Guest guest Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Bonnie, it certainly is possible that MSG could affect someone with LBD adversely since it affects many people (like me) with a palpitations. However, it could certainly also be from the amount of soy sauce used since soy sauce has extremely high sodium content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi Bonnie, You are the first I have heard to bring this up. I brought it up several years ago, but no one had experienced the reactions. My husband dx w/LBD, now deceased, began having reactions to MSG. My first experience was at a restaurant on vacation with my husband when he had a horrible attack of coughing and choking on phlegm. It wasn't a Chinese Restaurant, but I believe they tenderized their meat at that time with MSG. It happened a few times after at home and I never cooked with MSG, but found it labeled as one of the soup ingredients and in other cans of things that I used in cooking at that time and I came to the conclusion that it was MSG causing this reaction. As soon as I stopped using those items in cooking the reactions stopped. I made sure wherever we ate did not use MSG in their cooking. It wasn't until LBD showed up that he had these reactions, so I think it has some tie in with LBD and the LO's sensitivity to react to certain things. Jan Colello, San Francisco Bay Area Husband, Jim, dx w/LBD Oct. 2003 Deceased, January, 2011 ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 8:09 AM Subject: Monosodium Glutenate Has anyone had experience with Monosodium Glutamate reactions with LBD patients? My DH was taken to the hospital last night via aid car due to an extreme blood pressure rise. We had been out to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant the night before, and, he had eaten the leftovers for lunch. His high blood pressure seemed to appear after he had eaten the leftovers. He also had checked his blood pressure while picking up prescriptions at Walmart on the drive home after the restaurant meal, and it was high then also. I read on line that there are many reactions people can have to it, and, a vast rise in blood pressure is one on a long list of possibilities. There, however, is no set list, and there are so many variations of symptoms on the list, making it hard to rule out any of the possibilities. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Bonnie ------------------------------------ Welcome to LBDcaregivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sorry if this has already been posted. It is not showing up on my list, so I am sending again. Maybe Yahoo changed so what I send does not show up on my side. ________________________________ To: " LBDcaregivers " <LBDcaregivers > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Monosodium Glutenate Hi Bonnie, You are the first I have heard to bring this up. I brought it up several years ago, but no one had experienced the reactions. My husband dx w/LBD, now deceased, began having reactions to MSG. My first experience was at a restaurant on vacation with my husband when he had a horrible attack of coughing and choking on phlegm. It wasn't a Chinese Restaurant, but I believe they tenderized their meat at that time with MSG. It happened a few times after at home and I never cooked with MSG, but found it labeled as one of the soup ingredients and in other cans of things that I used in cooking at that time and I came to the conclusion that it was MSG causing this reaction. As soon as I stopped using those items in cooking the reactions stopped. I made sure wherever we ate did not use MSG in their cooking. It wasn't until LBD showed up that he had these reactions, so I think it has some tie in with LBD and the LO's sensitivity to react to certain things. Jan Colello, San Francisco Bay Area Husband, Jim, dx w/LBD Oct. 2003 Deceased, January, 2011 ________________________________ To: LBDcaregivers Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 8:09 AM Subject: Monosodium Glutenate Has anyone had experience with Monosodium Glutamate reactions with LBD patients? My DH was taken to the hospital last night via aid car due to an extreme blood pressure rise. We had been out to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant the night before, and, he had eaten the leftovers for lunch. His high blood pressure seemed to appear after he had eaten the leftovers. He also had checked his blood pressure while picking up prescriptions at Walmart on the drive home after the restaurant meal, and it was high then also. I read on line that there are many reactions people can have to it, and, a vast rise in blood pressure is one on a long list of possibilities. There, however, is no set list, and there are so many variations of symptoms on the list, making it hard to rule out any of the possibilities. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Bonnie ------------------------------------ Welcome to LBDcaregivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hi Bonnie, Only have had personal problems with MSG. The first time I noticed (years ago) it occurred after eating Chinese food - the kind that came in two cans you prepared at home - became very dizzy and felt very weird. I was a young mother and neither my husband or children had any reaction. As Janet also wrote it is in many canned foods as well. I now read labels very carefully. I have a friend who also experiences this. She is in her 80's and doesn't have LBD. Given how sensitive LBD patients are with many drugs, it makes sense that our loved ones could be overly sensitive to MSG as well. And as another wrote the added salt from the soy sauce could give a double whammy for those with high blood pressure. Most Chinese restaurants will gladly omit the MSG if you ask them and some don't use it at all anymore. caregivers [mailto:LBDcaregivers ] On Behalf Of Bonnie Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:09 AM To: LBDcaregivers Subject: Monosodium Glutenate Has anyone had experience with Monosodium Glutamate reactions with LBD patients? My DH was taken to the hospital last night via aid car due to an extreme blood pressure rise. We had been out to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant the night before, and, he had eaten the leftovers for lunch. His high blood pressure seemed to appear after he had eaten the leftovers. He also had checked his blood pressure while picking up prescriptions at Walmart on the drive home after the restaurant meal, and it was high then also. I read on line that there are many reactions people can have to it, and, a vast rise in blood pressure is one on a long list of possibilities. There, however, is no set list, and there are so many variations of symptoms on the list, making it hard to rule out any of the possibilities. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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