Interested to know what, if any, diet people follow and if they feel it helps them.
I’ve been doing the OMS programme but it’s quite strict so not managing to follow it 100%.
TIA, Charlotte
I believe a diet of fresh food can only help improve general health, but doubt it has much impact on MS. No harm in experimenting a bit to find what suits you best.
Which is the best MS diet? - by Gavin Giovannoni (substack.com)
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Really interesting article on the link, thank you 
Depends if you have a dieting objective or not. Weight loss or gain? If staying stable, I would have thought “strictness” is a bit OTT.
I personally would be wary of their diet. Their views on fat (the good and the bad) bothers me right from the start.
However it is beginning to look as if diet and the gut microbiome will in the future, when we understand it better, become the way we successfully treat and prevent illness. Reducing inflammation and oxidative stress appears to be key. However each person’s microbiome is very different and what is inflammatory for one person may not be for another, so very unlikely to be a single perfect diet that suits everyone, but rather a diet tailored for the individual.
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I’m far from being a vegetarian, but I’ve never been much of a meat eater my whole life. I’ve wondered sometimes if that’s why I made it so long with fewer episodes of pain and relapses than most MSers. Other than that, I have a friend who swears by limiting his intake of pasta and bread. My feeling on diet is simply to eat the healthiest foods that you can based on your income and personal taste.
Thanks everyone - really interesting to hear how different people approach it. Lots to think about!
I’ve been following OMS for years. I don’t bother with being strict with myself but overall I cut down saturated fats, massively increase unsaturated, eat anti inflammatory foods - lots of turmeric in veggie or lean chicken curries, drink red wine and green tea etc etc. Ive had MS for 17-18 years and am still able to walk without aids - although only for 15-20 mins. Overall I think I’ve either been very lucky or the diet has helped a lot. If nothing else it’s kept me pretty healthy at 70 and after recent blood tests the GP said he hadn’t seen such low levels of cholesterol. I follow the other OMS suggestions as well - exercise, relaxation/ meditation, vitamin D. Generally anything to reduce stress and inflammation and anything to feed / nourish the brain. If I was you I would carry on with OMS but not beat myself up for not being strict with myself
So good to hear you’re doing so well on it. It’s definitely changed how I eat for the better and the other aspects of it too have improved my lifestyle dramatically so fingers crossed it will be helping.
Haven’t been on this journey as long as you yet but so far still doing well 
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I am on Keto. Approved by my MS nurse, GP, dietician and my neurologist is aware. That’s because I need to lose weight. I was previously 109 kilos, now I am down to 97. I lose weight very slowly as my prolactine is very high, I sm on medication for prolactinoma.