Dietary aspects in fibromyalgia patients: results of a survey on food
awareness, allergies, and nutritional supplementation.
Arranz LI, Canela MA, Rafecas M.
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Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028,
Barcelona, Spain, encavifibro@yahoo.es.
Abstract
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common disease that results in poor quality of
life, causing widespread musculoskeletal pain and stiffness, fatigue,
sleep disorders, and cognitive impairment among other symptoms. The
lack of an effective treatment makes necessary a multidimensional
management. FM patients usually seek, from different sources,
information about possible benefits from foods, nutrients, or diets.
Our objective was to investigate the dietary awareness, food allergies
and/or intolerances (FAIs), and nutritional supplement (NS)
consumption of FM patients. A questionnaire was prepared with six
questions regarding dietary habits, FAIs, and NS use. The
questionnaire was filled out by patients recruited in local
fibromyalgia associations. One hundred and one women were suffering
from FM, diagnosed for more than 6 months, mean age of 53.88 =C2=B1 7.78
years; 30% of them changed their diet because of their disease, trying
to improve it, and most of them were also using some NS; 7% of women
in this group had FAIs, a figure slightly higher than the FAI
prevalence in the general population (2-5%) and positively associated
with consumption of supplements. Among NS users, some differences were
observed; past NS users currently consume a wider range of products,
more than new NS users. Magnesium was one of the supplements most
recommended specifically for FM. Seventy-four percentage of these
patients used NS following advice from health professionals. Once
patients are diagnosed, they change their dietary habits and
nutritional supplement intake, seeking nutritional strategies to
improve their symptoms. Health professionals' advice plays a relevant
role.
PMID: 21833524 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]=20
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833524 [1]
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[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833524
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