I have Candida Albicans which is yeast overgrowth in my body. This yeast overgrowth has caused or attributed to the Fibromyalgia which I have had since 2006.
I have learned that the BIG 'S' word...."sugar"...feeds the Candida overgrowth. I take 400 mg's of Ibuprofin for pain and I'd rather not take that. Drugs just hinder the body from healing naturally. Drugs cover up the problem instead of correcting it or in my case ~ make my Candida worse. I'm in a catch 22 situation. It is very difficult to shop for groceries since everything is loaded with sugar or sugar substitutes which are even worse.
Somedays I feel like I just want to give up, but I don't. I keep pushing myself to go on. I've just started a very light moderate walking program that I am praying will help me. Which is another thing with Fibro.....we can't overdo or we pay dearly for it!
I have always been very active. Going from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning until I lay my head down on the pillow at night. It is very hard adjusting to a slower pace, but now it seems I have no other choice. My body is riddled with pain, which comes and goes and moves around. Burning in between my shoulders and the back of my neck. At night when I am ready for bed the covers are so hard for me to pull over me, they feel like a ton of bricks. I have bottles of anti-depressants that I was told to take, but again, I don't like drugs.
My prayer life has certainly grown and my relationship with the Lord has become closer. That is the only thing that is good about Fibromyalgia ~ nothing else!