Len Chung, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the UCLA/CURE Neuroenteric Disease Program, Director of the UCLA Motility Unit Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common gastrointestinal condition, which is present in 8-…
Fibromyalgia Symptoms
A detailed guide to understanding Fibromyalgia symptoms, early warning signs, and how they are diagnosed.
My Wrist has Stuck due to Fibromyalgia Pain
Wrist Stuck is a condition that typically involves fibromyalgia pain. This fibro wrist stuck diagnosis can have many different manifestations. The fibromyalgia wrist stuck is generally considered to be centered around a heightened sensitivity of…
Hallmarks of Fibromyalgia Ankle Pain and its Causes
You love your morning jogs. Watching the sunrise as the wind blows through your hair seems to center you for the day. But one day, your foot lands strangely slips out from under you, and…
Is there a potential cure for fibromyalgia or a way to protect against fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is primarily a neurological brain disorder. It is seven times more likely to strike women than men, and it doesn’t matter what nationality you are. The hypothalamus part of the brain acts as a…
Chest wall pain mimic costochondritis in fibromyalgia: Successful Treatment
The muscles between the ribs are formed in such a way to allow our chest to expand and relax with breathing, and they perform their job many times a day, because adults breathe about 20…
Fibromyalgia Colors Red + Blue = Purple
Every color in the color wheel has effects on us both physically and emotionally are very important in our lives as they directly influence our well-being and mood. We often hear people say that they are…
Hello Fibro Warrior. What are your spoons worth?
Like many people diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I have also been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome now known as SEID (Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease). What is SEID? The five main symptoms that the new IOM considers…
Why Fibromyalgia Patients Lost in the Fog
I have found myself Lost in the Fog this week. I know that there really is no way that my non-fibromite friends & family will truly understand how it feels however I still find myself…
Interview with Tania Gregory Burch
Nayer: What was your life before fibro? It was very different than it is today. I was your typical type A perfectionist. My life was mostly about work. I was editor of a rapidly-growing weekly…
Confessions of a Fatigued Fibromite.
What have you done due to fatigue? I was posting things I have done because of fatigue/”fibro fog”. After sharing my stories others began to share theirs. I saw myself in everyone of their stories.…