FMS

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I've invited Carla Gillespie, who is the creator of this effort on facebook to start a Topic about this. 

I had the pleasure of getting to know her pretty well last year after and through the exciting facebook interactions going on last FMS Awareness Day, and very much look forward to this year!  (We're both big fans of Jon Kabat-Zinn and mindful meditation, but she's REALLY into it -- I'd LOVE to see her writing/ contributing in the Forums about it, actually).   read more »

 Bacterial overgrowth and yeast infections are thought to be one of the triggers that cause fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.   As the standard American diets (SAD) have grown increasingly focused on processed foods, sugars and refined grains, and our environment is full of chemicals and pollution, this has led to a substantial increase in harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract for many of us.   read more »

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This is certainly an area that is important within the fibromyalgia community, and there are many with FMS that know a lot about this who hopefully will write.  Many come here looking for information and have an open 'head' to learning about integrative medicine concepts, including digestive issues.  Also, since we've been on Lumigrate the longest (those with FMS,  likely are 'ahead of the game' and can make an impact on others with other diagnosis or with only GI problems!  So I recommend we utilize this area here for talk about who we are and what our fibromyalgia  read more »

This is certainly an area that is important within the fibromyalgia community, and there are many with FMS that know a lot about this who hopefully will write.  Many come here looking for information and have an open 'head' to learning about integrative medicine concepts, including digestive issues.  Also, since we've been on Lumigrate the longest (those with FMS,  likely are 'ahead of the game' and can make an impact on others with other diagnosis or with only GI problems!  So I recommend we utilize this area here for talk about who we are and what our fibromyalgia  read more »

Hello,

My name is Emma-Kate, I am from New Zealand and I have been invited here, by Mardy, to discuss FMS a little.  I posted a blog entry about it the other day, and it's a subject I would like to retun to in the near future.

I have ME/CFS, with associated pain since I was 13 (I was also born with Cerebral Palsy), I am now 28 and although I remain unwell, I work a little as an Occupational Therapist, and an awareness education teacher, including giving the occasional lecture at our local medical school, and university.  read more »

UPDATE/Note from me/Mardy on September 2, 2014: 

I've removed all the information from this topic from ALMOST five years ago, because the group that had been 'gung ho' when I went to an early-on meeting fell apart and apparently never resurfaced. This is the ending line from what I'd written though: 

"Remember, telling others what you know is the best way for word to travel!  Be part of the solution!"  read more »