Is it the Gluten free diet? I have read we all MS'ers should be on it but there is only so much food I'm giving up

When I was dx in 1998 their was an MS diet book that said NO red meat. I don't eat red meat but it has nothing to do w/a specific MS suggested diet. You need to find the foods that work for your body-let us now how it goes. Just wondering-what's your dog's name?

Yea gluten free some shit I havnt tried this yet but I'm desperate..I have to make an emergency appt to my neuro today later on cuz this pain anymore ima strong person but damn man I can't take this shit anymore..if I cry from the pain u know its bad..and my dogs name is lady a 2 yr old pit/boxer..I trained her myself so now I'm able to walk her without the leash so I can use my cane for balance..she's my guardian protector when I'm outside n my loveable best companion I've ever had..without my dog id probably never go outside let alone walk to keep my strength up

Wow, you are a soldier, a very strong woman! Look at what you've accomplished! What kind of pain are you having? Are you taking Magnesium at all? I've read a lot of things that back up the gluten free, the legume free, etc. and I've felt a lot better since last July when I had to change up my diet.

Here's a link to a write up on that Ann Sawyer - I just went looking to see what it's all about: http://www.direct-ms.org/recommendations.html

Ok, I haven't been eating any corn or oats. I've read also that they're not good for us. Recently I gave up brown rice as well. Instead, if I need something resembling a starchy product, I pulse a little bit of cauliflower in my food processor and then steam it or just have a little cauliflower.

When I began following a better diet, I started feeling tons better, more energetic, clearer minded, etc. I don't eat any sugar except what is in fruits and even then I try to keep it at or below 15 grams a day for the most part.

I'm not taking any vitamins or suppliments..my pain is hard to describe but ill try..its a dull throbbing achy pain..have ur legs fell asleep b4 or after the numbness u know how u get that deep tingly deep muscle pain before ur leg feels better? Its like that mixed in with what I said b4..idk hard to decribe and it impairs my walking cuz when I step down to walk it feels stronger..I aslso walk like a robot cuz of spasms and stiffness all along with this leg pain..I push thru this daily but this past week has been worse enuff to up my pain meds and my marijuana smoking

Hi Rican. I read this book. Called The MS Recovery Diet by Ann Sawyer and Judith Bachrach (Sep 20, 2007).

I believe an anti-inflammatory diet is best for all of us but it can cost money and of course you have to be able to prepare food and be motivated to stay on course..

The book is worth reading, has some exercise info in there too. But I found their recovery to be a little hard to believe. But hey...who am I?

I followed a diet with as little refined sugar as possible, no wheat, no corn, no dairy and absolutely no processed foods. No fried foods also. I defiinately felt better.

Look up anti-inflammatory diet. Dr. OZ has lots of info. I juice a lot and eat as much veggies as possible. I wash all fruit in 1 tbsp white vinegar to 1/2 gal water to get pesticides off. No antibiotic/hormone meat or chicken. Buy it as pure as possible.

Food is medicine and being careful what you put in your body is best way to keep it as healthy as you can.

Our bread has no nutriional value, our vegetables are hybrids...really don't get me started on American food supply.

If you give it a serious try for 6 months see how you feel.

Nutritious bread called spelt is an ancient grain and a good substitute for other breads. Have you heard of the Swank diet?

Maybe I'm giving you too much info but I really believe in this. Shop trader Joes and whole foods and your local farmers markets.

BTW a simple blood test can be done to see if you cannot tolerate gluten. If you are ok you don't need to worry about that so much. 1 thing at a time!

