Fibromyalgia is a painful condition which is characterized by generalized muscular pain and fatigue. In this disease, the person has acute pain in the muscles of the body due to the stiffness and aches present in the muscles. The muscle affected by this disease become sore and tender to the touch. With the muscle it also affects ligaments, fascia and tendons with fatigue and up to 18 tender points on the body. Muscles of the people begin to pain at night and their sleep is disturbed on account of pain. So, people with this disease cannot sleep at night due to pain.
Causes of Fibromyalgia:
- Any diseases or ailments related to the muscles
- Irregular and insufficient sleep
- Unhealthy food
- Climatic conditions; especially winter and the rainy season
- As a result of toxins accumulating in the muscles from lactic acid build-up
Symptoms of Fibromyalgia
- Generalized aches or stiffness at many sites for more than three months
- Chronic headache including migraines Generalized fatigue
- Swelling
- Neuronal and psychological complaints
- Numbness/ tingling sensations
- Sleep disorder, particularly timings of cycles
- Around the lower vertebra of the neck, middle of knee joint
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Memory problems
- Depression and anxiety
- Restless legs syndrome
Home Remedies for Fibromyalgia:
- Turmeric has antiseptic and other medicinal properties. So, the paste of turmeric powder in water or milk gives a soothing effect to the muscles and hence it is a good fibromyalgia remedy.
- Take Ginger juice (2 teaspoons) twice daily or raw ginger with meals for fibromyalgia.
- In a glass of lukewarm or warm water, mix Lemon juice and honey in equal amounts and consume it daily if you are suffering from fibromyalgia.
- Eating of two teaspoonful of garlic everyday is beneficial for this disease.
- Another remedies, is oatmeal (about 5 spoons) boiled and cooked in milk.
- Healthy fruits like cherry with jaggery can be added to this dish for remedy at least thrice daily.
- Take equal amounts of olive and kerosene oil and massage it in on the affected fibromyalgia regions of the body. This is one of the important fibromyalgia natural remedies.
- The vegetables like beet, cabbage, carrot and brinjal is beneficial in dealing with fibromyalgia when taken daily. These serve as fibromyalgia remedies and juices of these raw vegetables should also be drunk daily at least twice.
- Applying warm vinegar or paste made from Spiegel seeds on the painful muscles is another fibromyalgia home remedy.
- When juice made from pigweed leaves is taken every morning on an empty stomach is known as one to the best fibromyalgia herbal remedies.
- Eating raw papaya or papaya seeds boiled in water is also useful for curing fibromyalgia.
- Drinking fresh orange, radish or cranberry juice or eating these fruits will alleviate the muscular pain seen in fibromyalgia patients. These fruits are the easiest fibromyalgia home remedies.
- Drinking alfalfa tea twice daily is also helpful for the treatment of joint pains.
- Eat porridge of 2 teaspoonfuls of winter cherry with ghee and molasses with an empty stomach for 15 days. This is very effective home remedy for Fibromyalgia.
- Guggulu is also very helpful in curing muscle pains. If available, eat half a teaspoon twice a day after meals with warm water.
- Paste of 1 teaspoon red chilies and fresh ginger mixed in half a cup of sesame oil and strain. Gently rub this oil on the affected muscles. Camphor, wintergreen and cinnamon oils are also beneficial for external application.
- Application of hot packs and ice packs for 10 minutes also provides relief from joint pains.
- Omega 3 fatty acids reduce inflammation of joints. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in salmon, sardines, other oily fish, walnuts, flax, soy, olive oil, nuts, and avocados.
- Topical applications of cayenne (capsicum) powder mixed with wintergreen oil can help relieve muscle pain.
- Make paste with use of boiling water by using the mixture of 2 tablespoons mullein, 3 of granulated slippery elm bark, one of lobelia, 1-teaspoon cayenne. Spread on cloth and place on swollen joints. This is one of the useful home remedies for fibromyalgia.
