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Taking Alternative IBS Meds with Prescribed Meds?

Health & Fitness – For a number of sufferers, taking alternative medicine for IBS can be very beneficial. Herbal and homeopathic medicines have shown to have positive effects and therapies like hypnotherapy and acunpuncture can be highly effective. When looking for an alternative treatment option, trial and error is common as each individual has different triggers.

Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2007 05:34am

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Tips for Crohns Flare-ups

Health & Fitness – Crohns flare ups are generally accompanied by the following symptoms: fatigue, joint pain, weight loss, abdominal pain and rectal bleeding, a loss of appetite and diarrhea. To avoid flare ups it pays to identify if there are certain triggers that bring on the symptoms. Once identified you can work to remove these for symptoms relief.

Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2007 05:23am

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Autism in Adults

Health & Fitness – When it comes to autism in adults the severity of autistic behaviors tend to dictate the level of interaction into society. Having a job and relationship is quite possible for some, whereas other autistic adults will require fulltime care.

Submitted and Voted for on June 29, 2007 03:13am

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What You Should Know About Fibromyalgia High Blood Pressure

Health & Fitness – For people taking medications for fibromyalgia, high blood pressure is a very real possibility as a potential side effect. It is for this reason that The American Heart Association recently called for doctors to chose non-pharmacological treatments as the treatment of choice for fibromyalgia sufferers.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:51pm

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Combating Fibromyalgia With Flax Seed Oil

Health & Fitness – There is no known cure for fibromyalgia, however when treating fibromyalgia, flax seed oil has shown itself to be a great natural remedy. Flax seed oil has high levels of anti-oxidents which bolster the immune system and also possesses anti-inflammatory properties.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:39pm

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How HGH and Fibromyalgia Are Connected

Health & Fitness – The connection between Human Growth Hormone or HGH and fibromyalgia is examined in this article. Studies show that supplementing with HGH can relieve fibromyalgia symptoms, although there are some side effects to consider prior to starting any HGH treatment regimen.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:30pm

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The Link Between Muscle Spasms and Fibromyalgia

Health & Fitness – For the relief of muscle spasms and fibromyalgia pain some creams contatining MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane)have proven to be helpful. The reason MSM has proven to be so useful is down to the anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:15pm

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Overcome Fibromyalgia with A Fibromyalgia Support Group

Gay & Lesbian – Joining a fibromyalgia support group can be really helpful in terms of reducing the impact of symptoms. Shutting yourself away from the outside world only serves to increase the intensity of the symptoms and depression becomes more of a risk.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 03:02pm

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Fibromyalgia Pain Medication - Targeting Pain and Other Symptoms

Health & Fitness – There are a wide variety of fibromyalgia pain medications that can be prescribed to help ease the symptoms of sufferers. The options include NSAID's, sleeping pills, anti-depressants, anti-convulsants and occassionally narcotic pain relievers.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 02:51pm

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Should You Be Taking Probiotics for IBS?

Health & Fitness – The answer appears to be yes to taking probiotics for IBS. IBS can be caused by bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine. Probiotics work to regulate the gut flora, so by reducing the bad bacteria levels, the IBS symptoms can abate.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 09:09am

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Autism and the Teenage Years

Health & Fitness – Challenging is how most parents of teenagers with autism find the teen years as behavior can alter dramatically as a result of surging hormones. For some autistic kids the teen years don't present a problem, for others it can be the most difficult period in their lives.

Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2007 08:17am

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Self Help For Fibromyalgia - What You Need To Know

Health & Fitness – Aside from regular exercises, there are a number of natural self help for fibromyalgia that patients can incorporate into their daily routine to help relieve painful fibromyalgia symptoms.

Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2007 03:59pm

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Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue - Are They The Same?

Health & Fitness – Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue syndrome - they can be hard to distinguish as many of the symptoms overlap and even the treatments can be very similar.

Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2007 03:46pm

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How Are Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked?

Health & Fitness – The fibromyalgia chronic fatigue syndrome link appears to have come about due to the overlap of symptoms between these two conditions and the similarities in treatment therapies.

Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2007 03:40pm

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What's the Progesterone Fibromyalgia Link?

Health & Fitness – The progesterone fibromyalgia link has come about because of the similarity between progesterone deficiency symptoms and fibromyalgia symptoms, notably fatigue, concentration problems, depression, headaches, lack of sex drive, painful and irregular menstrual periods, weight gain, irritability and fluid retention.

Submitted and Voted for on June 27, 2007 03:08pm