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Originally Posted by mrsD
How excessive was this dieting? If you had done the awful "low fat" type diets, you would have low levels of essential fatty acids...and these are used to maintain and repair the nervous system. This is why we don't hear about "low fat" diets much anymore. You need a certain amount of good fats daily to maintain yourself. (Omega-3's).
I don't know where you are from but the weather this morning on CNN was significant. Several LOW pressure centers are going to sweep thru the US all week, one right after the other. LOWs are significant for flares. Anyone with chronic pain, is going to feel pretty crumby this week, I expect.  |
Thank you for the response and for pointing out the weather change. The dieting has been an ongoing lifestyle for me probably for the past 25 years. I just watch every calorie, but I definitely eat fats. It is more carbs and sugars that I avoid and I eat a lot less than your average person. But I eat seafood every evening pretty much, especially salmon, so I would think omega-3s would not be an issue. My morning smoothie also contains protein powder with omegas. I do happen to use stevia almost everyday and sometimes sucralose as well. I wonder if this contributes to neuropathy? I have googled it and found people who swear it does but then again you could probably google organic spinach and find someone who says it caused their medical problems!
My feet, hands and legs are still the worst they have ever been this morning. I hope you all are right since it seems hard to believe that even if this is alcoholic neuropathy, that one night of drinking could cause this much damage...but I am encouraged (if that is the right word for it) that many of you have flares and cannot find the root source or in Stacy2012's reply bad eating. That indicates that this may pass...oh but I am taking 125 mg Tramadol a day and it barely touches it and have not had to take it in a while
Thank you everyone for your replies. It is difficult to find real life experiences with this pain anywhere else, and nobody in my life understands what is going on because I "look" okay.