The first step in breaking your addiction is to figure out what’s behind it, he says, citing four types of sugar addicts:

Type 1: You’re chronically exhausted and hooked on caffeine and sugar. Sometimes all you need is to improve nutrition, sleep, and exercise.

Type 2: You’re irritable when hungry and crash under stress. Counter this with vitamin C and herbal licorice, he suggests.

Type 3: You have sugar cravings caused by yeast or Candida overgrowth. Treating yeast overgrowth is critical for people with irritable bowel syndrome (often seen in people with fibromyalgia) and other problems like chronic nasal congestion, Teitelbaum believes. Probiotics or natural antifungals can help.

Type 4: You’re depressed and craving carbs. Your sugar cravings could be caused by your menstrual period, menopause, or andropause (male menopause). Eating soy-rich edamame can naturally raise estrogen levels, he adds.

Cutting Out Sugar to Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Dr. Mizelle says there's no scientific evidence that sugar or sugar addiction causes or makes fibromyalgia pain worse. But anecdotally, she says, several of her patients say their fibromyalgia symptoms improved after cutting out refined sugars. Mizelle points out that this could be due to a “placebo effect, which plays a big role in fibromyalgia.” Still, she says, if you believe sugar is making your fibromyalgia worse, it’s worth eliminating it to see if you feel better. Here’s her advice:

If it’s white, don’t eat it. This means pasta, sugar, white bread, white rice, and high-fructose corn syrup. Switch to whole-grain breads, cereals, and brown rice.

Eat “closer to the earth.” Avoid processed foods, which contain a lot of salt and refined sugars. Shop the outside aisles of the grocery store where the produce, meat, and dairy are located.

Bulk up on fiber and veggies. Fiber will keep you full, and you won’t crave sugar as much.

And don’t forget about being as active as possible.

I found it useful to get the sugary stuff out of the house and replace it with things like dried fruit. Dried sour cherries are especially good. Also helps with being regular and getting my daily does of fruit. When I do make something like homemade cookies I cut the amount of sugar used and add chopped dried prunes and of course things like chopped nuts. It is sort of like a car. You can't complain about how crappy it is running if you use inferior gasoline.

Love it, can't seem to give it up. I have tried every diet and sugar seems to be ok for me. I avoid dairy and Gluten the 2 evils for me

I love sweets, but I feel terrible after I eat anything with sugar. I try & remind myself how terrible I'm going to feel after I eat sweets! Sometimes this works. Sometimes it doesn't!

Yes i like sweets choclate but i only started eating them when i became preg and its never gone come on we have so much stuff wrong with us daily if i want to eat🍦🍫🎂🍬🍭🍩i will rest meds for everything else thats for me