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Fibromyalgia and diet
I'm new to the site. Struggling with chronic pain and fatigue after a fall 18 months ago. Have gained a lot of weight as a 're.of much reduced physical activity and boredom/comfort eating.
I have b12 defiency and trying to.persuade Drs to let me have injections more frequently. I also have lymphedema in both legs and peripheral neuropathy which hits everywhere at different times and occasionally all at the same time.
Currently waiting (since last October) to see a rheumatologist for a formal diagnosis. Go thinks fibromyalgia.
I'm trying to follow a low carb diet and the principles of the expert patient's programme.
Anyone else have b12d with fma? How are you dealing with it?
I have b12 defiency and trying to.persuade Drs to let me have injections more frequently. I also have lymphedema in both legs and peripheral neuropathy which hits everywhere at different times and occasionally all at the same time.
Currently waiting (since last October) to see a rheumatologist for a formal diagnosis. Go thinks fibromyalgia.
I'm trying to follow a low carb diet and the principles of the expert patient's programme.
Anyone else have b12d with fma? How are you dealing with it?
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Fingers crossed for a formal diagnosis for you soon- I know how frustrating the time between can be. In the meantime, I've moved this post into our 'ask a diet and nutrition advisor' discussions, where hopefully @KirstenNutritionAdvisor will be able to offer some input!
We (my partner and i) are trying to lose some weight. I liked the ideas in Tom Kerridges book, he lost loads on a low carb diet. They led to me buying the book and researching recipes online. So, we're following a low carb diet with limited amounts of protein and plenty of good days which are rapeseed oil, olive oil and butter. Keeping hard animal fats to a minimum but fairly free with dairy fats - cheese and yogurts etc. Plus loads and loads and loads of veg.
We've cut out potatoes, pasts and rice. I replaced rice with barley or grated caul.
We also cut out bread, except for 2 slices of toast in the morning, we do love toast for breakfast.
Example dinner we had last.night - baked sea bream with roasted veg and celeriac mash. The night before I made a pizza casserole with creamed caul on top. I'm poaching chicken instead of roasting and using the stock for soups. I find the food delicious it's just very tiring sometimes cooking from scratch.
We still enjoy an occasional treat- ice cream in a cornet for me and his is crisps just not every day.
Oh and eggs. Seem to be eating a lot of eggs too - mostly omelettes.
Sorry if I went on a bit. 😊
Thanks in advance