Family Stressors

How many of us have family stress that makes things more difficult,or triggers symptoms?

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Permalink Reply by Gabriella on June 6, 2011 at 2:32am

I have family stress that triggers symptoms.

Gabby

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Lady Tessa -Anise on June 6, 2011 at 9:29am

Hey Gabby, ((Hugs)) and blessings, Thanks for posting. :)

I think this is a needed topic. Because it is a fact in many of our lives whether we want to admit it our not.I am sure some of us have kids.And other family members. Maybe we can help each other with this. Not to feel sorry for ourselves but to try to problem solve,be a shoulder. Be supportive.Share if ya want.

Since my son who stole my pup is permanently out of the house. It has totally changed the energy in my house. For now its relatively peaceful. He just left rehab and is going to AA again.

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Permalink Reply by Squeaker on June 9, 2011 at 7:27pm

Whoa, STRESS seems to be the main cause of my fibro, but, believe it or not, the weather does too. Let is be a sluggish day and ready to rain and off the fibro goes, on a run. I also find that if I have been sick, the fibro will kick my butt then, too. I so wish that there was an answer for all of us. We all react differently to medications, etc. I have found that the only thing that helps me the most, is to stay in a positive attitude and and LAUGH a lot. I had Hep C for over thirty years and kicked its butt with meds (Same as chemo) and the side effects of all of that made the fibromyalgia a whole lot worse for me. I figured when the Hep C was gone and I was done with the meds, I would be okay......NOT My immune system is shot and I think that that is a lot of the problem too. Oh well, life goes on and so do I. I am just happy to be alive.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Lady Tessa -Anise on June 9, 2011 at 8:04pm

A positive attitude helps a lot. We all have our down times. But they pass, you just have to pick yourself back up. :)

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Permalink Reply by Gabriella on June 13, 2011 at 9:06pm

Squeaker - I agree with you there, about keeping a positive attitude. It's difficult for me sometimes, but I do my best - and when I do it works wonders.

LadyTessa-Anise - I agree with you as well. Support is an awesome thing to have, even if it's sometimes hard to get. It's not for a pity party either - I agree with you there too. FM is a really hard thing to deal with on your own. You need support for it, if nothing else to just have a shoulder to cry on.

And also, my triggers are more than family stress. I have a lot of food allergies, which makes my FM almost unbearable. For example, if I eat butter, I'm in bed for a week because of the pain.

If I walk to far or move around to much, that'll exaggerate it as well. I walked about two blocks down to the grocery store a while ago - bad idea. I was in bed for about 3 days over it.

Stress though I'll admit makes it pretty bad; but the weird thing is that for me, it flares up for about an hour or so after said stress and then starts to go away. I'm not sure if that's unusual for FM patients, but that's what happens with me.

Gabby

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Permalink Reply by Squeaker on June 13, 2011 at 11:31pm

Hi Gabby,

It seems like it is something different for everyone, what flares us up. I wish that there was a good answer. I do know that when I am suffering from the pain, I also become extremely sensitive to sound. It seems to be a thousand times louder and certain pitches in music will drive me crazy, when normally, I can BLAST my music. I sometimes get so sensitive that I can hardly stand to hear myself breathing. Also, when I am having a bad flare up, even my hair hurts. It is like ever hair folicle is sensitive. Go figure. I just realize that it is something that I have to contend with. Ahhhhhh, life!! I hope you have far better days then not. ((Hugs)) Squeaker

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Permalink Reply by FibroChou on May 19, 2012 at 11:35pm

I have sound sensitivity issues, too. It does get worse with a flareup. I can also hear my own blood flowing. I often joke that my hearing is like cats'. Any sound - even the music l like - can feel so loud and painful.

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ModeratorPermalink Reply by Lady Tessa -Anise on June 16, 2011 at 7:55am

My food allergies went from mild to severe,within the last few weeks. I have gluten and corn allergies. So Now my vegan diet has to be adjusted more. There are many vegan items with both ingredients. The ear sensitivity just started to. If I could get somewhat organized and do some yoga and meditation, I know. it would help. I keep trying.

A great item for IBS and stomach issues in general is some type of Probiotic pill. Papaya helps stomach issues, you can find it in juice form-best-and pill form in the vitamin section. Another great stomach aid is mint tea. Ginger too.

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Permalink Reply by FibroChou on May 19, 2012 at 11:37pm

I also have food allergies and sensitivities. It seems that everyone these days are allergic to everything! I suspect that GMO has something to do with it...

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Permalink Reply by Bonnie J Little on July 3, 2011 at 9:03pm

Sounds familiar. I too have had a worsening of my food allergies, one of which is corn as well. So hard to avoid corn. I'm okay with corn syrup but anything else (corn starch, corn meal, popcorn....sigh..., whole kernel corn) causes severe issues. I have a blueberry allergy as well but they're quite easy to avoid. I've gotten good at reading labels. Whenever I'm at a restaurant and tell them I have an allergy to corn, they look at me like I have two heads. I don't think it's common.

Stress is a huge factor in how I feel. I've been under pretty severe chronic stress in my family for about a year and a half, and my health really seems to be declining. My blood pressure is up, I had a severe allergic reaction to something out in the garden and had blisters all over my arms and legs a while back and had to take prednisone. Some days I just want to climb in the car and run away..... but I don't because I can't leave my family.

I hope you feel better.

-Bonnie

Lady Tessa -Anise said:

My food allergies went from mild to severe,within the last few weeks. I have gluten and corn allergies. So Now my vegan diet has to be adjusted more. There are many vegan items with both ingredients. The ear sensitivity just started to. If I could get somewhat organized and do some yoga and meditation, I know. it would help. I keep trying.

A great item for IBS and stomach issues in general is some type of Probiotic pill. Papaya helps stomach issues, you can find it in juice form-best-and pill form in the vitamin section. Another great stomach aid is mint tea. Ginger too.

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Permalink Reply by Gabriella on July 8, 2011 at 12:17am

Squeaker - I thought I was just just imagining the sound sensitivity, to be honest with you. It's the worst at night when I try to sleep - probably because that's when my pain is the worst. I have to have the TV turned down and to just the right volume or it gives me a migraine on top of everything else.

Everybody else - I have so many food allergies now it's ridiculous, and SO frustrating! Dairy is one of the worst, as are preservatives and the chemicals they put in junk food.

Things like ester of wood rosin, etcetera. I even react to certain fruits - strawberries are the worst on that end, and of course before I was diagnosed with FMS I loved to eat them.

There are certain vegetables - onions and potatos, for example. Certain sodas - lemon and lime especially, such as Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist.

I had a horrible, really painful reaction to balsamic vinegar. I was literally in pain and in bed for 2 weeks after I had some.

I could go on and on about my food allergies, but that would take hours lol. Is this kind of a normal thing for FMS patients to go through? I never had this before - I had a slight lactose intolerance, but nothing this bad.

Gabby

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Permalink Reply by FibroChou on May 19, 2012 at 11:43pm

I think it's very commom among FM patients to have food allergies and sensitivities. I have them and it's really challenging to eat (esp. at restaurants) I found out that I am allergic to carrots, lettuce, peppers among other things that are supposed to be healthy! I was told not to eat soy - but I grew up on it and never had any problem with it - I believe it's because soy is GMO nowadays. I wish I were allergic to the foods I didn't like...