Ursa Major
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ARCHIVED I Need A Crash Course In Fibromyalgia.....
Ursa Major replied to Jnkmnky's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Hi Ian, thanks for replying. Interesting that you mentioned going on a low-carb diet in your signature. I did that about three years ago, and it helped some. I thought I was hypoglycemic (carbohydrate intolerant). I was close, but not close enough. But of course, it didn't fix a lot. I have tested positive for an intolerance to the nightshade family... -
Wow, following your links, I am afraid I am not just gluten, but lectin intolerant! I have been tested to be intolerant to the nightshade family. I am improving on the gluten free diet. But I realize that beans give me bowel problems (more than just gas), peanuts make me feel all yucky, and so do eggs. Darn! But if it will make me well again (which I haven...
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ARCHIVED I Need A Crash Course In Fibromyalgia.....
Ursa Major replied to Jnkmnky's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
I just found this forum today, did a search for fibromyalgia and found this thread. I've had fibromyalgia from about the age of five (I am 52 now), starting with awful muscle pain and back pain by the time I was eight. After being told that it was 'all in my head', or there's nothing that can be done for me, and that I just have a low pain threshold, I was...