Good Luck. If you want more info let me know
All the best

Melanie

my name is Angie, I came to the U.S in 08 to attend university. In 09, my eyes began to act up. I had flushing and floaties and finally one day, I took my contacts off thinking they were just old and I needed new ones only to realize I couldn't see in my right eye. It was like a bright white light and that was it.Super freaked out, got checked by an opthalmologist who said I had optic neuritis and suspected m.s but also added "you are too young...." I didn't even know what in the devil M.S was. he had me get my mri and when it was interpreted, turned out to be M.S. It was so disturbing going thru all this crap away from home n a support team, lucky nuff my b.f saw me through it. I had just began avonex when I got pregnant in 2010, consequently, I stopped taking the medicine. Doc told me not to take too long breast feeding cuz I could have a relapse once my immunity kicked back in after the baby was born. I didn't listen to that too well, I breast fed the whole of spring sem 2011 while in nursing school. Summer came around, the heat was too much. Just before the heat really kicked in, I had to go for clinical's one morning. woke up and my legs were numb and tingly from my knees to my feet. Missed that day cuz I wasn't comfy getting behind the wheel with legs I almost couldn't feel. I remember calling my mother in kenya and breaking down bad on the phone. I still do that till to date. I always ask myself why me? My b.f tries to get me through this every time I have some issue. Last fri, half my face was tingling like it did the year before I discovered I had M.S. I was quick to think the bells palsy was back, went to the doc, got a steroid shot that had me so messed up due to the side effects of being dizzy (depo medrol-don't ever take this) I had been slightly dizzy before my doc visit, but it worsened w/the drug. He told me to chill till mon see what happens. By mon, my eyesight was too messed up. I had seen my opthalmologist last week who verified my optic nerves were not inflammed, maybe need new glasses. I went to the optician today, first thing he noticed was I had nystagmus. He ran a few tests on me confirming the dx. He explained there wasn't much we could do about it. I have to work on finding a position that allegedly stops the nystagmus a.k.a a "null position" This has been the most trying time of my life. How am I going to take my board exams with eyes running horizontally like lightening? feels like im holding a camera and moving it left n right. The images are a mess, my balance is a mess, feels like im bout to trip the next sec. Has anyone gotten over such an ordeal? if so, how did you do it? I need to know, board exams in a few more weeks. I am really thinking about starting the whole diet thing, but that's going to be hard esp when I love milk so much and legumes, n have a family that loves that too smh. . . .Does it really work?

Nazachi kinda similar I was diagnosed when I was in nursing school the first time but failed out cuz that year I had really bad fatigue kept sleeping in skool couldn't study cuz id sleep all the time...2 years later I decided to try again n passed but the fatigue n fine motor skiils shot..I couldn't even spike a bag for iv's..a year and a half later I'm on disability cuz I can't work..I miss my job and nursing it was my life..now I just watch house n answer my families medical issues..my bf is an inconsierate asshole but he sticks around n deals with all of this..jerk or not I gotta suck up n rely on his paychecxks to pay rent..aahhh this all sucks...no I never heard of swank diet I'm not much of a diet follower..see this is how "the man" puts us down by all the healthy shit being so damn expensive n many people can't afford to eat healthy..only crap food is cheap...and being I'm dead ass broke relying on a jerk bf for a paycheck ugh..he's usually not so much of an ass but lately he's easy to get pissed off...ooo if I could only hit him with a heavy cast iron pan id feel better

Personally, I wouldn't give up on the brown and wild rice. Rice is one thing that no one is supposedly allergic to. So I love brown/wild rice.

I think that food matters. I think that food is EXTREMELY important. I think that it is important to find food that is as organic as possible. Try not to eat junk food, processed food and the least amount of sugar and meat that you can eat. I eat locally produced veggies and organic as much as possible and I think that is the reason why I am doing relatively good. I live in the country and have fresh air and stay as active as possible.

But please stay away from processed food. I am not on the gluten free diet because I am not discipline enough. I just stay on a very nutricious diet and organic. I cook everything from scratch and eat as healthy as possible.

I take a lot of vitamins and take the Vitamin D (the most important one) along with Evening Primrose Oil. Hope this advice helps.

But food MATTERS!! But I do cheat and eat some sweets but I feel bad when I overdo it with sweets.

I forgot to add: Go to your farmer's market and know your growers. Ask them about what they use and that is the best way to get your produce. If you get the organic stuff from the local producers you are doing them and yourself a GREAT favor!!

And I love oatmeal and don't think that it is hurting me at all. I eat oatmeal every morning and I am doing great. I don't like corn because of all the corn sugar in everything. Don't drink sodas!!