SUGAR!!!!

[Ginger_Snap]

Me again, I’m just curious if anyone else has this or if it’s more of a hormonal thing....... does anyone else since being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia find them selves constantly craving sugary food like chocolate etc? Like not just as a sweet tooth but like ALL the time

[Collette_28]

I get sweet cravings reguarly

[Cat00]

Same here, I think it comes with being tired all the time.

[phlebo123]

I have read that people with fibromyalgia can often also suffer with reactive hypoglycaemia, where your blood sugar levels can suddenly plummet after a meal. (Have a look at the symptoms of reactive hypoglycaemia and see if this looks familiar)

I find it is helpful to eat food with a low glycaemic index, such as whole grains, veg, fruit, beans (I have porridge for breakfast) which release sugars into the blood stream slowly. Also I eat small meals at regular intervals. I always carry a banana with me in case I suddenly feel my sugar levels are dropping.

Hope this is helpful, if you want to ask anything else about this just let me know, take care xx

[Howe2]

Definitely, I can't stop eating rubbish, since I've beenfinished from work I have put just over 4 stone on. It's ridiculous. 😥

[Ginger_Snap in reply to Howe2]

It’s hard isn’t it! X

[Ladame]

It's usually in the afternoon when I get a slump and nothing but sweet things do anything for me, I just stuff my face with chocolate things or I start to feel shaky and light headed had this gor years sugar level checked but say it's ok!

[Ginger_Snap in reply to Ladame]

This is exactly me! X

[Kitten-whiskers]

I would say Gut Bacteria Imbalance, or possibly Candida

[Hidden]

Yes yes yes I used to get up in the night and I'd eat cake biscuits at random times like 12 and 3 am then I had a huge flare I started off craving it but only at night time really strange but sugar is not good as it causes me to flare up xxxx

[Ginger_Snap in reply to Hidden]

I’m so glad it’s not just me!!! X