Up until about three weeks ago my symptoms were acting up so that it was hard to concentrate on my job. (I know, I'm VERY thankful that I can still hold a job!) Then my wonderfully supportive wife told me about some online research that she had done regarding a gluten-free diet.
I decided to give it a shot. After all, there wasn't much to lose by just trying it out for a few weeks. In other words, yes, I was pretty skeptical.
The first week I couldn't detect much change, if any. But the second week I began feeling better, and now, going into the fourth week I feel like my symptoms are about as muted as I've ever felt them, and my energy level is almost up to my pre-MS days!
I'm really hoping that it's the gluten-free diet and not just a coincidence that I'm feeling so much better. I've had MS for only just over a year, so I don't have much to compare to. I still have just about all of my most consistent symptoms, but they're all at a very low level now, low enough that they hardly even affect my productivity at all!
So my question to all of you out there in MSWorld Land - have any of you tried a gluten-free diet? If so, what was the result, if any? I'm planning on continuing the gluten-free diet as long as it seems to be benefitting me, but I was just wondering if anyone else on this forum has any experience going gluten-free. Thanks!
I decided to give it a shot. After all, there wasn't much to lose by just trying it out for a few weeks. In other words, yes, I was pretty skeptical.
The first week I couldn't detect much change, if any. But the second week I began feeling better, and now, going into the fourth week I feel like my symptoms are about as muted as I've ever felt them, and my energy level is almost up to my pre-MS days!
I'm really hoping that it's the gluten-free diet and not just a coincidence that I'm feeling so much better. I've had MS for only just over a year, so I don't have much to compare to. I still have just about all of my most consistent symptoms, but they're all at a very low level now, low enough that they hardly even affect my productivity at all!
So my question to all of you out there in MSWorld Land - have any of you tried a gluten-free diet? If so, what was the result, if any? I'm planning on continuing the gluten-free diet as long as it seems to be benefitting me, but I was just wondering if anyone else on this forum has any experience going gluten-free. Thanks!
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