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I always keep reading that refined sugar is bad for MS patients but failed to understand why. Why only "refined" sugar. Recently I noticed that whenever I was taking refined sugar in my diet there was an increase in burning sensation in my legs. Again it was hard for me to believe that sug...

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I tried drinking water slowly...hope to develop interest in water this way!...

Im a bit surprised when u wrote that ur sister lost weight when she increased her water uptake..contrary to this I always feel that my body gets bloated and there is surely some increase in weight..

yeah seems to be dehydration only..water is something which I hardly take..still wonder why some people dont feel the need to have water..and whenever I push myself to drink a glass or two i feel terrible!!

Was diagnosed with ms last year in april. Have been on avonex since then. Have recently experienced that the side effects following the shot are worse if its raining. Also there is kind of pain/weakness in the limbs when its cloudy/raining. Anyone with similar experience and the knowledge about the ...

Was having ground flaxseed (~15g) and after a month started developing twitch in my eyes. Thought it to be some form of ms exacerbation but then thought again of what changes I had made in diet and if at all that could be causing the twitch. Read that dryness causes eye twitch and flaxseed is respon...

L .. I m myself a vegan. Just went through the best bet diet. Almost everything is to be avoided. What to eat!! ...amazing that you followed it for two years

hey NHE .. well the lab I got the levels tested from say that they use electrochemiluminiscence for estimation of D3 levels and their range is 27-100 nmol/l, and hence I fall in normal range (31 nmol/l). However, as jimmylegs says..the level is towards the lower end and hence should be supplemented....

thanks for the reply dignan. I have been taking vit d3 1000IU, calcium 1200 mg, 40 mg Magnesium, 7.5 mg Zinc. Dont know if the dose is ok since doctors didnt recommend any.

hey linda..thanks for the reply..I'm surely looking for a lot of communication with everyone here so that we can fight this disease better..have certainly lost faith on docs here. Anyway..your thought towards insulin is new to me..so will read and get back to you. But there are many questions which ...

hi everyone.. im new to this disease and the have a lots of questions unanswered. Hope to find some solutions from those who have been fighting with MS. It's been 2 months that I have been diagnosed with 'probable' MS, was given methylprednisolone then. I am on avonex for past 3 weeks. My initial sy...

thanks for the reply. My Vit D3 levels are 31 nm/l, doctors say its normal and I dont need any supplements. However, I could figure out that the levels are surely towards the lower range. So I'm taking 1000 IU supplement of D3, 1200mg calcium. Magnesium 40 mg and zinc 7.5 mg. Looking at the levels, ...

hey everyone.. recently diagnosed with 'probable' MS. Docs say its a CIS. Have 10 odd lesions in brain and spine, some of them they claim are old ones. Is there actually a way one can say which lesions are new and which ones old?. Have been prescribed avonex. And being a research scholar I'm reading...