Phyllis would cry as she drove home from her job as a nurse at a local hospital because the pain was unbearable. Phyllis' main concern was to demonstrate an upbeat, capable appearance for her 3 children when she returned home - she didn't want them to see her this way.
Topics: Hypothyroidism, Dr Karl Johnson, gluten sensitivity, fibromyalgia, autoimmune thyroid
Like most doctors, the most common complaint among patients seeking my care is chronic fatigue. Often the fatigue is described as a vague complaint with low energy, lack of motivation and inability to do more than absolutely what has to be done. Other times the fatigue causes the patient to become irritable and lash out verbally to those closest to them (with subsequent remorse and unfortunately harmed relationships).
Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, fibromyalgia, adrenal fatigue, chronic fatigue
If you've had a chronic health challenge for a while such as; diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune thyroid, schizophrenia, ADD or ADHD, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatique, irritable bowel syndrome, can't gain weight, can't lose weight, etc., you may have been tested for gluten sensitivity. That is great as your doctor was thinking out of the box.
Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, gluten sensitivity, gluten, fibromyalgia, Diabetes, gluten epitope, Aristo Vojdani, fatigue
When you have an autoimmune condition such as Hashimoto's, or if you have fibromyalgia, anxiety or depession you must remember there is an important connection between your digestive tract and your brain. Dr. Michael D. Gershon coined the term "second brain" in 1996 to refer to the powerful brain in the gut known as the enteric nervous system. He is one of a small number of researchers studying brain-gut connections in the relatively new field of neurogastroenterology. Read this informative article that was printed in the San Diego Union Tribune via the New York Times News Service:
Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, celiac, gut, brain
First, most people do not realize that most doctors really do not have much training on how to deal with Fibromyalgia patients. In fact Fibromyalgia completely puzzles most doctors....period! Think about it. When you went to your doctor, how thorough was your evaluation really? What exactly did the doctor examine?
Topics: Dr Karl Johnson, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, fibromyalgia treatment
