numbness in arm
 

Hi there. Just wondering if anyone has had symptoms of their arm feeling like it's going to sleep. It seems to start in the wrist and hand and progress to my shoulder, right arm mainly and then over a few hours it seems to go away again. No motor loss. Appreciate your help. ;)

I have carpal tunnel and my right hand and wrist would feel like it was falling asleep sometimes. I try now to limit my time on the computer. My doctor recommended a brace for my wrist if it continued but it is much better. I think MrsD had a brace she mentioned on a post.

Symptoms in my feet and legs and low back started and then shortly after my arms and hands. I originally thought it was strange but now I feel once your nerves are inflamed it can happen anywhere. I think inflammation (and gut health) is key in my SFN.

I second what Pinkynose said, especially about the gut health. This is so important.

At one point a few month ago, after an injection for a brain MRI, and some other drugs, because I had a reaction to it, both my arms from wrist to elbow went numb as though they'd fallen asleep, or perhaps it was the day after the MRI. It lasted throughout the day and went away the next day.

I would just reiterate what Pinkynose said: I have symptoms that are new and strange and come and go all over, including on my head and face, like on my tongue right now as I write this.

Hope that helps and hope your symptoms improve!

[QUOTE=pinkynose;1185925]I have carpal tunnel and my right hand and wrist would feel like it was falling asleep sometimes. I try now to limit my time on the computer. My doctor recommended a brace for my wrist if it continued but it is much better. I think MrsD had a brace she mentioned on a post.

Symptoms in my feet and legs and low back started and then shortly after my arms and hands. I originally thought it was strange but now I feel once your nerves are inflamed it can happen anywhere. I think inflammation (and gut health) is key in my SFN.[/QUOTE

Yes I agree my diet does need some work, going to see a nutritionist before Christmas. It's really freaky when you get new symptoms, have you been working on specific things on your gut health, like gluten free? ]

Yes it's strange and sometimes freaky when they appear anywhere. I fell over and banged my knees a few days ago and felt hypersensitivity there and burning even though healing well. I originally thought it was carpal tunnel but sometimes symom's go up past my elbow and into shoulder. What have you done with respect to gut health and inflammation?

[QUOTE=kazzak21;1185979]1) Gluten is not a real issue for me but sugar is so I try to be white flour free. White bread has very little fiber and a lot of sugar and it converts to sugar pretty quickly. When I do I eat gluten I go for whole-grains, which are fiber-rich and my body has to work harder to break down and longer to turn them to sugar.
2) No artificial sweeteners
3) I don't eat processed meats and stay away from packaged foods that have ingredients I've never heard of and can't even pronounce.
4) I try to eat foods that keep my system alkaline and avoid ones that make me acidic or at the very least balance them out at meals. If you need more info on this PM me.
5) I eat fruit but I don't drink fruit juice because I am aware of the sugar content.

I feel the biggest enemy to gut health is sugar.

I am nowhere near perfect on this. I do the best I can but when I cheat I do try to do so knowingly. Hope this helps.

I mostly deal with inflammation by diet, as I wrote in the other post. I do take Omega 3's(making sure the ratio is what it is supposed to be,) and I use Coconut oil. I also have a little Coconut butter when am low energy. (I do not believe in 0 fat or very low fat foods as our bodies need fat. Those foods seem to have all kinds of harmful ingredients added to make up for the fat that has been taken out anyway.)

I was taking Curcumin, but it made me itch. It is reported to be good for inflammation. Hope this helps.
carol

Thanks for this information, will keep trying to change my diet. I have to get more omega 3 in my diet, my diet at the moment is to be honest pretty bad thanks for the tips. ;)

[QUOTE=pinkynose;1186010]

I have trouble keeping to just a few words. Sorry!
 

I understand about having a sweet tooth. I have a mouth full of them! And full disclosure, I have not completely eliminated sugar, I cut way down and make more sensible choices most of the time.

It is hard to answer because my symptoms had gotten better by the time I finally accepted that I needed to cut out/down the amount of sugar I was ingesting. What I do know with certainty is that whenever I take in too much sugar my burning is much worse and extends to my hands and the stabbing pains I rarely get anymore begin to show up. It also causes me to have disrupted sleep.

I do not know if you have discovered a cause for your neuropathy. Mine is believed to come from my lumbar spine, but that is only a best guess. I see a chiropractor and a PT for that. It made no sense in the beginning to me that sugar or diet would play a role in my symptoms if they came from my spine. I now know that because of my spine my nerves are inflamed and irritated and anything I can do to reduce that inflammation will help my symptoms.

A little about Sugar, and the Brain:

When sugar is eaten the bacteria in your intestines, which make B vitamin complexes, begin to die. When the B vitamin complex levels decrease, a compound known as glutamic acid is not processed. Glutamic acid is one of the main components of brain function.

Refined sugar is not a food-- it is a chemical.

Here is an short article on sugar. It's mostly about mental health but it does include neuropathy. There are many others on credible sites. It states. "When refined sugar is consumed over a long period of time, the resulting chronic low level of available glutamic acid and consequent impaired glutamic acid utilization is associated with various neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, neuropathy, depression, epilepsy, and schizophrenia."
http://amazingdiscoveries.org/H-dece...mental-illness