Fibromyalgia

• Fatigue
• Abdominal pain.
• Chronic Headaches.
• Difficulty in concentrating and focusing.
• Depression and Anxiety.
• Dryness in eyes, nose, and mouth.

• Infections can further lead to Fibromyalgia.
• Repetitive injuries and sleep problems.
• Physical and emotional traumas.
• Chemical imbalances. 

Here are the most common tips for the management of the disease: -

• Do pay attention to what you eat as healthy food is beneficial for you.
• Be stress-free as taking stress leads to obesity and diabetes. These lead to weak and painful muscles.
• Identify and avoid all the triggering factors so that there is no chance of the condition to occur in the body.
• Meditation can be really beneficial to relieve stress as stress is also a cause of this disease.
• Utilise your energy carefully so that it can help keep the body rejuvenated without burden on muscles.
• Do keep your mind busy so that depression (which is a symptom of fibromyalgia) can be avoided.

Here are some recommendations which experts’ advice to follow for the management of this disease: -

• Don’t just sit around as it makes the muscles weaker.
• Don’t ignore work and relationship issues so that the body is not stressed out. 
• Do not stop doing exercises or yoga as this could decrease the activity of muscles that require regular workout.
• Do not skip medication dose as this could lower the chances of healing the body.
• Do not overwork when feeling well to avoid over-exerting on the body that may lead to fatigue.

Diet plays an important role in curing or prevention from diseases. The most common recommendation about the food in this disease are: 

• Food with Vitamin B-12: This type of Vitamin converts full carbohydrates into glucose which is the most essential for building energy. The food includes kale, pumpkin, salmon, tuna, and almonds.
• Magnesium: Most of the victims are deficient in magnesium and this causes pain, fatigue and even memory loss. Thus, it is very important to consume and include foods like black beans, spinach, and sunflower seeds.
• Omega-3 Fatty acids: These foods are always suggested to the patients of fibromyalgia as it fights with pain and reduces inflammation. The food contains soybeans, flaxseeds, salmon, and walnuts.
• Vitamin-D rich foods: The deficiency of this vitamin results in chronic pain thus vitamin-d rich foods promote muscle recovery and healthy bones. Main food sources are mushrooms, sardines, and cereals.
• Iron: Iron is very important in our body. It paces the flow of oxygen into the blood and deficiency of iron results in fatigue, dizziness, headache, and shortness of breath.  Women are more likely to face the deficiency. Major iron foods are Spinach, broccoli, olives, and legumes. 

Some of the foods act as an enhancer of the disease. Thus, avoid them completely. Some of them are: -

• Sugar: For the treatment of the disease, limit sugar as much as possible as sugar always leads to chronic pain. Eat other alternative available other than honey.
• Caffeine: The disease Fibromyalgia is linked to the creation of imbalance of brain chemicals that controls mood swings. It acts as a trigger in this disease so avoid them completely.
• Junk food: Junk food is always harmful but it becomes more when an individual is suffering from chronic pain. Thus, eliminate all the junk food from your food.
• Dairy Products: When any individual is suffering from chronic pain disease, he/she should completely avoid all the dairy products as it makes an issue in digestion. This includes milk, cheese, cream, and butter.
• Nightshade Vegetables: All vegetables are not good for the chronic pain sufferers. Thus, nightshade veggies like eggplants, green peppers, potatoes and tomatoes need to be avoided.

• Try to get a good night sleep.
• Knowing your limits that what you can do and what you can’t.
• Have a supportive social group and exercise regularly.