Hey I've only just been diagnosed with MS and don't actually know what type or anything at the moment. I initially just had an area of inflammation in my spine but it left me weak in my left side with some slight sensory symptoms on my right, it was pretty severe. I responded well to IV steroids luckily and started getting better but then just last week I got optic neuritis (pain free luckily) and then my sensory symptoms came back in my right side and my left side started to get weak again. So I've got loads of questions to take to my neuro in a few weeks time when I go to see him but want to start doing what I can to look after myself before then.
So I started researching and came across a few diets (this, Swank and Jeneilik). From what I've read on this website it all makes sense and I've ordered the book and am waiting for it to be delivered. I've had an intolerance to lactose for years and other foods such as pitta and some feta cheese and wholemeal pasta which I've learnt about through cutting things out of my diet. I love cheese, chips, lamb, chocolate and pizza and it will be hard for me to cut those out but before I got sick I was exercising 5 times a week and felt really good and want to feel that health again and I'm only 25 and a control freak and want to be able to enjoy my life.
I'm slowly starting to change my diet this week. I've gone and chucked out the sugar, cheese, butter and my porridge oats and replaced my porridge with gluten free porridge.
I've a few questions really:
Do you take supplements and what should I be looking for when in the pharmacy and buying my supplements?
Can I drink decafinated tea?
What about Squash? I love Robinsons lemon squash (no added sugar).
Are there any of you from the UK? It would be good to know of people who are managing to buy the right foods in the UK.
Thanks
Louise
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an idiopathic disease of suspected autoimmune cause, in which the body's immune response endermologie attacks a person's central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), leading to demyelination. Disease onset usually occurs in young adults, and it is more common in females. It has a prevalence that ranges between 2 and 150 per 100,000. MS was first described in 1868 by Jean-Martin Charcot.
MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other. Nerve cells communicate by sending electrical signals called action potentials down long fibers called axons, which are wrapped in an insulating substance called myelin. In MS, the body's own immune system attacks and labiaplasty damages the myelin. When myelin is lost, the axons can no longer effectively conduct signals. The name multiple sclerosis refers to scars (scleroses—better known as plaques or lesions) in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord, which is mainly composed of myelin. Although much is known about the mechanisms involved in the disease process, the cause remains unknown. Theories include genetics or infections. Different environmental risk factors have also been found.
Almost any neurological symptom can appear with the disease, and often progresses to physical and cognitive disability and neuropsychiatric disorder. MS takes several forms, with new symptoms occurring either in discrete attacks (relapsing forms) or slowly accumulating over time (progressive forms). Between attacks, symptoms may go away completely, but permanent neurological problems often occur, especially as the disease advances.
There is no known cure for MS. Treatments attempt to return function after an attack, prevent new dermabrasion
Hello- I was recently
Hello-
I was recently diagnosed last month with MS. I am so thankful to find this website to know there is hope. I started with vision problems that gradually worsened over several weeks. The doctor sent me home after 3 visits before he ordered an MRI. I later developed pain in my wrists and legs. After listening to my doctors findings with little hope or suppport for the future, I started doing my own research. I have started eating the foods recommended on this plan. I have noticed that the foods I eat do have an impact on how I feel. The pains in arms and legs have gone away I still have a lingering pain around my eye. Are there any specfic supplements or foods that help with vision problems and eye pain? Is ground turkey meat okay? Thank you for any advice you could give.
Thanks!
-Tina
Hi Louise. First off welcome
Hi Louise.
First off welcome to the site, and welcome to a fellow uk person!!!
There is a great online shop for all your needs at www.dietaryneeds.com it covers many foods for different diets and everything is carefully labelled. Many of our local supermarkets now have a free from range which is good for a few things, but be warned, they tend to use a lot of soya as a substitute, so label reading is a must.
The great thing is you have found this change of lifestyle early on, so be really encouraged, do everything it says and you will have a very healthy life from now on, don`t believe everything the doctors tell you. The picture they paint is not a happy one. I can remember being diagnosed and sent away with an armful of depressing leaflets that led me straight to the wheelchair 8-10 years down the line!!!!
Thankfully i took them with a pinch of salt and started my quest for alternative ideas, which has eventually led me here.
About supplements-it`s personal choice. If you are eating a good well balanced diet you should`nt worry too much about them, but a good multi vitamin and fish oil are a good start, but be warned even they contain many of the diet no no`s. I use a company called higher nature and they list everything in their products.
I drink de-caf tea and also green tea.
Not sure about your squash, even though it`s sugar free, it will contain sweetners, which i think are worse believe it or not!!!!
Good luck Regards Sarah.
hi louise , cold watewr fish
hi louise , cold watewr fish , like salmon is an excellet source of omega fats , and look carefully at the menu in the book as they have quite a selection of foods , i am to sensitive to eat most but they look good,
good luck
ken