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So my fiancée was diagnosed in June. I keep asking her if she has asked her doctor what kind of MS she has (it is difficult getting her to heed my requests, she has ABSOLUTE faith in her quacks, I'm afraid tnat what tnese clowns are, or maybe Italian doctors treat MS differently) but she keeps negle...

I am almost 50 so I think it is safe to say I have a little more experience in the ol' relationship department. You are young. Period. Not trying to be a Richard, just sayin'. ;-) You asked for advice so here it is; break up with him. Now. You will only make each other miserable the longer you drag ...

Thank you all cor your help! You have given me a new hope!

Again, with her MRI's looking bad, don't know if it would matter at this point. Yes, I think testing is important. A deficiency in vitamin B12 can cause neurological symptoms that can mimic MS including lesions found via MRI. The only way to distinguish the two is to test for B12 deficiency. WOW! T...

Has she had B12, folate and the other tests I mentioned done? Italians are known to have a high prevalence of SNP defects in the MTHFR gene which is a key enzyme for processing dietary folate to the active methylfolate form. A deficiency in methylfolate can induce a deficiency in vitamin B12 since ...

Yep, she's Italian, thanks, I'll need it!

Cheese, rice and vegetables. Because she LOVES animals she cannot bring herself to eat meat, which is frustrating because I think getting more B12 would not hurt. She used to be very athletic, now, not so much. And like I said, her useless family could care less about her (I seriously doubt they hav...

Forgot to mention that she should also consider being gluten free. As far as fermented foods, store bought fermented foods should be avoided. Fermented foods are easy to make. Lol, like I said, she is allergic to her own shadow so OF COURSE she is allergic to gluten! =-( Absolutely, that is the onl...

Funny you should mention fermented foods, I have been reading about the benefits lately and think it could do nothing but good for her, even if only a little. She only do so much to avoid stress because she has to live with her parents, which is why I want to bring her here. Thanks for confirming th...

I met a guy that was working at a funky little used record/CD store whose sister has MS. He said that ONE hit from a joint, it was as if she didn't even have MS. I understand MS is different in every patient and that drugs effect people differently. But for those that could benefit, it is more crimi...

Thank you both! She had the colonoscopy, no anesthetic because she is allergic to her own shadow, poor thing. And I have read about stress and MS and her family does NOT help. Like I said, her family is just plain cruel to her, which can't help. Probably good I cannot afford to go to Italy just yet!...

Greetings! My sweet, intelligent, bella Italian fiancee was diagnosed in June last year. I guess you all understand how many questions I have! So, she is in the hospital as I write this. She was on the floor of her bathroom for hours, bleeding rectally, in pain. Her tongue has also been giving her p...