{"id":246,"date":"2016-05-15T14:53:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T14:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithfibromyalgia.net\/?p=246"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T11:40:07","slug":"whats-the-deal-with-fibromyalgia-and-odors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibromyalgiacause.com\/whats-the-deal-with-fibromyalgia-and-odors\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the Deal with Fibromyalgia and Odors?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fibromyalgia can be a pain in pretty much every body part, but did you know it can affect your nose? It may come as a surprise, but fibromyalgia can cause sensitivity to odors.<\/p>\n
For someone with the condition, perfumes, lotions and scented home cleaning products that other people enjoy might smell very strong or even cause a headache.<\/p>\n
What causes this symptom? In order to understand how fibromyalgia and odors are connected, we need to look at the disease as a whole.<\/p>\n
Fibromyalgia is well-known for causing extreme pain in the muscles and joints throughout the body. It can also cause very nonspecific pain in various areas (such as the abdomen, back and chest).<\/p>\n
People who have fibromyalgia often have chronic fatigue syndrome, and the fatigue can exacerbate their pain (and vice versa).<\/p>\n
Migraine headaches<\/a>, irritable bowel syndrome<\/a>, insomnia and anxiety and depression are all common with fibromyalgia. More women have the disease than men (although men can get it, as well). There is no cure for it, but there are ways to control the symptoms.<\/p>\n Doctors know all of the above, but what they don\u2019t yet know is exactly why some people get fibromyalgia. They do have a theory about changes in the brain that can cause many of its symptoms.<\/p>\nCentral Sensitization<\/span><\/h2>\n