When you have fibromyalgia you will experience a variety of different symptoms. The most common of the symptoms of fibromyalgia is chronic widespread pain that is heightened by an increased response to non-painful stimuli. There are also a number of other symptoms of fibromyalgia that you are likely to experience if you have this condition.

Fibromyalgia is a condition where the body becomes much more sensitive to touch and pain. A fibromyalgia patient may experience intense levels of pain from a simple brush of the hand or gentle pressure that is placed on their body.

Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose and treat because there appears to be no one cause. In the majority of cases the physician determines a number of factors that work in unison and lead to the condition. The condition has been known to develop after a traumatic physical or psychological event, infections within the body, and genetics.

Sleep disorders are also suspected to be causes of fibromyalgia. Statistics indicate that more than 95 percent of people with fibromyalgia suffer from sleep apnea or insomnia. Until recently, scientists believed that sleep disorders were the consequence of fibromyalgia but it now turns out to be the other way around.

Those of us with Fibromyalgia usually lead busy, driven, tense and stressful lives. We do not have proper boundaries and lack the ability to balance activity with rest. Many of us tend to be a 'door mat', allowing others to 'step on us'.

Tartaric acid is what has linked a sever case of candida yeast overgrowth with fibromyalgia. The reason behind this is that tartaric acid is a muscle toxin that can potentially be more lethal then ethanol; when this toxin enters the muscles it creates severe to disabling muscle and joint pain.

Animal products have long been touted as being absolutely essential to your health. But new studies show that these are the foods that contribute to most diseases today. Meat has been linked to cancer, dairy has been linked to osteoporosis, eggs are high in cholesterol which contributes to heart disease, and all three of them have been linked to obesity, which in turn causes many other diseases.

Deposition: Studies have found that deposition of intracellular calcium and phosphate eventually leads to the development of fibromyalgia. The accumulation of phosphate is generally gradual but is increased by illness or trauma.

Because of the variety of symptoms for FMS, there is no one test that can tell you that you have the disease for certain. Instead, doctors look at your symptoms as a whole, and gradually rule out other syndromes or diseases, basically just crossing every possibility off the list before settling on FMS.

Individuals that experience moderate to severe stress are found to suffer from weaker immune systems, higher sensitivities to pain, and many other symptoms that often reflect those experienced by fibromyalgia patients. While there is no definitive cause of fibromyalgia established to date, there are many promising theories.

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