What foods cause nerve pain?

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What foods cause nerve pain?

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answered Sep 20, 2022 by Coffeemomma (28,760 points)
Foods that can cause nerve pain are gluten based foods such as salad dressing, pasta, grains, crackers, cereals, dairy, canned fruit, protein bars, soda, ketchup, juice, granola.

Other foods that can cause nerve pain are foods with saturated fats, corn, seed oils, foods with trans fats and processed meats.

Heat is good for nerve pain as heat helps reduce inflammation and also calms the nerves down.

Heat is good for healing nerves as heat can help reduce inflammation which in turn helps alleviate the nerve pain.

You can apply a hot water bottle or heating pad to the nerves or soak in a hot bath as well.

Ginger is good for nerve pain as ginger has a compound called gingerol which has anti inflammatory qualities that help to soothe your nerves and alleviate nerve pain.

Ginger is considered natures pain reliever.

Neurologists treat nerve pain through medicines, physical therapy sometimes surgery and through psychological counseling.

Medicines that are commonly prescribed for neuropathic pain include Gabapentin and other anti seizure drugs.

Nerve pain feels like a stabbing, shooting pain with a burning sensation.

Sometimes the nerve pain may also be sharp and sudden and feel like an electric shock.

Healing nerves will typically feel like an unpleasant tingly feeling which is normal while the nerves are healing.

You may also feel an electric shock sensation at the level of the growing nerve fibers.

Magnesium is good for nerve pain and being low on magnesium can trigger nerve pain.

Taking magnesium supplements can help alleviate nerve pain.

To help relieve nerve pain in your feet at night you can rub some Capsaicin on your feet or some Lidocaine ointment or Vicks Vapor Rub to the feet.

Also you can soak your feet in warm water before going to bed to help alleviate the nerve pain in your feet.

Rubs that are good for nerve pain are rubs with Capsaicin and Vicks Vapor rub.

You can even apply some Capsaicin to your skin and massage it into the skin which helps relieve nerve pain.

Lidocaine is also a good rub and ointment for nerve pain.

 Lidocaine blocks pain signals in your body.

Creams and ointments that have lidocaine in them make you lose feeling in the areas you rub them on.

This is also called "numbing" the area.

Nerve pain can hurt worse at night because your body temperature drops and your peripheral nerves begin to tingle more.

Your heart rate also slows down when you're colder and your blood flow also slows down which increases painful sensations.

At night our body temperature fluctuates and goes down a bit.

Most people tend to sleep in a cooler room as well.

The thought is that damaged nerves might interpret the temperature change as pain or tingling, which can heighten the sense of neuropathy.

Nerve pain is sometimes constant and some nerve pain may only occur intermittently.

Neuropathic pain usually gets worse over time.

Some types of nerve pain may be cured but most nerve pain cannot be cured entirely and will last the rest of your life.

However treatments can manage the symptoms of nerve pain and reduce the pain.

Drinking water can and does help with nerve pain as being dehydrated can make nerve pain worse so by staying hydrated you can reduce your nerve pain.

It's very critical to stay hydrated through the day to reduce inflammation and avoid triggering the pain receptors.

Ibuprofen is good for nerve pain although it's not as strong as other medicines for nerve pain.

Ibuprofen is usually better for nerve pain than Tylenol although Tylenol is also good for nerve pain.

Although for nerve pain acetaminophen works better.

Ice and heat therapy can help nerve pain in the legs and nerve pain in other areas of the body.

You can alternate between applying ice and heat to the nerve pain in the legs and it will help alleviate the nerve pain.

You can also take NSAIDS such as Motrin and Aleve and try massaging the legs to help relieve nerve pain in the legs and other parts of the body.

Nerve pain in the legs is called Sciatica.

Sciatica is pain that travels along the path of your sciatica nerve and then travels from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg.

The symptoms of nerve damage in the legs are.

A buzzing sensation that feels like a mild electrical shock.

Sharp pains in your hands, arms, legs, or feet.

Regularly dropping objects that you're holding.

Muscle weakness, especially in your arms or legs.

Feeling like you're wearing a tight glove or sock.

Numbness or tingling in the hands and feet.

To repair a damaged nerve, a surgeon removes a small part of the sural nerve in the leg and implants this nerve at the site of the repair.

Sometimes the surgeon can borrow another working nerve to make an injured nerve work (nerve transfer).

In many instances, nerve damage cannot be cured entirely.

But there are various treatments that can reduce your symptoms.

Because nerve damage is often progressive, it is important to consult with a doctor when you first notice symptoms.

That way you can reduce the likelihood of permanent damage.

Fibromyalgia can sometimes feel like nerve pain.

People who have fibromyalgia and those who have pain in their shoulders and backs often describe the pain as burning, tingling, and shooting pains in their arms and legs, which can sound like peripheral neuropathy.

Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.

Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and non painful signals.

Natural herbs and supplements are good to take for fibromyalgia.

Getting plenty of vitamins, exercising and eating a healthy diet can also help manage the fibromyalgia.

Common things that can naturally help fibromyalgia include.

Talking therapies. Some studies suggest that therapy can help people cope with fibromyalgia.
Exercise.
Diet changes.
Vitamins and supplements.
Stress management.
Mindfulness and meditation.
Complementary therapies.
Lifestyle changes.

The FDA has approved three drugs specifically for treating fibromyalgia, including pregabalin (Lyrica), duloxetine (Cymbalta), and milnacipran (Savella).

However, other medications, such as amitriptyline (Elavil), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) or gabapentin (Neurontin) are usually considered first-line treatments.

Several things can trigger a fibromyalgia flare up which include poor sleep, changes in treatment, diet, traveling or changes in schedule, Temperature and Weather Changes, Hormonal Changes and Physical or Psychological Stress.

The worst symptoms of fibromyalgia are irritable bowel syndrome, slow or confused speech, trouble remembering, learning, paying attention to things, extreme tiredness, fatigue, stiffness and muscle spasms.

Fibromyalgia does usually go away for most people eventually.

The condition of Fibromyalgia goes away in a substantial number of people.

And so does chronic fatigue syndrome.

The odds of it going away are however somewhat related to how long a person has had it.

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