And here we have the achilles heel for both Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS patients: the diet. The fact is that patients with these diseases need to do two things: eat a lot of organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, and find proteins, and you need to stay away from sugary, chemical laden, processed foods. Plus, and this is important, you likely need to stay away from most grains in order to minimize a digestive system problem that is very common and extremely problematic to MOST patients: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth–SIBO. Grains, unfortunately, power the problem.
SIBO is a Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS problem, and it occurs more likely than not. Getting a good diet doesn’t just mean eating great foods. It also means avoiding foods that are causing problems. So for patients with digestive symptoms, I recommend the book, ‘Breaking the Vicious Cycle’, by Elaine Gottschall. I think it presents the most practical and effective way to treat SIBO–this vicious digestive problem that causes so many inflammatory problems for patients. http://ow.ly/oIuH3.
And if you are like me, you will note that your ME or Fibro symptoms are worse when your digestive symptoms are kicking up, as they are very closely aligned. It’s as if one drives the other. Isn’t that interesting?
You can learn more about Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth here in some nice Fibromyalgia digestive research here, http://ow.ly/oIvW5. And here is a good video on SIBO in Fibro, http://ow.ly/oIvW5. You may also enjoy the excellent article on digestion in Fibro and ME/CFS patients by Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum here: http://ow.ly/oIw9X.
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