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I have always loved watching birds and having feeders in the yard during the winter for the cardinals and blue jays, and tiny sparrows. However, in the summer time I really enjoy feeding the hummingbirds. In our area we have the ruby-throated hummingbirds. It is a wonder to behold when these...

I think for anyone who has fibro, the severe headaches can be scarier than the muscle pain. Often the medications used for migraine headaches has limited success and are difficult to take when one gets nausea with the headache. Laying in a dark room with cold compresses sometimes helps to...

If you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, life can be spent running to the bathroom or sitting in the bathroom trying to go. Or a combination of both. When your at your wits end in trying to figure out the best way to handle the problem and nothing is working, I have provided a few tips to...

Hello, I've just joined this forum. I have had FMS, bipolar, IBS and numerous blood problems and food allergies. I've had three very difficult pregnancies and births. If anyone ever wants to talk to me or ask me questions etc., ask me and I'll try and answer anything. You can also find me...

Long-term use of vitamin E supplements may help protect against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), according to a recent report from the American Journal of Epidemiology. Vitamin E. Vitamin E has attracted significant attention from ALS researchers as a...

Hi, I've posted on here a few times before, but generally have tried to go about my life. I've been battling pain/stiffness/weakness for years and now it seems to have got worse. I had one doc allude to pls. Said I had cranial nerve damage. My neck always hurts when I turn it (95% of the...

been a while for diagnosed i thought it was MS never heard of ALS untill a posting on MS site lady said possible MS.. but wait and see, ive had twitching since aug or earlier of 10* and has gotton worst, alsoo had lower back spasms which thught i hurt at wrk blew EVRYTHING OFF.. i mean what...

I really need some help! My GP is useless (I am in the process of getting a second opinion). Sorry if this whole list reads like a novel but I need some objective answers from the real people that know and can point me in the direction I need to go, whether that be a neurologist (dr wont refer...

Hi welcome to the forum. You mention your husband is taking B-12 shots, was his B-12 pretty low? I do not have ALS, but have pernicious anemia (a chronic B-12 deficiency caused by not being able to properly absorb B-12 from food.). It can cause fatigue, cramping, muscle twitching, weird...

I am a 28 year old female and have been living with chronic pain for the past 4 years. I haven't been officially diagnosed with anything other than fibromyalgia. My symptoms would come and go in pretty regular patterns and last for about 4-7 days. No medications helped. I was difficult to...