A question about diet
 

Do any of you follow the 4f diet recommended by Dr. Hooshman? If so, has it made a difference in your symptoms at all? Due to pain and energy levels, I was thinking if starting it. I just wondered if any of y'all felt better while on it. Thank you for any help. Also, any other food suggestions that might help are welcome.

I have not tried it yet, but am going to look into it. I was told about it from some people on this forum and have heard that it helps them. I hope if you try it, that it helps you too. Take care.

Hey tk :)

I don't follow the 4f diet, but after s lot of food research and reading :rolleyes: I do follow a mediterranean diet.

Basically I try to NOT eat processed foods, saturated fats, lots of read meat, refined sugars, lots of salt and processed meats like sausages, ham and bacon.

I eat lots of good extra virgin olive oil, whole nuts, whole grains (tricky as I'm a coeliac lol), fruits and vegetables, lean meats and oily fish. And best of all lol, a glass of red wine with each evening meal.

I do feel a lot better when I am able to follow it more closely. The best thing for me is having probiotic Greek yoghurt with nuts, fruit and honey for breakfast - breakfast as a coeliac who can't eat raw milk is a nightmare, and my stomach is so much happier eating this. Trouble is, in real life it's very difficult to follow the diet really closely all the time, simply because I have two kids, life and also my husband does a lot of the shopping...the crappy stuff sneaks in to to the house, and some days my will power is not high!!!!!

I do still eat a few treats like dark chocolate and the odd take away, but eating more healthily is keeping my weight under some kind of control and makes me more alert and mobile I think. Obviously I still have bad days, but I do believe that diet is a big thing, and we need to give our bodies the best tools to fight everything the CRPS is throwing at our systems :rolleyes:.

I think any move towards less sugar and fat is a good thing. Just don't forget the good fats because they are really important for your body.

Bram.

I miss my red wine. I haven't been able to drink it since I started taking percocet and xanax. It's a big bummer for me. I switched to coffee in the morning, hot chocolate in the afternoon and sleepy time tea at night. It's not quite as good as a nice glass of red wine each night, but it has to do.
I grew up on alot of mediterranean food and love it. It is very healthy. Stuffed grapeleaves and cucumbers with yogurt are also great dishes.
Anyway, thanks for the great advice Bram. Hope you and everyone else has a good day today. Take care.

I follow it as closely as possible...but I do cheat a little from time to time.

It has helped with the inflammation from what I can tell...and possibly the pain. Since going on it I have had better control over my life and the pain...though I can't say for sure if the pain is LESS since switching over to this diet. But the inflammation is the big thing that has been helped by going on the 4Fs diet for me.