Foods that Fibromyalgia Patients Should Avoid

In this age of advanced and progressive development in medical science, it is still a difficult task to understand Fibromyalgia.

The only clarified fact about fibromyalgia is that it is a genuine syndrome and affects millions of people every year but the cause and cure are still to be known.

Some of the experts have consented that it is a neurobiological or a functional somatic disorder, while most of them agree on the fact that its growth is strongly related to a certain imbalance of the neurochemical elements in the brain that lead the central nervous system to process the pain in a wrong way. However, a lot of research is still to be made.

The actual causes are still not clear. However, there are certain factors that may prove to be a risk for developing the syndrome like genetics, diet, stress, and other psychological elements.

Stress is a source of creating abnormalities in the neuro-chemical brain elements, which eventually lead to Fibromyalgia. Depression and anxiety are also strongly related to this syndrome, but it is still not clearly identified whether they are the actual cause of the syndrome or not.

The only clearly accepted fact about the symptom is that the patient experiences pain all over the body. But this fact is related to many other symptoms and disorders so it makes its diagnosis very complicated.

The common symptoms related to it are headaches, fatigue, sleep disturbances, irritable bowel, weak limbs, tingling, and numb fingers and extremities.

The proper cure for the disorder remains a mystery until its root cause is not identified. Its symptoms are treated separately and there is a number of things prescribed and recommended by the doctors in these cases.

Mostly a combination of drugs including pain-relieving medication, anti-inflammatory medication, and even benzodiazepines and antidepressants are prescribed.

But most commonly doctors recommend carrying natural/alternative remedies to suppress the symptoms like yoga, meditation, acupuncture, Tai Chi, and so on. A simple workout routine like walking or relaxing proves to be very beneficial.

Diet is always an important thing to be healthy and fit. It plays a vital role to reduce the risk associated to develop the disease and eventually ameliorating its symptoms. Good nutrition is important even for healthy living and being patient it is really important to focus on your diet.

There is a list of the foods that should be avoided in order to overcome the disease and live a healthy life:

 Fast Food

Fast food is a fast way to develop a number of health-related issues like heart, stomach and waistline problems. But when you become a victim of Fibromyalgia, things can get even more complicated. Fast Food has a lot of “bad” fats that lead you to worse conditions.

The stomach is most endangered be affected by this type of food. Moreover, it affects the energy levels in your body and does not provide essential nutrients required by the body.

Foods with additives

It is enticing to enjoy your favorite movie and have a whole bag of gummy bears or chips, but so far it is one of the worst choices you make. You just enjoy it at the moment but unfortunately, such things are creating serious troubles inside your body.

Additives can produce serious problems related to the stomach and limit the dosage of essential nutrients required by the body to function properly. Moreover, certain additives actually influence the way your neurons perceive pain and make your condition even worse.

Sweets

Sweets are not found good for patients with Fibromyalgia. Sweet chocolates or cakes may give you pleasure and you feel better, but in the long run, they promote fatigue and increase the chances of chronic yeast infection.

Coffee and other caffeinated products

Fibromyalgia patients often suffer from bad sleeping patterns. Disturbed sleep or sleepless nights makes them feel tired during the day and in this situation, the greatest and simplest method of charging yourself seems to be a cup of coffee or tea.

But unfortunately, this is a bad choice because it will only lead you to more disturbed sleeping patterns and deprive you of the adequate sleep required by the body.

Dairy product

These foods can prove to be good and bad depending on the patient. They contain Calcium and Vitamin D which are essential for people trying to ameliorate the symptoms of Fibromyalgia. However, some of the patients are very sensitive to these kinds of foods and thus they should avoid them.

So what we concluded is that we require a lot of healthy food in order to fight against Fibromyalgia. Fish contains omega-3 fatty acids that are important to reduce inflammation, and so do walnuts and other similar products.

Fruits and vegetables provide you with sustainable energy and will help you stay active throughout the day. However, avoid eggplant, tomatoes and other similar vegetables as they are likely to make symptoms worse.