| When one considers the diet for a person | | | | who avoid aspartame and MSG felt better overall. |
| suffering with fibromyalgia, one of the main things | | | | 3) Eliminating yeast and gluten which is normally |
| is that there are so many things on the list of | | | | funds in food such as baked products, in the case |
| what not to eat, that this can become quite | | | | of yeast, it is believed to encourage the |
| frustrating. We therefore have to condition our | | | | overgrowth of the yeast fungus in the body.This |
| mind that this is a lifestyle change that can | | | | overgrowth may cause or enhance some of the |
| definitely help people suffering with fibromyalgia | | | | joint and muscle pain experienced by people with |
| symptoms feel better. | | | | fibromyalgia.Eliminating gluten helps to lessen the |
| There is no specific diet plan to treat fibromyalgia, | | | | fatigue that comes with fibromyalgia. |
| as not many diet studies have been done to | | | | Other food groups that should be avoided include |
| assess the impact of food on fibromyalgia, so | | | | such as items as caffeine,soda,chocolate, |
| what may works for one person may not work | | | | dairy,alcohol and salt as these tend to drive the |
| for another we can however begin on the road | | | | symptoms of fibromyalgia |
| to easing the chronic pain that comes with FM by | | | | It is all right to have meats such as chicken as |
| getting rid of the toxins in our bodies. | | | | long as it is in small portions, eating fruits but |
| Trigger foods to Avoid | | | | keeping to a minimum the consumption of |
| 1) For most persons suffering with fibromyalgia, | | | | grapefruits and orange juice. When engaging in the |
| foods sweetened with aspartame (Nutra Sweet) | | | | fibromyalgia diet, it is essential to consume foods |
| could heighten the fibromyalgia symptoms, this is | | | | that are rich in whole grain carbohydrates and low |
| because aspartame help to stimulate the pain | | | | in protein as this will help to increase the serotonin |
| receptors in the already active nervous | | | | level in the body. |
| nerve,therefore eliminating this substance from | | | | Having a lower level of serotonin is responsible for |
| your diet can have a dramatic impact on pain | | | | muscle weakness and |
| level. | | | | stiffness,depression,increase sensitivity to pain and |
| 2) Foods containing nitrates normally used in | | | | troubled sleep pattern. Although one may |
| preservatives and the flavor enhancer MSG | | | | occasionally vary from the acceptable diet for |
| should also be eliminated from the Fibromyalgia | | | | fibromyalgia sufferers the normal rule of thumb is |
| diet as these also act as a stimulus on the pain | | | | that our body will tell us when we have wavered |
| receptors and can intensify pain symptoms. | | | | from that acceptable path. |
| The general idea is that patients with fibromyalgia | | | | |