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Old 01-13-2011, 10:26 PM
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I eat a no red meat, low Saturated and Trans fat diet (if I see Trans on the label, I don't buy). I took these aspects from the Swank MS diet.

I try to eat a balanced diet, Swank was entirely too restrictive for my tastes starting out (I've been eating this way 2-2.5 years now). I found foods I like that avoid red meat and the fats mentioned, avoid eating away from home (no fast foods).

I'm certainly no angel with my foods, I don't eat organic, I eat some processed stuff (I work a full time job... I wish I could eat everything fresh out of the ground, just not possible for me with my schedule).

I'm not on DMDs, Ty, nadda. Just 2 pain medications. I will say up front my MS is low on the EDSS (sensory symptoms) and I've had 2 relapses (one was ongoing a long time, the second about 2-3 months after the first one and the round of IVSM/prednisone). Then I changed my diet a couple months after relapse 2 and the rest is history.

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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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