In Control of my Fibro: Symptoms tracker, pacing advice and notebook for Fibromyalgia warriors

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This condition is not inflammatory or degenerative therefore it does not cause any damage to the joints and patients may look well despite experiencing severe pain and other symptoms. If you decide to try therapies or supplements, you should be critical of what they’re doing for you and only continue if they’re helping.

Management for people with fibromyalgia, in line with many other long-term conditions, ought to centre on primary care [ 5– 7]. Unlike conditions, such as arthritis, the pain you feel with fibromyalgia isn’t caused by visible inflammation or damage to your body.Some people believe that certain foods and drinks trigger their Fibromyalgia, such as aspartame (a sweetener), caffeine, sugar, dairy and MSG (a flavour enhancer found in soy sauce, savoury snacks, etc. Some gentle exercises may help reduce muscle tension, but it’s probably best to avoid energetic exercise too close to bedtime.

We would normally expect the evidence to include at least one adequately controlled experimental human study which, in this case, needed to demonstrate a causal effect between the treatments and techniques provided by The Fibro Guy and recovery from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, hypermobility or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. While a few healthcare professionals reported making a ‘positive’ diagnosis in people with fibromyalgia - seeing it as an opportunity to pause, reset and pursue appropriate management strategies, others considered a fibromyalgia diagnosis of limited utility. Similar to findings from a study by Rasmussen [ 31], wherein general practitioners in Norway were reluctant to confer a diagnosis of fibromyalgia because of anticipated unhelpful consequences, a couple of the general practitioners in our study stated they avoided diagnosing fibromyalgia, based on perceptions about the label’s poor explanatory and prognostic value and its embodiment of long-term disability.

The Daily Mail reported on the 15/02/2020 that cocoa may have improved blood flow to calves and improved muscle function. Speak to your GP, pharmacist or healthcare professional if you’re taking medication and you don’t feel its helping. Working shorter hours, as well as adapting your desk, chair, computer and other working areas for comfort, can all help.

The biggest issue for the care given to this patient group, I find, is that their condition is managed in a ‘disjointed’ ‘symptom by symptom’ approach, which increases their waiting times and [reduces] their quality of life in the meantime. Other people experience Fibromyalgia symptoms constantly and find that it affects their daily lives more severely. Part of dealing with this painful condition is gaining an understanding of what irritates your bowels. Aromatherapy – can be undertaken at home and be self-taught; involves using highly concentrated essential oils in massage or as an inhalant, to relax and provide stress relief.Quantitative data are shown in Tables 1, ​ ,2 2 and ​ and3, 3, while Table 4 contains examples of qualitative data underpinning key themes. Though a course of treatments may only help for up to three months, it may help you start managing your condition. A physiotherapist may help a person with Fibromyalgia to develop an exercise program to increase their activity levels gradually. Fibromyalgia sometimes occurs with other conditions and also has many symptoms common in other conditions. If you are considering embarking on any complementary therapies, you should discuss this with your GP beforehand.