On Healthy Living

We often hear about Fibromyalgia being a “women’s disease” but there are still many men who are afflicted. I would think that it would be harder for a man to have an illness like Fibromyalgia because men like to be in control and it’s harder for them to admit when there is something wrong with their bodies. I think men complain more than women about aches and pains (to their spouses anyway) but I think it is harder for them to deal with the fact that they have something chronically wrong with them.

Another reason it can appear that Fibromyalgia is more of a “women’s disease” is because men probably are not as likely to go to the doctor for their symptoms. It is thought that more women may have Fibromyalgia then men because of certain hormones that differ among the sexes.

Fibromyalgia in men can begin differently than it does in women. Men may have fewer obvious symptoms to begin with, but in some cases, may go on to develop a worse case of the condition - this may, in part, have something to do with the heavier psychosocial impact that a hidden disability has on the men - for them their job is not only their primary role in life but in many cases also their identity.

ff wrote this on May 18th, 2008 and filed it under Healthy Living, Men's Health |