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Eliminating Foods for Neuropathy pain

Posted by avmcbellar @avmcbellar, Jul 20, 2019

I have tried doing without certain foods and drinks containing caffeine and have discovered it helps me to lower my neuropathy pain to a level that is tolerable. It is not easy to eliminate chocolate, tea, and coffee from my diet.

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catartist | @catartist | Nov 27, 2024
In reply to @johnbishop "For me stop sugar, has meant eating as little sugar as possible (what can I say,..." + (show)
@johnbishop

For me stop sugar, has meant eating as little sugar as possible (what can I say, I love chocolate and cookies!). When buying something, I always read the ingredients label and try to buy the one with no added sugar or a lower amount of sugar. I have stopped all soda pop but will sometimes have a diet soda instead of coffee or tea if I'm eating out. It is a little difficult sometimes because a lot of processed foods contain extra sugar so I try to eliminate as much as possible for me.

Think how easy it must have been for folks 100 years ago when they didn't have this too much sugar problem. I think some of us struggle a little more than others but whatever you can do to reduce your sugar intake is a plus in my non medical opinion.

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On diet soda be very careful about aspertain! In most Diet Coke etc and is instant pain boost for many! Watch lemonades too - lots of ‘diet’ foods !

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joelane1342 | @joelane1342 | Jan 31 12:51pm
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@cncwi17

Everytime I go into a car and my husband drives my right foot vibrates alot after I get out of the car. I put two pillows on top of my foot. It helps, but I still get some vibration, especially my right toes and under my right toes. It seems I can't drive, but I want to drive. Nothing seems to help. What would you suggest? Thanks.

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Could be damage to the peroneal nerve. I also had trouble driving; I could not press my right foot against the accelerator or brake. It turned out I was compressing the peroneal nerve by the way I crossed my legs. The peroneal nerve loops half way around the outside the bone just below the knee. I was pressing against it when I crossed my legs. I stopped crossing my legs and two weeks later it was back to normal. The condition is called "drop foot"

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inmagic | @inmagic | Feb 1 10:26am

I'm glad you are finding some relief by eliminating or cutting back on caffeine. It IS challenging to remove foods from our diets, especially those that are easy to eat, but making dietary changes can bring the biggest relief. Other foods that aggravate and make neuropathy worse (as bad as caffeine or worse) are gluten, sugar, dairy, and brown rice (found in most pre-made gluten-free products). Also, don't take supplements with B6 or drink energy drinks until your B6 levels are tested. High B6 can cause neuropathy or make existing neuropathy unbearable. We get more than our daily required B6 from our diet. I am two months off of B6 in my multivitamin, and my symptoms are easing. I also don't eat the items listed above. I wish you the best!!!

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avalyn | @avalyn | Feb 2 2:21am

Went just 4 days without caffeine (switched to green tea) and gee whiz! Drastic improvement in foot neuropathy! Can hardly believe this, thank you! Thank you!

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cdianeb | @cdianeb | Feb 2 8:46am
In reply to @inmagic "I'm glad you are finding some relief by eliminating or cutting back on caffeine. It IS..." + (show)
@inmagic

I'm glad you are finding some relief by eliminating or cutting back on caffeine. It IS challenging to remove foods from our diets, especially those that are easy to eat, but making dietary changes can bring the biggest relief. Other foods that aggravate and make neuropathy worse (as bad as caffeine or worse) are gluten, sugar, dairy, and brown rice (found in most pre-made gluten-free products). Also, don't take supplements with B6 or drink energy drinks until your B6 levels are tested. High B6 can cause neuropathy or make existing neuropathy unbearable. We get more than our daily required B6 from our diet. I am two months off of B6 in my multivitamin, and my symptoms are easing. I also don't eat the items listed above. I wish you the best!!!

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I had no idea that caffeine was bad. I drink about 5 cups of coffee every day. Thank you for the info and I will definitely cut back on caffeine. 😊

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bruizersmom | @bruizersmom | Feb 3 3:10pm
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@cdianeb

I had no idea that caffeine was bad. I drink about 5 cups of coffee every day. Thank you for the info and I will definitely cut back on caffeine. 😊

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And yet, I'm told that coffee in moderation is good for my PD. Yikes, it's so confounding. But I'll try the green tea (but it has caffeine, doesn't it?) Hey....what if it's the tea itself, not the caffeine?

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sallann | @sallann | 2 days ago
In reply to @pfbacon "I don't eat any chocolate, haven't since the eighties, don't miss it. It's basically fat and..." + (show)
@pfbacon

I don't eat any chocolate, haven't since the eighties, don't miss it. It's basically fat and sugar with some caffeine ... skimpy in nutrients. Peggy

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Dark chocolate above 70 percent cocao contains flavonoids, these have shown in many medical tests to help many people with nerve pain despite caffeine content.
Some dark chocolate contains resvervaterol which helps reduce inflammation and reduce the risk of heart disease

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