Re: Grains and milk

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your sensible comments Jen

Subject: Grains and milk

To: mscured

Received: Sunday, 12 September, 2010, 4:34 AM

 

      I think that MS is such an individual disease that basically baffles

many physicians.  I think that each person's case should be investigated.

      I disagree STRONGLY with sweeping decisions involving patient care. 

Decisions such as, ALL MS patients should receive MS drugs as soon as they are

diagnosed.  Those drugs have NOT been proven effective long-term!  My own

Neuro-Ophthalmologist told me that!  Also, I don't think that ALL MS patients

have to give up diary and wheat.  I think that if ANYONE, whether they have MS

or not should be tested for sensitivities to those foods if they seem to have a

reaction when they eat/drink them.  I don't have any reaction when I eat wheat

or diary so I'm NOT giving them up.  There are vegetarians that don't eat those

foods but still contracted MS.

        I did, however give up diet coke.  I read that " aspartame " could

cause MS-Like symptoms.  Another reason I gave it up is because I'm drinking A

LOT of water instead.  I've lost 22.2 lbs since July 12th when I got optic

neuritis in my right eye (my good eye.)

        I plan to continue my new healthy diet of lean meats, fish,

vegetables, fruit, whole grain wheat, brown/long grain wild rice, whole wheat

pasta and non-fat organic dairy products.  I'm also keeping my sodium,

saturated fat and sugar as low as possible.

 

       This is what I'm going to do,

                          Jen

                    

[Guest guest]

Molecular mimicry (which is the reason for eliminating gluten/casein/legumes in

the BBD) is a completely separate issue from food sensitivities or allergies:

http://www.direct-ms.org/pdf/NutritionMS/Toohey.pdf

Crystal

> Also, I don't think that ALL MS patients have to give up diary and wheat.  I

think that if ANYONE, whether they have MS or not should be tested for

sensitivities to those foods if they seem to have a reaction when they eat/drink

them.  I don't have any reaction when I eat wheat or diary so I'm NOT giving

them up.  There are vegetarians that don't eat those foods but still contracted

MS.

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