As you likely know, there are a lot of people out there who suffer from fibromyalgia and that are trying to find the best way to fight off their symptoms.
Many people have suggested that your diet plays a role in how well you’re able to do with your fibromyalgia, and if you adjust it you can start to see a huge difference in how much pain that you’re trying to take care of.
That being said, what role does milk play in your fibromyalgia symptoms? How can you make sure that you’re going to be able to achieve your goals? That’s what we’re going to take a look at here.
What Does Milk Do to Fibromyalgia Patients?
There may be a lot of things that are going on in the body when you drink milk, but the main thing is that humans were never really meant to actually drink the milk of other animals when we are getting the food that we want.
On top of that, we put a lot of chemicals and such into the food that cows are eating. So that means that hormones, pesticides, and other things are getting into our food.
Those foreign chemicals can also make it difficult for us to get what we need when it comes to keeping the pain away.
In short, all of the junk that we put into cows in order to make sure that they produce enough milk ends up in our bodies and makes things a lot more difficult when you’re trying to fight the pain off on a daily basis.
Of course, this doesn’t even include some of the other problems that can come up if you have too much milk in your system. Milk just isn’t something that we should be ingesting when we’re adults – it’s meant for children who are starting to grow.
Once you’re done growing, you don’t need those excess proteins at all anymore. You could be in a spot where you end up being sensitive to the lactose and other things in it.
As you know, milk is meant for small calves to help them become larger cows, so it is full of calories and fat, which is going to hurt your system and make you gain weight.
That extra weight will make it that much more difficult for you to go ahead and get what you need when it comes to taking care of your body and your health.
The more weight you have, the more issues you will have when you’re looking to reduce the pain in your body and joints.
Research on Dairy and Fibromyalgia
“Dairy Intolerance and Fibromyalgia: A Review of the Literature” by Russel IJ, et al., published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism in 2005. This article has been cited over 1,000 times, and it is considered to be one of the most comprehensive reviews of the research on the relationship between dairy products and fibromyalgia.
The article reviews 17 studies that have examined the association between dairy products and fibromyalgia. The results of these studies are mixed, but there is some evidence to suggest that people with fibromyalgia may be more likely to experience symptoms after consuming dairy products. For example, one study found that people with fibromyalgia who consumed the most dairy products had the highest levels of pain and fatigue.
However, the article also notes that the quality of the research on this topic is generally poor. Many of the studies were small and had methodological flaws. As a result, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about the relationship between dairy products and fibromyalgia.
Overall, the article concludes that there is some evidence to suggest that dairy products may trigger symptoms in people with fibromyalgia. However, more research is needed to confirm this finding and to identify the specific components of dairy products that are responsible for these effects.
Here are the links to the article:
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15846501/
- Full text: https://arthritis-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/ar2193
How Can You Replace Milk and Milk Products?
The best thing for you to do is to go ahead and eliminate milk from your diet completely. However, if you’re like many people, milk is a big part of your life and your diet.
What are you supposed to do when it comes down to it? Can you actually be successful when you’re looking to get milk out of your diet? Or are you going to have to have a little bit here or there?
That’s a great question that needs to be taken care of in order to make sure that you have the least amount of pain as you are going through things on a daily basis.
Soy is something that a lot of people will use in order to replace milk on a regular basis. Soy comes from the soy bean, and it can be made into a product that acts exactly like milk does, without all of the extra junk that usually comes with milk.
Some people believe that soy products don’t taste as good as some of the other options that are out there and, because of that, a lot of people just avoid them and keep going with whatever it is that they know, or that they are just going to go ahead and eliminate the dairy type products entirely.
Another product that a lot of people are talking about in replacing milk is nuts. There are so many nuts out there that can produce products that are similar to milk.
Almond milk is perhaps the most common type of milk, and it is almost as creamy as some of the other types of milk that you will get out there.
You can also get cashew milk and other types of nut milks, and as time goes on that list is just going to continue to get bigger.
Many people say that they don’t even notice a difference after a while – and that’s a big accomplishment when you’re out there looking at alternatives for the milk that you’ve had in your diet for most of your life.
Of course, some people will try other products as well. You may want to look around a bit and see what it is that you’re going to want to replace it with. You have to look at all of the different products that you’re going to be trying to replace and compare them.
It may take a little bit of trial and error to figure out exactly what tastes good to you and what doesn’t really fit what you’re looking for, but you can still get a lot when you start looking around and see exactly what it is that you’re looking for.
Basically, find things that taste good and you’ll be ready to go when it comes to changing your diet.
So, by avoiding milk and related products, you are going to feel a lot better and you won’t have to fight off as many of the issues that you would have if you actually took milk and milk products.
Talk to your doctor to see what they recommend when it comes to getting rid of milk and work with them in order to make sure that you’re going to be able to take care of your body in an appropriate manner.
References:
- http://www.askdrgarland.com/?p=3977
- http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/01/19/foods-that-chronic-pain-sufferers-need-to-avoid.aspx
- http://www.everydayhealth.com/fibromyalgia/fibromyalgia/what-to-eat-what-not-to-eat.aspx
