Eating my way to weakness and other issues
 

Do any of you have problems with food. I don't know if all this is related to MG, but I have several issues. Here is a list of the food and my reactions:

Lemons: Swallowing weakness
Concentrated mint such as altoids: All over weakness
Hormone in milk products: over production of hormones causing infections
potatoes: swelling
bananas: swelling
apples: allergy? Start coughing
carrots: all over itching
apricots: avoiding them, but can't remember why. I think it was weakness.

There's more foods, but sometimes my mind seems cloudy and I can't remember things.

I noticed that potatoes and bananas cause you the same symptom (swelling). It may be a coincidence, but both of those are high in potassium. Do other high-potassium foods also cause swelling? How about winter squash and beet greens?

Abby

I haven't noticed, but possibly. I don't eat squash too often and I don't eat beets. I'm always swollen, but bananas and potatoes make me swell even more. On my last blood work my c reactive protein was high, which means inflammation. I often thought it was the potassium and I can somewhat counteract the swelling from potatoes with salt. I don't know why, but the salt acts more like potassium should and the potatoes and bananas act more like salt. It's like my wiring is reversed.

The potassium in potatoes in in the skins, so if peeled potatoes don't bother you, then that's more evidence that it's the potassium that's the trouble.

Abby

Thank you Abby. I have a reaction either way. So maybe it's just the potatoes. It's mostly russet potatoes. I've tried red and golden potatoes and have less of a reaction, if that makes any sense.