My Sister has fibromylgia she is in constant pain dies anyone have any advise?

Question

We are looking for natural remidies

Answer 1

Hi Fish

Here are remedies to correct the issue.


Quick Action Plan for Fibromyalgia


1. A healthy, whole foods diet is an important part of any fibromyaglia treatment program. Emphasize organic foods, especially fresh, organic vegetables, and drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. For even more benefits, consider adopting a vegetarian diet, which has been shown to significantly reduce fibromyalgia symptoms.

2. Essential nutrients to help treat fibromyalgia include vitamin C, vitamin E, niacinimide (vitamin B3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA-an essential fatty acid), magnesium, selenium, zinc, and the lipotrophic factors inositol, methionine, and phosphatidyl choline. The nutritional supplements cetyl myristoleate and SAMe are also highly beneficial, as it the Meyers Cocktail, which must be administered by a trained health care practitioner.

3. Herbal remedies for fibromyalgia include cayenne and chamomile. An herbal combination of tinctures of black cohosh, celery, dandelion, devil`s claw, Echinacea, and licorice in equal parts, can also be helpful.

4. Homeopathic remedies for fibromyalgia include Arnica, Bryonia, and Rhus. Tox.

5. Various bodywork therapies, such as Massage, Acupressure, Bowen Therapy, Feldenkrais, myotherapy, Rolfing, Shiatsu, Therapeutic Touch, and Trigger Point Therapy, can provide significant relief of fibromyalgia pain and speed healing.

6. Mind/body medicine therapies such as biofeedback, guided imagery and visualization, hypnotherapy, and meditation, can help relieve chronic stress, thereby soothing muscle tension and reducing pain

Conventional physicians treat fibromyalgia primarily through the use of painkiller medications. Such an approach fails to address the multiple causes of fibromyalgia, and also carries with it the risk of serious side effects. In addition, this symptom care approach is typical of conventional medicine`s failure to properly understand chronic health conditions such as fibromyalgia, which explains why it so often fails to successfully treat such conditions. Practitioners of alternative medicine, on the other hand, focus their treatment approaches on the multiple factors involved in fibromyalgia in order to eliminate them, while simultaneously stimulating the body`s ability to repair itself. What follows is an overview of some of the most common therapies they employ in order to achieve those goals.

I believe she can heal herself, but it will take some committment.
The answers are out there, so keep searching.

Best of health to both of you.

Cheers

Answer 2

There is a good chapter in Dr Carolyn Dean's book The Miracle of Magnesium
She recommends 300-600 mg of magnesium with 1200-2400 mg of malic acid. Prescription For Natural Cures (Balch & Stengler) also discusses 5-HTP, MSM, SAMe, Vitamin B12, and enzymes. Both books have a load of good info and advice. You should find something therein that helps.
Good luck!

Answer 3

I have it too. I soak in epsom salts and it helps some. Aspercreme is the only over the counter rub that helps. Massage helps if it's done lightly. I have a TENS unit. It sends electric impulses to my back muscles, to release endorfins ....doesn't help much. Heat pad daily. The life of people like us is never the same and none understands unless they have it. I am so sorry, it is a disease that takes your life away and slowly wears you down, physically and emotionally. I take advil and tylenol. Hard to get pain management, dr's think you are a drug seeker. So, you suffer and no one can seem to do a thing for you. good luck though. May God bless.

Answer 4

My mother has it, avoiding preservatives and refined foods seems to help her a lot, along with eating a good amount of protein. She also used to get gentle massages on occasion from a massage therapist, that was good when she had less pain than she does now. She is just now starting a gentle routine with a personal trainer who understands fibromyalgia (doing weight machines and cardio) and that seems to be helping. I think it's great that you are trying natural things, as she probably knows, so many of the pain medications can have troubling side effects.

Answer 5

Please have her get a book called: Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofasial Pain Syndrome. Authored by: Devin Starlanyl, M.D. and Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A.

Both of these authors have Fibro., as do I.

It explains many different alternative therapies as well as a great number of resources. The book has so much info and it has been a great deal of help for me. It is near 400 pages thick.

Bromelain (also derived from fresh pineapple) is one supplement that has worked well for me, as well as keeping stress levels down to a minimum. Also, getting eight or more hours sleep a night is crucial for me. When I don't get enough sleep, I know I will feel pretty lousy for a few days afterwards.

Get a good mattress. The Select Comfort is one that will certainly help, although I don't have one yet due to cost. I have heard other people who have Fibro tell of positive changes in their symptoms when they changed to sleeping on a Select comfort mattress.

Blessings to you and your sister.

Answer 6

Besides the standard topicals like aspercream, I use a wax bath. You can find them in most drugstores or places like walmart. Depending on the joint or location of the pain this can help because it's a more penetrated heat. If you buy one, make sure you get one that has a variable heat setting and adjust to your own tolerance. Sometime though with this disease you may have to rely on pain meds. even if it's just for the worst day.

Answer 7

Has she tried the Salonpas pain patches that can be purchased at Wal-Mart? They seem to help more than the other OTC pain rubs or patches.
Best of luck
Jennifer

Answer 8

strict diet of elicit drugs and alcohol