The influence of diet on the evolution of symptoms presented in fibromyalgia patients

Authors

  • José Eduardo Martinez FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Juliana Morini Bevilacqua FCMS/PUC-SP
  • Débora Laena Barroso Sacoman FCMS/PUC-SP

Keywords:

fibromyalgia, diet, symptoms

Abstract

This research seeks to relate fibromyalgia and nutritional factors. Objective: to determine the influence of the food habits on the intensity of the symptoms of fibromyalgia patients. Methods: we interviewed 40 female patients, aged 15 to 59, in the clinic of the Hospital pain set of Sorocaba (CHS) through about the fibromyalgia clinical picture and their eating habits. Results: the mean duration of symptoms of fibromyalgia among the interviewed patients was 6.75 years. The average impact of fibromyalgia on the quality of life was about 64 measured by the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. The only food that was related to symptom improvement by the patients was the banana (17.5%). The majority of respondents did not noticed relationship between such foods and modification of disease symptoms. Conclusion: there was not observed association between food intenak and fibromyalgia symptom severity.

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Author Biographies

José Eduardo Martinez, FCMS/PUC-SP

Professor do Depto de Medicina  FCMS/PUC-SP

Juliana Morini Bevilacqua, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

Débora Laena Barroso Sacoman, FCMS/PUC-SP

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina FCMS/PUC-SP

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Published

2015-06-26

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Martinez JE, Bevilacqua JM, Sacoman DLB. The influence of diet on the evolution of symptoms presented in fibromyalgia patients. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2015Jun.26 [cited 2024Jul.5];17(2):69-72. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/22235

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2015)

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