Paula,

I got a fibro dx in Dec. After much experimentation I got the best
results from 1. taking very large doses of digestive enzymes and 2.
going gluten free as Ron suggests.
Doing a websearch on celiac will bring up Ron's very informative papers
on gluten and more info than you'll know what to do with! There is a
newsgroup and a mailing list for both fibro and celiac--not everyone who
avoids gluten is a celiac sufferer.
Now if I could just get dairy free I'd probably lose the last wacko
fibro symptoms in my ears!

Sharon

Ron Hoggan wrote:
>
> Hi Paula,
> Sure, your friend could follow a strict gluten-free, dairy-free diet. IF
> he/she is strict with the diet, it may clear up the fibromyalgia.
>
> The antibodies used to identify celiac disease are called antiendomysium.
> Endomysium is the tissue that surrounds muscle fibres, to reduce friction
> between them. There may or may not be measurable antibodies in
> fibromyalgia, but I think that is the culprit, and I suspect that it
> usually results from gluten.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Ron Hoggan
>
> At 07:34 AM 7/11/97 -0400, Paula H. wrote:
> >An acquaintance of mine has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia.  Does anyone
> >have nutritional/dietary info that would help her?
>