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diet?

Jerrysgirl
Jerrysgirl
i have been doing research, and all of it says that people with fibro, can help themselves control their symptoms with getting good sleep, exercising, and watching their diet, but i have yet to see what kind of diet that we are supposed to be watching, does anyone have a clue the foods we should add to our diet, and avoid on this diet, that will help us? please help me with this, thanks
deleted_user
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Go onto Natural Alternatives,they might have some advice for you.I have just cut out things like bread,cows milk,sugar,and try to only buy organic or freash products.Hopr you find what you need.Maria
deleted_user
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Go onto Natural Alternatives,they might have some advice for you.I have just cut out things like bread,cows milk,sugar,and try to only buy organic or freash products.Hopr you find what you need.Maria
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My pharmacologist recommended a book to me called " A Week in the Zone" by Barry Sears. I first got it at the library and then my son bought the book for me. So will be trying this soon. The book provides a shopping list and examples of the diet and lots of suggestions and explanations of why certain foods help us to be healthier.

Take care gentle hugs
deleted_user
deleted_user
Changing my diet has been a huge part of how I control my pain. I worked with my chiropractor about 15 years ago to find out what foods I am sensitive to - which ones irritated my IBS. I was able to go back to eating most of them in moderation as far as that was concerned, but since being diagnosed with fm have gone back to eliminating them at least 95%. That would be very much individualized for you, but there are also some other things that I have found can help. Eating vegan or at least vegetarian is one thing, also avoid gluten, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and potatoes as those are all likely to cause some inflamation. I found that I simply can't eat tomatoes at all (something I really miss!), but can allow some gluten without too much of a problem. Seeds, fresh vegetables and fruits have made up most of my diet for a few months now, and the difference is awesome. I am not 100% about it all, and have days when I wonder if I would be completely symptom free if I were, but I'm just not ready to make that much of a change - it would be pretty major. If you want to e-mail me I can suggest some recipes to try.
ozfm
ozfm
Well..... I've been watching my diet....
It increases every day ;)
Actually my diet has been worse than normal lately and I've actually had more energy than I've had in awhile!! go figure.
deleted_user
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How funny, ozfm. Maybe "comfort" foods are good for you. LOL I've gone back and forth on this. Overall..... Just try and eat healthy whole foods without many additives.
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Fibro sufferers usually have a lot of food allergies and/or sensitivies/intolerances due to a lack of adequate neurotransmitters in the brain. The trick is to figure out what foods your body can't handle and eliminate them.

If you Google 'food intolerances' you should find lots of great sites with info on how food intolerances manifest, how to determine what to eliminate and so forth.

I was forced to do that about 18 months ago simply because I was about to explode. It was absolutely amazing the difference in how I felt once I got the stuff I couldn't tolerate out of my diet. My brain fog lifted, my mood improved and I lost weight without doing a thing.
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FIBROMYALGIA FOR DUMMIES book mentions that we should avoid:

CAFFEINE
SUGAR SUBSTITUTES ( aspartame, splenda, etc)
MSG
SOME CITRUS

and some other stuff I cant remember. You will have to test things out for yourself though. I drink a Latte in the AM a few days a week and dont notice feeling worse. MSG though isnt great for anyone really. Neither is Splenda. It wreaks havoc on the pancreas big time!
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FIBROMYALGIA FOR DUMMIES book mentions that we should avoid:

CAFFEINE
SUGAR SUBSTITUTES ( aspartame, splenda, etc)
MSG
SOME CITRUS

and some other stuff I cant remember. You will have to test things out for yourself though. I drink a Latte in the AM a few days a week and dont notice feeling worse. MSG though isnt great for anyone really. Neither is Splenda. It wreaks havoc on the pancreas big time!
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In my experience, there is a lot of sugar craving. Don't go there. The d-ribose helps with that. It's the "good" diet we should all be eating, on steroids. Lots of fruit and vegs--smoothies are a good way to get in extra. Moderate amt. of lean protein. You can put that in smoothies, too. I eat few carbs because they don't help much. Vits are a must for me--lots of them. I see a naturopath who advises me to stay on my mega dose vites from the Teitelbaum protocol plus the food based vites he gives me. This combo makes me feel very good and no possibility of overdosing. He wants quite a bit of good oils, esp. flax. I take it as a supplement. EVOO for cooking. And lots of water. Because I have stomach issues and some IBS, I don't use cow's milk and stay away from most wheat. I'm not allergic, it's just difficult to digest. I use soy milk. Yes, organic whenever you can, including meat and eggs. The difference is noticable.