Any foods/change of diet which gave you more energy?

[araminta]

I don't mean medication, but has anyone noticed that particular foods or maybe a change of diet has made a difference to their energy levels.

[Scottietottie]

Hi 

I haven't noticed a marked difference with different foods but a woman who used to come here a long time ago totally changed her eating habits and felt considerably better for it.

The main thing she cut out was sugar.

Take care - Scottie

[araminta]

Thank you Scottietottie - I expect cutting back on sugar helps in all sorts of ways - I will try.   I don't eat lots of it, but I do love chocolate.

[jazzlover]

B12 helps.

the best thing I ever did was start on LDN and get a sleep study. Now I have WAY more energy. I sleep like a baby.

[araminta]

That's interesting Jazzlover.   I take a multivitamin which contains B12, so I think I'm OK with that.   I will look into LDN, but I think in the UK we would need to get a prescription for it.

[Nomad]

Yes.
I?m stubborn and don?t stick to it. But it helps every time!
Cut out sugar and flour.
Of course there can be rare exceptions for a small portion?but they need to be rare and you need to be honest.
Plus drink lots of water (about 64 ounces a day)
Use artificial sweeteners sparingly.
Eat lots of veggies and at least one portion of fruit a day.
Meat/chicken/fish are fine.
No junk food. No hard liquor. Wine rarely.
When I do this?my energy level improves. Every time. And if I reduce calories a little too I lose weight

[araminta]

Thank you, Nomad.    I'm glad you've found a way to lessen the fatigue.   I think I could follow most of those suggestions, but would find flour extremely difficult to give up.  Bread, pasta etc.

[Kelley170]

Hi,

I definitely notice a difference when I eat/ don't eat certain foods. I do think that it is all trial and error for each of our bodies, and one food may worsen symptoms in a person, but not in another person.

I have found that I have more energy, and less symptoms (although it doesn't stop my symptoms, but does decrease my fatigue) is the AIP (auto-immune protocol) diet. I find that when I eat more protein, fresh fruits and vegs, less carbs, and those carbs are gluten free, then I do feel better. I also can't tolerate much sugar, so limit myself to small amounts. It is difficult since I cook for my family, and none of them have any dietary restrictions. Yet I am truly wanting to feel better, and use any healthy diet possible that could help ease my symptoms, and lessen my need for medications.

Also I drink plenty of water!

I originally did  trial of eliminating foods one a a time to see if it made a difference. Also, I kept a journal (short and simple) to note when I had a change in symptoms.

I hope you can figure out which foods are best for you!

[araminta]

Thank you Kelley, it's good you've found some changes of diet that help you.

I think I eat fairly healthy food, but I don't want to get too extreme, as I lost quite a lot of weight when the Sjogrens symptoms started.   I'm trialling beetroot juice at the moment, to see if that helps with the fatigue, but it's too early to say yet.

I think the fatigue is actually the worst Sjogrens symptom.

[Floridalady]

I just saw my doctor on Wednesday and she wants me to go gluten free and more Mediterranean diet. After six weeks of gluten free I might go dairy light? I have done gluten free before and the bloating improves.
I get a lot of migraines and would love for diet changes to improve this problem.

We will see.

Anna

[araminta]

Good luck with the gluten free diet, Anita.   I think I would find that so difficult, but if it could be shown to give us more energy, then it would be worth it.

As I've mentioned, I've been vegan for many years, it doesn't seem to have helped with fatigue.   However a generally healthy diet must be better for us in some ways, hopefully keeping other illnesses at bay.