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Fibro Stomach Pain and Food
If you suffer from digestive upset such as pain, acid reflex, diarrhea or constipation why don’t you look at your diet first. It could be a certain food you are eating that you could eliminate rather than take pills or laxatives. When it comes to Fibromyalgia, there are multi things going on and one of them will be a food intolerance of some sort if you are suffering from symptoms. We are what we eat.
A lot of people don’t realize that health and mood has anything to do with what we put into our mouths. It is by far the most important thing that you can do is to identify what you are eating with your symptoms. We all need to eat a balanced, healthful meal that is suited for our unique body and blood type. We are all different and our needs and reactions to foods are all unique. You need to identify your unique formula to digestive health, there isn’t one formula that works for everyone, if it did, we would all be identical. There is however some simple rules that everyone could follow
When I was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia I didn’t realize that the stomach pains I suffered from were related to the wheat and dairy I ate. I was taught in school that they were healthy for you. Now that I have experienced the symptoms with consuming certain food I can tell you, it can be detrimental to your health.
I was diagnosed with neuropathy (nerve pain) and carpal tunnel, given prescriptions for it when in reality it was the wheat I was eating. I knew I was celiac but I didn’t realize it was hidden in a lot of foods I was still consuming. A dietician told me I could eat spelt and kamut flour when it is actually full of gluten too. I was at a point that my hands hurt so bad and my feet hurt to walk on them and here it was all from wheat.
Flour can give such a wide variety of symptoms, it is never really considered as a culprit. Think about it, gluten. Glue to your insides. Remember in school, they
made glue out of white flour and water. If you have chronic gut aches, diarrhea or constipation, consider wheat as a culprit.
Some hidden sources are:
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yogurt with fruit
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ketchup
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lunch meats
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cheese spreads
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salad dressings
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canned soups
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soy sauce
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Worcestershire sauce
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prepared foods
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corn chips
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candy and even licorice.
Other sources not so obvious
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distilled white vinegar
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hydrolyzed vegetable protein
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malt or malt flavouring
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modified starch or modified food starch
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monoglyceride and diglycerides
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products that list “natural” or “artificial” flavorings”
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red or yellow food dyes
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vegetable gum or vegetable protein
Milk is the next culprit to look at.
Lets look at some staple food that are overlooked as to how healthy they really are and should be in everyone’s diet:
Onions
In the Doctors book of food remedies it says onions can help
Some onions are so sweet too. Eat them raw, add them to salads, add them to
everything you cook with. They say onions and other members of the allium family such as leeks, shallots and scallions contain dozens of compounds that provide protection from other conditions including cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and asthma.
Celery
Can help:
Interesting facts: The ancient Romans, notorious party animals wore wreaths of
celery to protect the from hangovers which may explain the practice of celery
sticks in Bloody Mary’s.
Carrots
Can help:
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, an antioxidant compound that fights free radicals that even contributes to aging.
Apples
Can help:
Most of the healing power of apples are in the skin which contain about 4 milligrams of a compound called quercetin.
Berries
Can help:
Berries contain a compound called ellagic acid which is believed to help prevent
cellular changes that lead to cancer. Strawberries and black berries having the
most.
Broccoli
King of crucifers
Can help:
Broccoli contains not just one but two separate compounds
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indole-3-carbinol (or I3C, for short)
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sulforaphane – that help sweep up cancer causing substances before they have a chance to do harm
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beta-carotene
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vitamin c
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calcium
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folate (normal tissue growth)
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fiber
My gynaecologist put me on indole-3-carbinol to clear up my cysts and as a breast cancer prevention.
See how food can help us heal.
Now of course, this is for non genetically modified foods!
Read my article on the power of bananas.
http://naturalpainreliefforfibromyalgia.com/1210
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