Hi.My boyfriend has MS and I'd like to learn as much as I can about the disease. I'm hoping that some of you can give me some insight not only about the disease itself but what it's like to live with RRMS. At the moment, he is fine and very healthy; however, I can't imagine what his mind must go through each time he injects himself with meds.
Although my bf is very proactive and responsible when it comes to his disease, I want to make sure I can be there to fill in the gaps. I want to know what doctors he should be seeing and what he should be doing to curtail the side effects of the drugs he's taking (Copaxone and Rebif).
My heart breaks every time I think about all this, but I know the best thing I can do is to be his rock. I hope this forum can help.
Thanks!
imho, food certainly has the potential to have an incredible impact. but it's extremely easy to screw it up. say you take an exclusion diet of some kind, then thin it out a little based on personal choices/preferences, you can end up with a poorly balanced diet, even while following the rules on the face of things. personally, i got sick in the first place from mis/malnutrition. i turned things around with major dietary changes (stopped being vegan, went back to omnivorous diet), a therapeutic supplement regimen, and lots of bloodwork to monitor efficacy. i'd say it's smart to cut back on gluten, which allows the body to retain more zinc - but at the same time, red meats like venison, beef and lamb are some of the best dietary sources of zinc.