My story: negatives
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, the information on these pages is gathered from my own experience, books, websites, and other people's experience. I will not be held responsible for any injury resulting from this information. If you have a medical condition, you should seek qualified medical advice and supervision at all times.
Stress plays a largest part in making things worse, as it also impacts on the immune system. Getting rid of as much stress as possible is very important. Many of these problems seem to have something to do with the body's auto-immune response, and are inflammatory and vascular in nature. Specialists are in agreement, that there may be something underlying wrong, probably in the way my brain interprets signals. However, current medical science is insufficiently advanced to diagnose and treat most of these symptoms or the underlying illness(es) , and as I am successfully managing my symptoms, further tests and trials of medications are not necessary at this time.
Things that at times, have made my symptoms worse
- People saying "Are you better yet?"
- Stress
- Cold
- Too much dairy
- Sugar
- Caffeine
- Synthetic fabrics
- Latex gloves
- Cleaning chemicals
- Dehydration
- Not enough vitamins and minerals (especially B, C, zinc, potassium and magnesium)
- Insomnia and lack of sleep
- Poor posture
- Un-ergonomic furniture
- Heavy lifting or twisting while supporting weights (heavy doors)
- Bright light
- No exercise and no regular stretching
- Intense exercise
- Wrists being forced backwards, as in some yoga poses
- Lots of fine mouse-work
- Lots of typing, especially with wrists lower than the keys
- Pushing trolleys
- Opening jars
- My period
- Pollution (cigarette smoke, traffic pollution)
- A car without power steering
