I think I found something that could help those who suffer pain from arthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.
I have had fibro for many years, it appears suddenly without warning then goes away just as mysteriously. For a few weeks now, I have been suffering with total body muscle spasms/cramps plus something new -- right lower back pain that isn't responding to the hot pack treatments and Arthritis strength tylenol. At this point, I would be willing to try just about anything to put an end to it. So I've been educating myself searching in Bing for any information about how to ease the pain.
It all started with the muscle spasms and cramping over my entire body a few weeks ago. I admit that It sounds unrealistic. You know what it feels like to have a muscle cramp in the calf right? Multiply that with a multi-cramp episode in the toes, upper thigh, arm, neck. It was so uncomfortable and scarey I scheduled a doctor's appointment. Dx: probable fibromyalgia, have some blood work and schedule a trip to the Rheumatologist.
Two weeks after the fibro just about disappeared, it was back along with severe pain in the lower right side of my back. It was different than the other times, but I figured it was another bout of fibromyalgia. I walked out with prescriptions for the pain and a muscle relaxer. Two days later, the pain in my back was so bad I couldn't get out of bed, not even with my DH gently pulling me off the edge of the bed. I just couldn't straighten my body without having extreme pain. It was frightening! Back to the doc again. This time he added prednisone for the inflammation and I had to go for xrays and am still waiting for them to schedule an MRI. Hopefully this will help with the diagnosis and any other treatment.
Alternative remedies have always sparked my interest, and when I read about the nightshades connection to arthritis/ostoarthritis/fibro pain. I was eager to read more.
I haven't eliminated any of the "nightshade veggies" from my food plan yet but, I am anxious to try it. When I saw the list of offenders, I said to myself, oh wow, I eat many of them on a regular basis. Especially tomatoes and green peppers, my husband and I love them, cauliflower too...oh no and hot peppers. There goes my turkey chili.
Way back in the day, I remember asking my DH to get a 40# box of tomatoes for me in the middle of winter during a snowstorm. Is that crazy or what? And, no I wasn't pregnant. I ate them like apples watching TV. I never had a clue at that time that I was a compulsive overeater, but eating that many tomatoes is a prime example of the insanity of the disease that we in OA share. A couple months after that tomato binge, I experienced symptoms of a stomach ulcer which still show up if I over-indulge in any kind of acidic foods. Another one of the foods on the nightshade list is eggplant, darn it. I love Eggplant Parm and especially when it's slathered with good Italian spaghetti sauce. Not a good choice now. I may have to give that favorite up.
Osteoarthritis sufferers might be interested in this information about eliminating Nightshades from your diet to be pain free. I hope you find this as interesting as I did.
A list of Nightshades:
Nightshade Vegetable List for arthritis sufferers
Nightshades affect others:
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Book: "Nightshade Free Pain Free" by Michael Fowler, can be purchased at Amazon.com for $10.17 plus shipping. Or for $4.97 as an e-book on Michael Fowler's website:
http://www.nightshadefree.com/where-have-you-found-nightshades/
From Amazon about Michael Fowler's book:
An overview of how nightshades plants (potato, tomato, eggplant, etc) in the diet may be a leading cause of many "incurable" diseases, such as arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines memory loss, chronic fatigue, and more. An expose' on the hidden dangers of toxins in these commonly eaten plants; covers the history, toxic effects, and diseases that may result. After years of needless suffering and frustration from chronic fatigue, joint pain, and intense bowel disorders one man discovered the cause of all of these problems, Nightshades. Learn how nightshades in diet may be the source of numerous health problems for millions of people. You are very familiar with Nightshade plants even if you do not recognize the term. Also called the potato family, these plants contain poisons that attack the nervous system, joints, brain, and even cause cancer. Like its brother tobacco, the potato contains the dreaded nicotine and other toxins that may be even more dangerous. The poisons in potatoes have hidden side-effects that you should know about before having your next meal! .Learn how potatoes can damage your health .How potatoes are related to nerve gas .How kings forced potatoes on the people .How the E.P.A., F.D.A. and W.H.O. refuse to tell people the truth .Potatoes may be the leading cause of: cancer, arthritis, depression, Alzheimer's. "Of the 52% rigidly on the diet [without nightshades], 94% reported complete or substantial relief of arthritis."- Journal of Neurological and Orthopedic Medical Surgery "In a recent (1983) poisoning associated with a school lunch program, 61 of 109 school children and staff in Alberta, Canada, became ill, most within 5 minutes, after eating baked potato."- (Anon, 1984). ".potato neurotoxins have been shown to cause birth defects in rodents." -Dr. Bruce N. Ames and Dr. Lois Swirsky Gold. ".positive correlation of appendicitis incidence rates with potato consumption" -Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology & Impact -James E. Everhart The toxins found in potatoes may be the leading cause of Alzheimer's, inflammatory bowel disease,congenital spina bifida, osteoporosis, migraines, birth defects, cancer and more!
In the next few weeks, I will try to eliminate one of the culprits from my diet. And, if I can actually feel a change in my osteoarthritic knee pain, the back pain or the fibromyalgia, I will report on it.
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