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This group is meant for those who help someone with MS. This would include family, good friends, spouses and caregivers. It is a place to exchange good ideas that may help us in caring for those we love that have this disease.

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Reduce Inflammation

Group FounderEPagain
EPagain
+ Vitamin D
+ fish oil
+ B vitamins
+ Ellagic acid
+ Probiotics
+ R shaped Alpha Lipotic Acid (R-ALA) S shaped is not very absorbable if the vitamin does not specifically say R then it is half "S" and half "R"

+ Diet low in sugar and carbs
+ Diet higher in fiber filled veggies
+ Rosemary, onions, garlic, turmeric all reduce inflammation and are very healthy
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EPagain
I have a lot more info on this topic posted at http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/forum/10148134-inflammation
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EPagain
The whole purpose of steriods being prescribed by those with MS is to decrease the inflammation. Thus the reason for this post. The ISSUE is that LONG-term steriod use leads to damage to eyesight, liver, skin, & bone density loss, etc. This is because artificial steroids are 4x (predinizone) and 20x (sodumedrol) more potent than natural cortisol produced in the morning in your body to wake you up and make you hungry. So if you have to take steriods try to take them early in the morning or at lunch when you are higher on them. They will make you more hungry (this usually leads to weigh gain while you are on them) and inability to sleep.

Some of the negative side effects are due to the reduction in the ability to absorb Calcium (Ca) and leeching potassium (K). So speak to your doc about taking more of these vitamins with Vitamin D (tells your gut to absorb calcium), fish oil/ flax oil / GLA fats and magnesium to try and reduce the side effects (bone density loss that happens with not enough calcium).

Then if you try to reduce your inflammation day-to-day with ideas like the one above that you have discusses with your doctor maybe you can reduce the frequency and dosage of steriods and thus decrease the negative long-term side effects.