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Cheektowaga, NY

Our diet can play a role in our symptoms and symptom relief. I'm already semi-vegitarian, but I'm not really disciplined to get out of the processed junk and eat fresh/healthy... 😣

September 7, 2018
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Members connected over the shared struggle of eating healthy with chronic illness, with many describing how budget constraints, exhaustion,... Read more

Members connected over the shared struggle of eating healthy with chronic illness, with many describing how budget constraints, exhaustion, and feeding families make it hard to avoid convenient processed foods despite knowing that sugar and junk food worsen pain and brain fog. Several members shared dietary approaches that have helped reduce their symptoms, including going vegan or gluten-free, following a keto diet, keeping easy protein options like muscle milk on hand, and focusing on fresh vegetables and meats while limiting sugar and carbs. A recurring theme was the tension between wanting to feel better through diet and the emotional comfort that comes from eating sweets when dealing with pain, fatigue, and depression, with members offering each other grace and encouragement to make small changes rather than demanding perfection.

A MyFibroTeam Member

It’s hard to eat healthy when you feel so bad I find I will eat the most convenient and at hand food that is possible...this is so bad for me but when you can hardly get out of bed you take what you can get. I started keeping muscle milk on hand, it’s something.

September 10, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I totally agree with you Stringbean. Since I retired and changed from a vegetarian diet to a vegan & gluten-free diet my pain has diminished considerably.

September 7, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

You have to be careful with this diet. My friends kidneys stopped working due to to much protein he was eating pls be careful. It took him 6 months to get over it and he was only on it for 2 weeks. Gentle hugs 💜

September 12, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

I found with following the diet I was given it is very challenging to not “cheat” but the huge BUT is that it does eliminate the symptoms of fibromyalgia. When I realize how much better I feel, following the diet becomes a need and not a want. It makes the whole situation more doable.

September 9, 2018
A MyFibroTeam Member

As Megan81 mentioned, I too started paying attention to how I felt a few hours to a day or so after I drank diet pop, high carb foods, etc. Most of the time - not very well. It took me quite awhile to figure that out. I need to lose quite a lot of weight, tho.

September 8, 2018

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