Hello Delena,
I had poor digestion and irregular bowel movements until I modified my diet.
This was essentially to eliminate all wheat and dairy products and increase
intake of fresh fruit (esp. Pears, Plums, Papaya, Bananas, Red Grapes,
Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, kiwi fruit and Avocado) and
vegetables (esp. broccoli, spinach and tomatoes) and pulses (esp. lentils).
AND AT LEAST 2 litres of still mineral water per day.
A typical day is : Breakfast - 2 pieces of ripe fruit, 3-4 Rye crisp bread
with a little organic honey and a large cappucino (using skimmed milk)
Lunch - raw vegetables and Humous and
Fresh fruit
Dinner - home made vegetable soup or Dhal
and rice
Snacks: unsalted nuts, organic dried fruit, raw carrots, fruit
Drinks: Still mineral water, Cranberry juice (no orange or grapefruit
because to acidic) and 2 espresso's per day ( I discovered 2 weeks ago that
a shot of caffiene improved my mobility), an occasional glass of a good red
wine (avoid spirits)
Meat: A steak once a week, Chicken in preference to red meat.
Fish: Steamed white fish and/or grilled fresh sardines/mackeral
Eggs: 2 per week (poached or soft boiled)
I went through April on essentially Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and water, to
flush the pipework and feel much better for it. Eliminatin wheat products
was easy and still is. I nearly forgot to mention something important, NO
CHOCOLATE OR SUGAR!!.
Smoothies, using a combination of fresh fruits are really enjoyable and can
be drunk at anytime.
I've just cut my Sinemet to two 62,5's / day and Permax to two 1mg.
I'm 54 next month and was dxd April 1993; live on the west side of London
(England)
Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Marco
----- Original Message -----
From: "yesim erman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: Unusual gastrointestinal syptoms with PD
> Hello Delena,
>
> I think your husband's situation may be related to Sinemet. Has he ever
tried to change
> the time of the medication he is taking? Ulceratis or gastiritis don't
cause such severe
> symptoms. How often does he take medication and can it be more than he
needs? Sometimes
> too much dyskinesia may cause such symptoms since every patient's reaction
is different
> to Sinemet.
> He may have to have endoscopy to eliminate symptoms related to
gastrointestinal system.
> I suggest that you should go to gastrologist and have him checked and
eliminate this
> side.
> Before he takes his medication in the morning, he should try to have
breakfast and see
> if it works well.
> Yes, protein has some kind of interaction with PD medication but not this
way. Protein
> just makes medication inactive to some degree. That's all... Does he have
any food
> allergy? This may be a problem. People can develop allergies any time at
any age and
> there are many kinds of allergies such as wheat and wheat products. He may
have
> developed some kind of allergy. You may try him eat one type of food at a
time and see
> if it works. He may eat small amounts and more courses.
> I wish you and your husband good luck.
>
>
>
> Regards
> Yesim
>
> Delana Vaughan wrote:
>
> > Dear Friends:
> >
> > I am writing to ask if anyone has had unusual GI symptoms associated
with PD.
> > My husband is 62 yrs old and has had PD for over 15 years. His disease
has
> > been well-controlled over the years with Symmetrel at first and then
Sinemet CR
> > in later years. He has had chronic problems with gastritis but over the
last
> > year has had more severe GI problems.
> >
> > While I know that constipation is a common problem in PD, what happens
to him
> > iDelana Vaughan
> > CG 39 yrs for 2 PWP in tandem
> >
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