Barb/fibromyalgia Hi Anne

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Wow! Anne, this is great news. I had no idea that your new vegetarian diet helped that much. This is wonderful news. I know dairy plays a huge part in sinus trouble for many, amoung other ares namely the stomach Is your FM worse with sugar? That really bothers Mom's FM situation so she tried to avoid it except for a piece of hard candy now and then.

Donnajandemommy <jandemommy wrote:

welcome to the group Barb--I'm Anne and also a fairly new vegetarian. I also have fibromyalgia and giving up meat products and dairy products have proved to be the best thing I have ever done for myself : ). Giving up meat products wasn't hard at all but dairy was to a degree because we live fairly close to an organic dairy farm and the taste can't be beat. But lately my allergies have been so bad that I decided to lay off the dairy for 1 week and see if it helped with breathing. within 3 days I could breathe clearly without medicine but also all my joint pains were gone--no low back pain, neck pain, horrid headaches, nothing : ). I've been off dairy for almost 3 weeks and feel really good : ). experiment and see what works for you and welcome again :

).............. Anne "Welcome to the jungle we've got fun n' games.We got everything you want, honey we know the names.We are the people that can find whatever you may need.Source: Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"

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--- Donna,

 

sugar isn't very good for me either in large amounts. I can handle

about a tbsp or so on hot cereal in morning but that's it. if it's a

processed-junky-snacky-thingy, it's guaranteed to taste good for the

moment but is a few days of pain after that : ). but since changing

over to veggie diet my sugar cravings just aren't there anymore.

drinking a diet pop with artificial sweetener tastes too sweet.

I am discovering I can handle hard cheeses in SMALL amounts and

some plain yogurts, esp homemade. I think my fibro flares up a lot

with straight milk in large amounts, sugar, excessive protein, and

additives/preservatives which are found in nearly any convenience

food there is : ). cooking from scratch is my best bet and avoiding

the above as much as possible. the other things that are critical

for me to stay pain-free is moderate exercise (walking) and plenty

of rest.

best of luck to your mom--it's not fun but it's manageable.

finding what the triggers are for her and being able to eliminate

them as much as possible helps. I had never considered dairy to be a

trigger for me until I laid off it for a trial week to see if it

would help with seasonal allergies. I found that although my

seasonal allergies are still there, they are very tolerable without

medication whereas before I was on 2 medications that barely held

them. the biggest change was definitely no pain though-- I don't

remember a time in the past 9 years not having joint pains : ). take

care : ).............

 

Anne

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Anne, If you need any book titles let me know. I will post some of the ones Mom has been helped by reading.

It's wonderful you have changed your eating habits. That plays a huge part.

Donnajandemommy <jandemommy wrote:

--- Donna, sugar isn't very good for me either in large amounts. I can handle about a tbsp or so on hot cereal in morning but that's it. if it's a processed-junky-snacky-thingy, it's guaranteed to taste good for the moment but is a few days of pain after that : ). but since changing over to veggie diet my sugar cravings just aren't there anymore. drinking a diet pop with artificial sweetener tastes too sweet. I am discovering I can handle hard cheeses in SMALL amounts and some plain yogurts, esp homemade. I think my fibro flares up a lot with straight milk in large amounts, sugar, excessive protein, and additives/preservatives which are found in nearly any convenience food there is : ). cooking from scratch is my best bet and avoiding the above as much as possible. the other things that are critical for me to

stay pain-free is moderate exercise (walking) and plenty of rest. best of luck to your mom--it's not fun but it's manageable. finding what the triggers are for her and being able to eliminate them as much as possible helps. I had never considered dairy to be a trigger for me until I laid off it for a trial week to see if it would help with seasonal allergies. I found that although my seasonal allergies are still there, they are very tolerable without medication whereas before I was on 2 medications that barely held them. the biggest change was definitely no pain though-- I don't remember a time in the past 9 years not having joint pains : ). take care : )............. Anne "Welcome to the jungle we've got fun n' games.We got everything you want, honey we know the names.We are the people that can find whatever you may need.Source: Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"

for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.