Back Pain/Fibermyalgia sufferers try this
09-13-2010, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dar627742
thank you for the tip!like all fibro& arthritis sufferers,am desperate to try anything that works!if nothingelse the relief of being in the tub helps! like many of you,i am a widow ,so getting in & out of the tub alone is too scary for me! i am lucky to have a whirlpool tub,but it is so dep it's hard to get i & out of w/o help,een w/all the bars.SO afraid of falling & breaking a hip[i'm 68] my bf is really great,but sometimes it's embarrassing having to ask.the only thing worse than getting old is the alternative !!!!!!!!!!
will surely try the epsom salt,tho.thanks for the tip
dar
will surely try the epsom salt,tho.thanks for the tip
dar
09-13-2010, 01:10 PM
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Hmmm waking up with no pain, I don't think I know what that means LOL! I believe the last time that happened was 1981. But this is a tip I will definitely try, I had forgotten my mom used to do this for her bursitis. One more thing I inherited from mom, sigh.
09-13-2010, 01:28 PM
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A word of warning!! If you have high blood pressure or heart problems, be careful with the very hot water...Don't get overheated as that could cause more grief then fibromyalgia.... :roll: :|
09-13-2010, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Quiltforme
I know that this may sound strange but it works. I suffer from back pain and fibermyalgia pain it is not fun when both act up. My mom told me about a friend of hers who soaks in a bathtub with epsion salt. I thought she was nuts until I tried it (besides who doesn't like to soak in a bath away from the kids!) What you do is run a bath as hot as you can stand it. You will need at least 4lbs of epsion salts and let dissolve. Soak in the tub for as long as you like. I actually was able to sit in the tub for about 15 minutes and loved every minute. Then wrap yourself in a heavy robe or blanket and stay there to sweat it out. I didn't feel any different that night but the next day and today WOW I woke up with no pain and that is very rare. I know some of us have issues and I thought I would pass along something that worked for me. Try it what do you have to loose??
09-14-2010, 01:11 AM
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I'd love to try it, but living by myself, and having knee problems as well as fibro, I just can't get up out of a bath. I'd need a block and tackle to get me out of the bath. :-) Last time I had a bath it took me 5 mins to get out - and I let the water out first just in case I slipped and went under.
09-14-2010, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Twilliebee
Thanks, Jade. I'll be trying this. As a fellow traveller down the fibro/CFS road, the words 'no pain' are like the Holy Grail............
Glad you got a pain free day. Aren't they wonderful!?!
Glad you got a pain free day. Aren't they wonderful!?!
09-14-2010, 03:22 AM
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Just another thing that works for me is avoid eating nightshade foods(tomatoes, potatoes,peppers, paprika, eggplants,etc.) studies have been done and some people are sensitive to the solanine that is in the nightshades. I feel so much better to not eat these foods, but there are other foods to enjoy. Google nightshades and read it.
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