Widespread pain with 'normal' labs usually means the right questions haven't been asked yet.
Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and often co-occurring cognitive difficulties. Because standard laboratory tests tend to come back normal, many patients are told their pain is psychosomatic, or are given medications that partially mask symptoms without addressing their origin. This is a failure of investigation, not evidence that nothing is wrong.
Root cause examination frequently reveals underlying infections (including Lyme disease and tick-borne co-infections), mold exposure, nervous system dysregulation, and mitochondrial dysfunction as significant contributing factors. Addressing these biological foundations can result in meaningful, lasting relief that symptom management alone has never been able to provide.
Fibromyalgia affects millions of people throughout the world and conventional medicine has yet to discover meaningful solutions to this rapidly spreading condition. In recent years there has been an increase in research on the underlying causes associated with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes pain in soft tissues and muscles throughout the body.
Since there are no known tests to diagnose this condition, conventional doctors typically rely on a patient's list of symptoms and may prescribe medication to inhibit inflammation and reduce pain. However, this approach can suppress symptoms while continuing to overlook the root causes of the condition.
Fibromyalgia is a cluster of symptoms that is labeled as a condition. Fibromyalgia can be a symptom of a larger underlying problem and is diagnosed when a doctor cannot pinpoint the root cause.
Dr. Jaban Moore
Conventional medicine diagnoses fibromyalgia when a doctor cannot pinpoint the root cause, which means fibromyalgia is often a label applied at the end of a diagnostic dead end, not the beginning of a real investigation.
The underlying contributors that are frequently missed include gut infections (H. Pylori, gut dysbiosis), bacterial infections like Lyme disease and SIBO, parasitic infections, toxicities from heavy metals and mold, and nutrient deficiencies including magnesium, which has been largely associated with muscle pain, fatigue, sleep difficulties, and anxiety.
Dr. Jaban's root cause investigation of fibromyalgia includes examining gut health (particularly imbalanced Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio and the presence of gut infections), tick-borne infections including Lyme disease and co-infections, parasitic burden, toxic exposure from heavy metals and mold, and critical nutrient deficiencies.
The goal is not to manage fibromyalgia as a permanent diagnosis but to identify what is actually generating the symptoms, and address it directly. Many people who have been labeled with fibromyalgia for years find resolution when the real underlying drivers are identified and systematically addressed.