I wish it was always this easy. Dietary changes work for some, but not for all.

Glad you found something that works for you!

i agree with Peace...
dietary changes will help me for a few days but then symptoms return right back to the way things were.

the dietary thing is a case to case thing in my opinion. so it really depends on the person.

Please do not push as a Cure...as there isn't one..making some dietary changes may help of course in All over health..

I am happy you have found something to end ur pain...but most of us have tried several diets that Claimed Cure...nothing..having a Food allergy can cause issues...i don't happen to have any...i was just tested for Gluten intolerance, I don't have that..

there is no cure...to say a Cure means you do Treatments...and then the disease is gone...that is not happening here.

take care..hugs.

I find it upsetting that you say it's a cure for Fibro.
Trust me many here have tried everything you've mentioned plus stand on our heads.
Maybe it's a cure for what you have, but it's not a cure for Fibro.

I must agree with everyone else on this. I've done this same diet and countless others with absolutely NO results. Sounds like you have either food allergies and/or Candida.

Sorry, but nowhere did I say that diet cures fibro. I said that diet cures the pain and fatigue for me. It is a stringent diet which won't work if you think you can just add a little bit of this or that and think it won't make any difference, because it does, or if you only try it for a week or two. I still have fibro. Unless a miracle happens I don't think it's going anywhere, but I can be pain and fatigue free by eating simple foods such as fresh vegetables, meat, chicken, fish etc. No processed foods at all. If you try diet and still take medication, then I don't suppose you can know whether it's the diet not working or the effects of the pills as all medication has side effects. I felt fantastic yesterday, but was simply dying for a cup of tea which I stopped drinking weeks ago. (Caffeine). So I drank tea yesterday and guess what? Today I feel awful again. Perhaps it all just depends on what road you want to take towards regaining a life. I have always steadfastly refused to seek help in the form of a pill. It took months to work out how diet affects the way I feel but through perseverance I found a solution. I know I could never just accept that that was how I had to feel and I'd have to put up with it. I simply refuse to go down that road. I'm just posting this in this forum in case anybody wants to try it. I would also just say that regardless of whether anybody tests gluten intolerant or not, we are all better off without it. My husband decided to go gluten free to support me and suddenly he found that conditions he had that doctors could do nothing for all disappeared within a matter of weeks. And he never had all the chronic conditions that I have that were all caused by an undiagnosed gluten intolerance. I'm sorry if this upsets you. That's not my intention, but I only want people to be symptom free if they can manage it. I wish you all good health.

"Perhaps it all just depends on what road you want to take towards regaining a life." That's a bunch of cockamamie bull!

I don't think it's very beneficial for you to come on this board and be condescending towards us.

There are a lot of us that have tried gluten free and also the hypoglycemic and sal free diets without any results.

I'm GLAD u found something that works for u GREAT!!!I have NOT tried a diet in long time...but last time i did it did nothing for me...maybe not CURE,but helpful...makes sense...we all have our own way to deal with this illness...Pray u stay GOOD!!

I really think that it is great that you are fibro-free,,,,,no pain,,,,,not tired...........good for you!!! BUT,,,,,I do not think that it is fair to say that your diet can cure us only if we try it and stick to it,,,,,,,,,,,i know personally, i have tried alot of things,,,and mostly just eat fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and only chicken for meat,,,,,,,and i have been on this for years,,,,,,,,,i still have alot of pain everyday from by fibro and i am super tired most days,,,,,,,,so,,,,,it is not fair to say that your diet will cure whoever will go on it and stick with it,,,only if they want to change their life.......best......regards

Honey...You said it right in Your Title !!

I would have sworn that my diet had absolutely no impact on how I felt until I was so bloated, I was forced to clean up my diet. I also went off most meds at the time and started using amino acids to regulate my brain chemistry. I was absolutely dumbfounded at how much better I felt. Now a flair consists of being a little more tired than usual and a bit grumpy.

Great to hear that seagulley!

i would say that you probably HAVE FIBRO ON A VERY SMALL SCALE as compared to alot of us on here,,,,,,most of us have it really bad,,,,,,,,there is different degrees of the illness, some people can work full time and some people are basically bed ridden,,,it really sounds like you do not have the disease at all,,,maybe you have been mis- diagnosed.................................

I don't feel like debating anything right now but I had a question for OriginalK. (I feel like there might be some mis-communication going on here on both sides of this. I'm trying to work on myself instead of trying to fix everything and help everyone else get along. LOL)

What I really am wondering is:

OriginalK, was your husband ever tested for gluten intolerance? It sounds from your post like he either tested negative or was never tested. Do you mind sharing which? I'd especially like to know if he tested negative but still gained benefits from eliminating from his diet anyway.

I don't like the title of this post, but then again I've come to resent any use of the word "cure" as it's often used to con us. I think if you wouldn't have used it in the title of this post you would have gotten a completely different reaction.

Sounds to me you had fibro like symptoms that were caused by your diet. I'm glad you found something that helps you and I'm proud of you for sticking to a strict diet, I know how hard that is.

I do think a diet is very important. I have been on an 80%/20% alkaline/ acid diet for over a year. All organic, non-processed, sugar free, wheat free, no rice, no beans, dairy free except kefir, cage free, grass fed diet and guess what? I still have flares, I still have symptoms, I'm still exhausted. Guess I've ruled out food allergies and gluten intolerance for my fibro.

By the way, yes tomatoes are a fruit that cause inflammation but they should not be considered "acidic" to our bodies. Although it might seem that citrus fruits would have an acidifying effect on the body, the citric acid they contain actually has an alkalinizing effect in the system.