❤️ Fibromyalgia sufferers share their favorite tips on how to naturally lessen their chronic pain

Let’s face it, some days we need more help to get though everyday tasks and often we aren’t sure where to start. Well, courtesy of some of my lovely members on our CLF Support Group on Facebook (request to join here) who are dealing with chronic pain condtions, below you will find some of their amazingly effective tips that you can easily implement into your daily routine to start feeling a bit better with your chronic pain condition. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee or tea, a pad of paper and enjoy.

“When doing your workouts try keeping the room warmer and also eat breakfast before…For fatigue days make sure to take lots of breaks. For example do a chore like washing the dishes, watch a short funny uplifting 22 min episode of something, do a chore and watch or read something for 22 more minutes. Fight not to do longer than this because you won’t get back up. And if your dealing with chemical sensitivities exercise on soft sheepskins sewn together at the ends. Its also thicker and provides more cushion.”  - Megan Brinsmead

“ I Enjoy a nostalgic video or movie- like a Disney movie with my family.. or I enjoy walking in the woods with my hubby. The key is to take time to enjoy the little things… When I engage in family time it puts the pain in the back of my mind”- Ann Maria Priddy

“I Make sure to stop eating before 8:00 pm so as to not set my digestive system into overdrive, but I do have a snack right before 8:00 because I don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night starving. I also have a power down hour before bed that I start at 9pm. I make some calming tea, do my skin care routine + brush my teeth, do some calming stretches (available on Cocolime Fitness TV), diffuse some essential oils, and just chill. I turn off all screens (phone, tv, etc.) and allow my body some time to decompose and destress.” - Maddie Hodgett  

“I use Epsom salt bath in warm (not hot) filtered water for about 20-30 minutes to relax my body for sleep. Keeping warm as often as possible helps with my joint pain tremendously. I also do Acupressure with a mat (pranamat / shakti mat). This has been a life saver for me. It has helped massively with cramping and general pain all over my body. I use it every day, usually twice..on my legs, back, stomach, neck and feet. I use Magnesium oil on the bottom of my feet and on any area of my body that is aching/cramping, and it immediately helps me to relax and settles my muscles. To help me with my fatigue, I find removing myself from any stimuli eg. phone, sound, lights, screens etc, and close my eyes to let my body completely switch off from doing any work in any way for as long as I need. I usually need 20 minutes or so before I feel my mind and body come to a state of rest and not feel so overworked. This helps to recharge me and allows me to keep going again for a while before I need to do it again. Also I always make sure I get fresh air and stretch my body 2-3 times every day, along with using your workouts as often as I can to get my body moving.” - Ellie-Rose Rossier

“I always use a heated mattress pad and throw, this helps a lot with pain”   - Courtney Lamothe Wolford 

“ My husband has fibromyalgia so to help him I make him a hot bath with Epsom salt, I dim the lighting and put on music and then I give him a a good massage followed by an at home Mani/Pedi. Clipping his nails is so hard on his hands as and wrists so it's a little thing”  - Lauren Ruiz

“Staying well hydrated and eating well is really important for me. I make quiet time everyday and I read my bible and engage in worship and this really calms my stress. I use Deep Blue by Doterra, it’s an oil. I use a little yoga ball for my headaches (or stiff neck) and lay with it where my occipital ridge is and the ball rests in between there right at the top of cervical spine between those two muscles” - Miah Huber

“Coconut water! It’s such a simple thing but when my joints and muscles are sore it really helps! Some conditions effect absorption of minerals and physical activity can burn through your reserves quickly so it’s important to keep putting them back!”  - Kelly Powers

And here is one of my most favorite tips that helped me a lot. Get tested for food intolerances! This was a huge trigger for my inflammation and pain. Whenever I would eat a food I was intolerant to I would get terrible pain. But when I was consistent at cutting them out for a period of time I noticed a huge change in my pain levels and due to less inflammation, even a small bit of weight loss! When I did start to incorporate many of these foods back into my life I tried to do it very gradually and I always made sure to check my symptoms to see if my body was really prepared to receive them back. If I got more pain or fatigue from eating them I would avoid the food again for a little bit more time. If you’re interested read more about my experience with testing for food intolerances. These tests, however, can sometimes be a bit pricey and even inaccurate at times so if you want to try another option why not just start journaling how you feel from different mono meals for a time and track how they make you feel. Remember symptoms can show up immediately or after a few days so be aware. 

So I hope you enjoyed those lovely tips from some real Fibromyalgia sufferers who are finding safe, effective ways to deal with some of their pain issues. 

If you would like more information from me about other really unique tips on how to lessen your pain by exercise and healthy lifestyle changes don’t forget to check out my fitness program, MITFIT 90. 

Thank you to everyone who submitted your tips for us all, you are amazing!

-Suzanne  W.