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- 20% of the general population. Several population-based studies have demonstrated IBS symptoms to be more common in women, with prevalence ratios ranging from 2 to 3:1. It has been estimated to affect 14-24% of women and 5-19% of men. The…
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 the veins system stuck, especially in the arm pain. Many people with fibromyalgia experience multiple wrist symptoms including: The wrist symptom that most people have in common is stuck pain. This wrist pain can affect many parts of the body,…
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 you’re stuck on the sidewalk with a fibromyalgia ankle that’s just not right. Are you rankled by fibromyalgia ankle pain symptoms? Fibromyalgia Ankle pain can be felt on the inner side of the ankle, on the outer area, in line…
Relaxation can help in Breastfeeding Breastfeeding may sound like the most natural thing in the world, but many women find it harder than expected. Mothers with fibromyalgia often have an especially tough time with breastfeeding, according to a new study. Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain and fatigue. Its cause is not known, and it affects more women than men. There is no cure for fibromyalgia. Patients often try physical therapy, counseling, and medication (including antidepressants, ibuprofen, and in some cases, morphine)…
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 circuit breaker/fuse box for the rest of the brain and body. It’s like the battery for the entire body. There are several things that typically cause Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to manifest, but basically high amounts of stress are what…
Among patients who developed post-acute COVID-19 — so-called “long COVID” — almost one-third reported clinical features of fibromyalgia, Italian researchers reported. In a web-based survey that included more than 600 patients, 30.7% met the American College of Rheumatology criteria for a fibromyalgia diagnosis at a mean of 6 months after having had COVID-19, said Francesco Ursini, MD, Ph.D., of the University of Bologna, and colleagues. “In light of the overwhelming numbers of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,…
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 times per minute.. Many fibromyalgia (FM) patients and some chronic fatigue (ME/CFS) patients complain of chest wall pain and restriction of movement. Often this restriction and pain is misdiagnosed by the health care provider as costochondritis, which is inflammation of…
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 red hot mad, tickled pink, green with envy or ask someone why so blue? (sad). There have been so many studies showing the positive and the negative effects color can have on us. Red color Red reminds me of heat…
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 key for SEID are: Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? No matter what fancy name the medical community uses, to me it means that I am always tired. Every activity that I choose to do will eat away at…
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 trying to explain it to them. My daughter almost ended up grounded because I did not remember a conversation that we had last night. I know what you are thinking – but she is a good kid so I knew…