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Other conditions
Is the name given to widespread pain affecting the muscles but not the joints. It is a chronic condition but is not life threatening or progressive and does not cause permanent damage to muscles, bones or joints.
Fibromyalgia normally begins following a trauma such as an accident, an infection, childbirth, an operation or some other emotional event. Sometimes the condition begins without any obvious trigger
Symptoms
Rather than a specific symptom fibromyalgia is made up of a collection of symptoms including fatigue and pain, disturbed sleep patterns, headaches, irritable bowel, diarrhoea and sometimes nausea
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is normally made if there has been widespread pain for a period of 3 months or more. Tests to eliminate other conditions may be made.
Treatment
The treatment for fibromyalgia is to treat the symptoms such as reducing pain and improving sleep rather than treating the condition itself.