I found your post in the "stickie" area and thought I'd put it here for you.

I'm sorry your Dad has MG and is struggling.

The nightshade foods (potato, tomato, eggplant, pepper and tobacco) can make an MGer worse. It really depends. Is your Dad on Mestinon? They basically do the same thing Mestinon does but to unpredictable and varying degrees. What they do is to block the enzyme called Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) so that our bodies can use more Acetylcholine (ACh) longer. ACh is our "muscle gas" and it keeps muscles strong. AChE comes in and mops up the leftover ACh when it's done with it's job of keeping our muscles strong. Without that "checks and balances" system, our muscles get weak.


So, too much acetylcholine is not good for MGers. We normally don't have enough but if you have too much Mestinon or too many nightshades, you could become weaker.

Does your Dad have a good neurologist?

Since your Dad has been a vegan, PLEASE have his doctors check his vitamin B12 level! It's not only being vegan but being on Pred that can reduce B12. Pred reduces the gel coating of the stomach and can make it impossible to absorb B12 through the GI tract. If he has a deficiency, he can do B12 shots or B12 sublingual tablets that get absorbed directly into the bloodstream.

A lack of B12 or other vitamins might also cause A-Fib. Has he been tested for celiac disease?

Let us know how we can help, okay? I hope he gets better.

Annie