Fibromyalgia diet

Here are the diet guidelines that I'm supposed to follow...

Foods to avoid

These products are thickeners/emulsifiers/binders. The thickeners are sometimes used in bulk laxatives, spice products, ice creams, salad dressings, toothpaste and sauce & gravy mixes.

Pepper is a nervous system irritant, as is apartame and glutamate.

Aspartame is related to asparate, and MSG/glutamic acid is related to glutamate.

Wheat
Xanthan gum
Carrugeenan gum
Glutamic acid
Textured vegetable protein
BHA BHT
Aspartame
Pepper - both peppercorns & whole peppers, especially green bell peppers

Foods that are questionable

Mushrooms
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Eggplant
High fructose corn syrup

Foods that are usually ok

Oats
Corn
Rice
Sweeteners: Spenda and Stevia
Breads: Spelt & Ezekial


Most of these things I'm ok with... but I really like Potatoes!! Does "potatoes" include sweet potatoes?! I'm ok with using Splenda or Stevia. But have you ever tried Ezekiel bread?! It's like uber wheat bread!

I also recommend avoiding alcohol, it makes you really toxic and sore the next day.

I've also been told not even to have 1 cup of coffee in the morning because it could effect my sleep at night. THAT I find interesting! I may need to break that rule.

Ok, coffee is ready! Baby needs to eat soon. As soon as the boys get up I will make breakfast. Today will be my first day on the higher does of Savella, a little nervous and I want to make sure I have something in my stomach before I take it.

I'll post later with my response on Savella.

Happy Sunday!