burning feet - Fibromyalgia Message Board

jamesgm · 06-26-2003, 09:02 PM

My feet burn all the time especially the ball and toes .The big toes hurt
all night.Is there anything that helps? I use a vibrator and it helps some
and ice helps for a short time.
This constant pain is driving me crazy.
James

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corin · 06-26-2003, 10:12 PM

I am not a doctor, but you may wish to consider that it is gout. I know gout often affects the big toe, causing burning pain in that area, and redness/swelling. Apparently can be caused by too much protein (says my gp). Just a thought.

Glenda/Bill · 07-04-2003, 05:43 PM

Hello,
I am new to the board,so forgive me if I do this wrong.
I have the burning feet and toes. I have neuropathy from my FM, CFS, and MPS and I am insulin resistant. They are not sure which one caused as they can all lead to this pain. Not much you can do, except keep them elevated and check your sugar. Massage tends to make mine hurt worse. Warm water seems to help also.
I alternate from hot compresses to ice bags.
But play it safe and have your blood sugar checked.

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Glenda And Bill

brend · 07-07-2003, 01:51 PM

Yes I have burning feet. Worse at night, but not always. When it is bad sleep is out ofthe question. I did not associate this with FMS until recently when I was reviewing symptoms with my doc. I have had burning feet long before any of the other FMS symptoms. Doc is of the opinion that is if we can eliminate the burning feet a lot of the other symptoms will be reduced. He says he has seen it before where an almost unrelated symptom is the catalyst for the illness. As the treatment of FMS is not an exact science and each of us responds differenlty to treatment, I agreed to go along with the doc. He has put me on very high dose of steroids for two weeks and over the following two months is reducing the steroid slowly. I am in the middle of this at the moment and so far so good.

AerachATL · 07-15-2003, 04:35 PM

I get that burning foot problem from time to time, but am only distressed when it happens at bedtime. I find that two different things help. I take an enteric aspirin everynight anyway, so I take another one. Within 20 minutes the burning stops. When that happens, I get out the ice bags. The dogs hate having those bags in the bed, but within 10 minutes I'm asleep.