22/03/2026
🟣 Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body 🟣
As well as widespread pain, other symptoms of fibromyalgia include:
• increased sensitivity to pain
• muscle stiffness
• difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, which can make you feel very tired (fatigue)
• problems with mental processes (known as "fibro-fog"), such as difficulty concentrating or remembering things
• headaches
• irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a digestive condition that causes stomach pain and bloating
• feelings of frustration, worry or low mood
Although there's currently no cure for fibromyalgia, there are treatments to help relieve some of the symptoms and make the condition easier to live with.
Treatment tends to be a combination of:
✅ lifestyle changes, such as exercise programmes and relaxation techniques
✅ talking therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
✅ medicine, such as antidepressants
In particular, exercise has a number of important benefits for people with fibromyalgia, including helping to reduce pain.
If you know someone who suffers from fibromyalgia, show them compassion and understanding, their symptoms are changeable –they can sometimes suddenly improve or get worse and are extremely unpredictable.
For more help and support on this condition visit :
🟣 www.nhs.uk/conditions/fibromyalgia
🟣 https://fmauk.org/
