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Hi there Aimee,
Have you ever tried going on a gluten-free diet? I had terrible pains my entire life, until I took gluten (and later nightshades) out of my diet. I get pain in my abdomen, mainly, but also pains all over my body, even my feet. My boyfriend used to find it strange that he couldn't hold me very tight without really hurting me. My ribs would feel like they were breaking. Nowadays, I'm pretty much pain free so long as I stay away from gluten and nightshades. If I accidentally eat gluten over a period of time, the chronic pain returns slowly (along with other problems). But, with the nightshades, I'm in pain almost straight away, for example, after eating a potato or pepper, spicy food, etc, and the pain lasts for days.
Hope this helps!
-Tara :-)
Hi Tara-
Only a second, but I'm sure you can imagine how strongly this post will pull at my heart and attention...
We are all currently following the diet recommended by the book Gut and Psychology Syndrom and a part of that is the removal of all gluten containing foods. Over all of the years of research, this is far and away the most promising book I have read for the future of health for ourselves and our children.
I am pain free and happy as a lark!
I just hope for, pray for and do what I can to see the same for other people. I can truly, truly say that, for the first time in my life, I have real hope that large numbers of people can find the health and happiness that may have been missing!
xoxo
Guess who? I am so proud of you Aimee, and DANG i miss you guys
where do you get the ghb if it is illegal?
i thought i'd tried everything, but i haven't tried that.
i've suffered for 20 years, i'll try anything.
My wife has suffered from fibromyalgia for many years. She has done it all to try to feel better. What exactlty are you doing? Thanks.
Phil
yes, if you have time, id like to know what you're doing also. been suffering for many years as well.
its been soooo hard. im only 26, i want to live, i want to be ok.
please email me.
thanks aimee.
I was wondering what exactly you are doing to deal with the fibromyalgia. I see you are doing the gluten free diet, but what are the supplements that you are taking that I saw on your youtube video? I am a mother of 3 and I have had random pains since around 2000 (before the kids and husband. Mine actually started after a car accident that I had......but it didn't get terrible until my last pregnancy. I was in and out of the er thinking i was losing my son......they couldn't explain the pains i was having. Towards the end of the pregnancy...I literally could not stand for 5 minutes without feeling like i was dying! My son was born May 9, 2007 weighing in at 9LBS 15oz and had the hospital record length of 24.5inches long! I feel terrible for my kids and my husband b/c there are times i can't hold them or bend over to pick them up. I REFUSE to take the antidepressants and antianxiety meds they gave me.....I took them for a week and ended up with a seratonin?sp overdose....or that is what the er doctor said. I took a nice (not) ride in the ambulance over to the hospital b/c it literally felt like i had ice water running through my veins and then like I couldn't breathe. So needless to say.......NO MORE OF THOSE PILLS. I am trying to push through the pain, but there are days that my husband has to take up my slack for me......and it makes me feel so terrible. Also, the longing to be able to play with my kids like other mothers do is something I battle on a daily basis as a mother to a 5,3, and 1 year old. Any information on what you are doing to battle this would be greatly appreciated. I am so glad my friend sent this to me....i have been longing to talk to someone about what i am going through.
Dear Aimee and Jeff,
I just watched your video and read much of your site. Lately, both Joshua and Brad have mentioned your journey and I just had to see for myself. First, I am not surprised for some reason. You were the first person to tell me not to put plastic wrap on my food, because of the side effects of exposure to this product found in lab animals! Second, I am so proud of you. Knowing you, you would shrug this off, saying this is just what you had to do. But, I'm saying YOU GO! Do what your conscience, spirit and heart tells you to do. Joshua and I support you 100%, if not monetarily, then through love and prayer. We wish you a safe and happy journey and look forward to keeping up with your progress through this online journal.
Also, I am so happy that you are PAIN FREE! As someone who also lives with chronic pain, I understand firsthand the daily struggle and feelings associated. How wise you are to see beyond what the doctors were doling out and seeking your own solution through the education you have empowered yourself with. Never stop seeking/learning nor spreading the word. We will miss seeing your beautiful family on our trips down there.
Take care and many Blessings,
Kristina Kersey
Hi Aimee,
I have Fibromyalgia as well and found your video very moving. I'm creating a blog of my personal experiences as well as other resources and I would like to be able to post your video (along with your blog link of course) Would this be alright? I think you are able to really express to others the difficulty of this illness. Thank you for expressing the sometimes unexplainable.
~Michele
Oh good god... is THIS Fibromyalgia? These are my complaints (if I had health insurance - or a doctor!)
I hope this isn't too personal, but I've just moved to a rural area and don't know anyone with this (yet...)and I'm maybe having an epiphany...
icy, sometimes tingly/numb hands/feet
low body temp, low blood pressure
dizzyness, clumsiness
obviously easily tired, don't build muscle
EXTREMELY sensitive to touch,
chronic shoulder/nerve pain, like carpal tunnel (which I "shouldn't" have)
growing pains (except that I'm 26!)
muscular sensitivity in all the "18 spots"
tender bladder(often up 3-4 times a night!)
IBS
chronic yeast infections (which seem to have gone for now after over a year of experimentation)
moodiness
debilitatingly painful cramps
TERRIBLE short term memory
things get worse under stress (and I have a constant low level stress) and low points in hormonal cycle
It is exhausting! Like you with your kids... nothing was worse (or made it more clear something was "off") than having to tell my husband he couldn't tough me gently - always firm/rough because anything "gentle" is painful - absolute torture! By the look on his face, that was definitely one he hadn't heard before!
No one symptom seems bad enough to go to a doctor with... but I'm TIRED of it, to the point of tears!
God, if there's something I can do (e.g. diet) I'm game. I'll have to look for the health books somewhere... =) THanks.
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