My Foods to Avoid List for Fibromyalgia

Foods I try to limit or avoid altogether:

• Whole and refined grains, except for small amounts of refined rice, pasta and tortillas. I make meals with grains for my family, but in general the less grains I eat the better I feel.
  
  
• Most salads and raw vegetables. I think raw foods are hard to digest for people with less than robust digestive systems. If I do have a salad, I use ranch dressing or some other kind of dressing with beneficial bacteria.
  
  
• Potatoes, carrots and other root vegetables (because of their high glycemic index).
  
  
• Most spices, especially garlic
  
  
• Onions
  
  
• Olive oil
  
  
• Coffee, tea, and anything else with caffeine. I have just a small cup of organic, instant, decaf coffee in the morning with just about a quarter of a teaspoon of caffeinated coffee added for a little kick-start.
  
  
• Anything with yeast, sugar, trans fats, dyes, preservatives, fortification, sulfites, artificial nitrites
  
  
• Fruit juice
  
  
• Refined sugar tends to give me an upset stomach, though honey doesn't seem to cause me any problems.
  
  
• High vitamin C foods
  
  
• Cranberries, strawberries, blueberries and most other berries because of their blood thinning properties.
  
  
• High glycemic foods
  
  
• Mushrooms - because it is a type of fungi
  
  
• Tofu
  
  
• Soy milk
  
  
• Lemon juice or hot lemon water
  
  
• Milk and most dairy products except for small amounts of yogurt with active cultures. Right now I'm eating a little Mountain High yogurt each day with some fruit and nuts and that is working out well.