Hi Everyone. Jen here.
I was diagnosed with rrms back in 2005, although sometimes it was so bad it seemed more like I had progressive ms.
I was on rebif for a number of years before one of my blood tests revealed my liver wasn't doing so well. This really scared me because an uncle of mine passed away from liver disease and he suffered so much so I've been off all medication for a few years now.
Even though the pins and needles and numbness were often so bad I could barely get out of bed, the worst were my migraine headaches. My dr wasn't sure if it was related to the MS because I had them years and years before my diagnosis.
Well a while back a good friend of mine suggested I see a nutritionist for all my problems. She's into all this healthy holistic stuff. I wasn't sure what to think about it but I was so desperate that I decided to give it a try.
Even though I had been to an allergist before and they tested me for this, that and everything else, this nutritionist tested said those tests were often flawed and she immediately took me off of all gluten foods and dairy, plus she suggested a few supplements (she also has MS and has been relapse free for a long time). Amazingly, I haven't had a migraine since! I normally got them a few times a week, and now nothing at all. Maybe it's just a fluke but I don't think so. I also have way more energy then I ever had before..and I'm in my late 30's! She gave me so much literature on the effects of gluten and how there are studies linking them to other autoimmune diseases as well so I know it's not just hocus pocus stuff. Food really is either medicine or a poison. I'm actually so afraid of going back to my old way of eating because I feel so much better than I ever have.
I just wanted to share my story and give hope to other people.
Even if there isn't a cure for MS, there is still hope to feel better than how you feel right now. I know this from experience!
I was diagnosed with rrms back in 2005, although sometimes it was so bad it seemed more like I had progressive ms.
I was on rebif for a number of years before one of my blood tests revealed my liver wasn't doing so well. This really scared me because an uncle of mine passed away from liver disease and he suffered so much so I've been off all medication for a few years now.
Even though the pins and needles and numbness were often so bad I could barely get out of bed, the worst were my migraine headaches. My dr wasn't sure if it was related to the MS because I had them years and years before my diagnosis.
Well a while back a good friend of mine suggested I see a nutritionist for all my problems. She's into all this healthy holistic stuff. I wasn't sure what to think about it but I was so desperate that I decided to give it a try.
Even though I had been to an allergist before and they tested me for this, that and everything else, this nutritionist tested said those tests were often flawed and she immediately took me off of all gluten foods and dairy, plus she suggested a few supplements (she also has MS and has been relapse free for a long time). Amazingly, I haven't had a migraine since! I normally got them a few times a week, and now nothing at all. Maybe it's just a fluke but I don't think so. I also have way more energy then I ever had before..and I'm in my late 30's! She gave me so much literature on the effects of gluten and how there are studies linking them to other autoimmune diseases as well so I know it's not just hocus pocus stuff. Food really is either medicine or a poison. I'm actually so afraid of going back to my old way of eating because I feel so much better than I ever have.
I just wanted to share my story and give hope to other people.
Even if there isn't a cure for MS, there is still hope to feel better than how you feel right now. I know this from experience!
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