| Many doctors initially put fibromyalgia down to | | | | Refined sugar and artificial sweeteners |
| stress, and believe that simply relaxing and eating | | | | White flour |
| right can make you feel better. Is the diagnosis | | | | Fried foods |
| really so simple? Is there really a fibromyalgia diet | | | | Food containing preservatives and additives |
| to help you feel better and get over fibromyalgia | | | | Fast food |
| symptoms quickly? | | | | Salt |
| Fibromyalgia is a debilitating syndrome | | | | Red meat (especially cured or smoked) |
| characterized by muscular and skeletal pain, as | | | | Caffeinated drinks |
| well as other sometimes, severe symptoms. It | | | | Highly acidic foods |
| can be difficult to manage and doctors have | | | | Nightshade plants (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers |
| found even harder to diagnose. | | | | and potatoes) |
| There have been a number of suggestions as to | | | | In terms of what you can eat to ease symptoms |
| the cause of fibromyalgia including toxins, injury or | | | | it really is a case of going back to basics and |
| trauma, viral infections and changes in muscle | | | | eating freshly prepared meals full of nutritious |
| metabolism, but there are no conclusive results. | | | | ingredients. It will take more time to prepare and |
| So, is there a particular diet that you can follow | | | | when you're feeling below par the thought of |
| to bring relief from fibromyaglia symptoms? | | | | cooking can be pretty exhausting but the benefits |
| Studies have shown that by maintaining a healthy | | | | to your body can be significant compared to |
| weight for your height and build and eating a diet | | | | eating prepackaged foods stuffed full of |
| consisting of low fat foods and lots of fresh | | | | preservatives, colorings, sugar and salt. |
| produce can help to increase energy, which in turn | | | | When choosing what to include in your diet its |
| helps to keep the fatigue that goes hand in hand | | | | important to understand how food effects your |
| with Fibromyalgia at bay. | | | | body. This is why it's important to choose foods |
| So, rather than there being just one recognized | | | | that are highly nutritious and provide a boost to |
| diet that is suitable for all fibromyalgia sufferers, it | | | | your immune system. Having fibromyalgia can |
| is more about making a life change and adopting a | | | | give you 'flu-like symptoms so getting an |
| different way of looking at food and choosing | | | | additional ailment on top of having fibromyalgia can |
| only the most healthful options that add nutrients | | | | really knock a sufferer badly. Keeping your |
| to your body. | | | | immune system strong will help prevent this from |
| However, to give you an idea of where to start | | | | happening. |
| there are some widely recognized foods and | | | | Although the list presented above is by no means |
| beverages that if avoided, can help provide some | | | | comprehensive, it should give you an idea of what |
| relief from not only the physical symptoms but | | | | foods should not be on your diet if you are |
| also the 'brain fog' that is a problem for many | | | | suffering from fibromyalgia. |
| sufferers. | | | | Keeping a food diary and a note about how you |
| Unfortunately, these first four, chocolate, | | | | felt each day can really help you to determine |
| carbonated beverages, coffee and alcohol, are | | | | which are trigger foods for you. It will soon |
| usually part and parcel of everyone's diet so it | | | | become obvious if certain foods or drinks bring on |
| may take some willpower to give them up! Start | | | | symptoms and these can then be eliminated from |
| by cutting down and eventually weaning your self | | | | your diet. |
| off them if a clean break is too much all at once. | | | | If you want to follow a fibromyalgia diet ensure |
| Other common food triggers that can exacerbate | | | | you discuss any changes with a nutritionist or |
| fibromyalgia symptoms include: | | | | medical professional first. |
| High fat dairy foods | | | | |