Why is the Wahls diet making me much worse, is it possible?
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:49 am
Ive been following the Wahls diet 100% strictly for 7.5 months now, and i am so much worse,
my E.D.S.S has gone from 5.5 to 6.5 - 7.
Bare in mind, for the last 4.5 years i have been taking 2mg LDN (low dose naltrexone) which has kept me in remission - the SPMS stopped progressing, and while i didnt improve, my symptoms remained the same with no deterioration,
I started the diet in April this year and for the first few weeks didnt notice much, my Nocturnal enuresis improved a bit though,
then as time passed i got worse and worse, my legs are weaker, bladder more frequent/incontinent,
i am seriously considering stopping the Wahls diet now, as this cant be right, getting worse on a organic veg/fruit, free range meat/fish, seaweed diet!
i have always been slim/underweight, so was 135 ish pounds when starting the diet (im 5'11" male), and as i eat so few calories being on this diet, now weigh 115 pounds
the only variable was an infection i got in my coccyx which cleared after 1 week of oral abx, but didnt notice any worsening till 6-8 weeks after finishing the abx.
- but as i didnt want to take abx as was on the diet, i first tried many natural ways to clear the lesion, so it wasnt till 8 weeks later from noticing pus in my underwear, to then taking abx.
but whilst the coccyx was infected i had no infection symptoms like fatigue, loss of appetite, fevers, night sweats, chills, aches and pains.
So before i give this diet up, does anyone know if its even possible for a diet like the wahls diet to make your MS worse? what would cause this?
could it be the fact i consume organic free-range red meat twice a week?
i have been tested for food intolerances and it only showed a mild intolerance to cows milk, tomatoes, and peanuts - none of which i have eaten on the diet anyway!
over the last few weeks im feeling even worse - mobility wise, so cant help but think the diet is doing this, as ldn has always stopped the deterioration.
any thoughts and opinions please?
my E.D.S.S has gone from 5.5 to 6.5 - 7.
Bare in mind, for the last 4.5 years i have been taking 2mg LDN (low dose naltrexone) which has kept me in remission - the SPMS stopped progressing, and while i didnt improve, my symptoms remained the same with no deterioration,
I started the diet in April this year and for the first few weeks didnt notice much, my Nocturnal enuresis improved a bit though,
then as time passed i got worse and worse, my legs are weaker, bladder more frequent/incontinent,
i am seriously considering stopping the Wahls diet now, as this cant be right, getting worse on a organic veg/fruit, free range meat/fish, seaweed diet!
i have always been slim/underweight, so was 135 ish pounds when starting the diet (im 5'11" male), and as i eat so few calories being on this diet, now weigh 115 pounds
the only variable was an infection i got in my coccyx which cleared after 1 week of oral abx, but didnt notice any worsening till 6-8 weeks after finishing the abx.
- but as i didnt want to take abx as was on the diet, i first tried many natural ways to clear the lesion, so it wasnt till 8 weeks later from noticing pus in my underwear, to then taking abx.
but whilst the coccyx was infected i had no infection symptoms like fatigue, loss of appetite, fevers, night sweats, chills, aches and pains.
So before i give this diet up, does anyone know if its even possible for a diet like the wahls diet to make your MS worse? what would cause this?
could it be the fact i consume organic free-range red meat twice a week?
i have been tested for food intolerances and it only showed a mild intolerance to cows milk, tomatoes, and peanuts - none of which i have eaten on the diet anyway!
over the last few weeks im feeling even worse - mobility wise, so cant help but think the diet is doing this, as ldn has always stopped the deterioration.
any thoughts and opinions please?