First Poop After Baby And 9 Other Truths Every Pregnant Woman Should Know Almost every mommy anxiously awaits her due date! She not only gets to meet her little roommate but also is free to resume her old life back. Well, sort of. She’s free to engage in adventurous physical feats and may be indulge…
“The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.” — Wilson Mizner As funny as Mizner’s quote is, sleep is no laughing matter for those of us with chronic illness. Sleep is the “make it or break it” for chronic pain and fibromyalgia. If I can get nine hours of shut-eye, tomorrow will be bearable;…
I am a doctor with fibromyalgia. This is what I want people to understand about him. Hero image Fibromyalgia, a widely misunderstood disease, confuses and frustrates both patients and doctors. I know because I’ve seen him on both sides, as a doctor and as a woman with the disease. This common chronic disease is characterized by generalized muscle…
If you love someone with fibromyalgia experience severe pain that varies from day to day and from hour to hour. We can not predict that. So we want you to understand that sometimes things have to be canceled at the last minute and it bothers us as much as you. We want you to know that we…
Stage 1 You started experiencing pain and fatigue more than before, you’re not sure what is going on but you hurt and you are tired. You can hold a job, you can make it through your day, but you know something isn’t right… so it’s something you’re going to start researching. Stage 2 You are…
By: Amanda Victor The truth is that everyone has experienced that sick feeling in the pit of their stomach. However, for the individual with fibro, it can be even worse with fibromyalgia nausea. Fibromyalgia Nausea can last for just one day, for a week, or even for several months. Some individuals may find that it…
If you are already the mother of a boy and think that your newborn girl is anything like him, you are in for the surprise of a lifetime. Little girls are a class apart from their brothers. Just listen to the stories moms of girls share with their friends and you will know this for…
Pregnancy is possible by managing the complications with good prenatal care. Medically reviewed by Dr. Anita Gupta, MS By Dr. Ritika Shah, BDS, CLC • Jan 20, 2023 In This Article The endometrium is the tissue that normally lines the uterus or womb. Endometriosis is a disorder when the tissue similar to the endometrium grows outside the uterus and on…
Names are something that will be stuck with us for the rest of our lives. And therefore choosing a name for your precious one is never easy. You don’t want to name your baby something that will sound funny or ridiculous by the time they reach high school. Trends come and go, and it will…
Do you suffer from chronic fatigue and muscle pain? You may have fibromyalgia. An estimated 5 million American adults suffer from this condition. Of these adults, 90% of the patients are women. Unfortunately, this chronic disease can be extremely difficult to treat. The researchers initially thought that the symptoms were only in the patient’s mind. For this reason, fibromyalgia has…