What You Need to Know Loving someone with fibromyalgia and chronic illness can be confusing, frustrating, and emotionally exhausting, especially when you can’t see what’s causing her pain. If you’re a husband trying to support your wife…
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What Fibromyalgia Feels Like: The Struggle of Being Trapped in My Own Body
Fibromyalgia is often described in medical terms, widespread pain, fatigue, sleep problems, but those words barely scratch the surface of what living with it truly feels like. For many of us, fibromyalgia isn’t just pain.…
Digestive Issues With Fibromyalgia & IBS: 7 Common Symptoms You Should Know
Digestive problems are extremely common for people living with fibromyalgia, and many are also diagnosed with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). In fact, researchers estimate that more than half of fibromyalgia patients experience chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. These overlapping…
Blurred Vision from Fibromyalgia: Why It Happens & How to Treat It
Fibromyalgia is best known for widespread pain and extreme fatigue, but many people are surprised to learn that it can also affect vision. Blurred vision, eye strain, light sensitivity, and difficulty focusing are commonly reported…
30 Things Chronic Pain Patients Do After Diagnosis
(Most People Have No Idea) A chronic pain diagnosis changes everything, but not always in ways others can see. Once the appointments slow down and the paperwork settles, life doesn’t “go back to normal.” Instead,…
Heightened Sense of Taste and Other Senses in Fibromyalgia
Here’s What Causes It Many people associate fibromyalgia primarily with chronic pain and fatigue. However, one of the lesser-known, and often surprising, features of fibromyalgia is heightened sensory sensitivity. This can include an intensified sense of…
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Fibromyalgia: Understanding the Overlap
Living with chronic pain is difficult enough, but for many people, it doesn’t come from just one condition. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia frequently coexist, and when they do, symptoms can become more intense, confusing, and harder to manage.…
Is Your Bra Causing You Pain?
Why Many People With Fibromyalgia Experience Chest Pain From Wearing Bras For many people, wearing a bra is a minor inconvenience at worst. But for those living with fibromyalgia, a bra can quickly become a source…
The Daily Struggles of Fibromyalgia: Living With a Condition That Has No Cure
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition with no known cure. For those who live with it, life becomes less about “getting better” and more about learning how to survive, adapt, and endure, often silently. While the…
Fibromyalgia Flare-Up Triggers: 15 Common Ones to Avoid
Fibromyalgia flares can arrive suddenly, bringing intensified pain, crushing fatigue, brain fog, and sensory overload. While flares aren’t always preventable, many people notice clear patterns between certain triggers and symptom spikes. Understanding these triggers empowers…