.

But make no mistake, caffeine is more likely to increase the pain of a person with a condition such as Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an autoimmune illness or arthritis.

If you're in pain, stay away from caffeine.
Posted on 10/26/08, 08:10 am