Alkaline vs Acid foods

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Hey !

Thanks for your insight regarding alkaline and acid foods and the

correlation of increased side effects from Gleevec and the foods we

eat.

I went snooping on the net and came across this dandy little guide of

alkaline foods and acidic foods.

Here is the link...

http://www.alkaline-diet-guide.com/alkaline_food.htm

It's very interesting. I am a healthy eater, but many of the items

that I have been trying to eat on the regular basis, ie: salmon,

lentils, beans, oats, turkey, etc.. are indeed acid foods. Who knew!

Why the heck can't our Dr's help us out on these things? When I ask

him why I'm having increased side effects, like substantial weight

gain, fatigue, and diarrhea, he just shrugs his shoulders with no

clue what to say. Grrrrrrrrrrr. All he said was... hmmmm, try

Weight Watchers... UGG. Do you think W.W's would have an Diarrhea

Diet? lol :-)

Well, I'm going to try some things out on this alkaline list and see

how I feel. It's difficult to stay with it completely, but if I

incorporate more items from the list into my diet, maybe things will

begin to change and improve. It certainly can't hurt!

Thanks again. I'll give it a whirl!

Lynn (Snickersunny)

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>

> >I'm curious as to what kind of side effects you are going through?

> >If you wouldn't mind sharing?

> >

> >It seems like the longer I am on Gleevec, the harder and more

severe

> >the side effects. I've been on it 1 1/2 years, and it's getting

> >tough sometimes.

> >

> >My Onc doesn't seem to be concerned about the side effects as long

as

> >I'm PCRU. So, I feel like I'm banging my head against the wall on

> >this one. Whoopee,, I'm PCRU and feel like crap!

>

>

> Hi Lynn,

>

> I was just at OHSU..........I had my bmb and pending results will

start the

> BMS trial next week.....

> but my reason of course if that I have never reached

CCR........which is

> not why I am writing you.

>

> I have been on IM for over 5 years.....had the bad rash the whole

first

> year..........and high dose, 800mg for 3.5 years.........and my

side

> effects are getting less and less all the time........but mostly

> I hear the opposite. In fact, I have been feeling so well the last

3-4

> months, that it seems like a shame to stop using Gleevec at this

point. I

> still have some waves of fatigue, but less and most of the other

symptoms I

> had are nearly gone.

>

> I have no proof.....but I think my diet has a lot to do with it.

Also, Dr.

> Druker's nurse Carolyn seemed to agree......she said that 'a lot of

> patients just want another pill for the side effects and most of

them would

> not use good diet and some of the supplements that can help " .

>

> I don't have a clue how you eat........but I want to share my own

> understanding of all this.....because it might help you or someone

else.

> Gleevec is an acid drug that we keep putting into our body daily.

> The blood can't be acid (and Gleevec is going right into the blood)

for us

> to survive.....so the body draws on our alkaline reserves to

neutralize the

> blood. These reserves can be drawn down and when this

happens........I

> think lots of other body areas are stressed...........and this

might

> account for diarrhea, maybe some of the later bone and joint pain,

muscle

> cramping, etc.............

>

> So, I offset this by trying to eat alkaline as possible........and

> supplementing with any greens, etc.

> I know this makes a big difference for me.......because when I skip

them, I

> pay a price. One of my

> best alkaline treats is watermelon, which I have been eating every

day for

> several months now. But there are lots of different greens products

out

> there to try. I know that when I got serious about this, I got rid

of my

> problem with acid reflux and vomited stomach acid first thing in

the AM.

>

> I do work with a naturopath and there are other supplements I am

using (and

> none that OHSU has any problem with) but I think that the alkaline

diet is

> the place to start if you are not eating that way right now. It

means less

> meat....more veggies and fruits, etc.......but heck, that's healthy

eating.

> I never even know how to cook 'greens' before....but now I like

chard, and

> will experiment more with others this summer. Also, you can get a

lot of

> iron from 'beans and greens' if you are anemic at all.

>

> Hope this info is interesting or helpful to some......

> C.

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