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MGUS diet: Any tips on food to enjoy or prevent progression?

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Feb 21 8:17am | Replies (95)
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Hi everybody. Recently dx’d with MGUS. My hematologist did not mention diet. M protein in blood but not urine. Just monitoring bloodwork in 3 month cycles for now.
I feel pretty good. I’m nearly 70 and losing some of my energy but still working full-time and doing the things that matter to me. I am very interested in the impact of diet and of course I don’t want this to progress to multiple myeloma.
Thanks in advance for information and the opportunity to speak to others with the same diagnosis.
Patty

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Nov 30, 2021

Welcome, Patty. I love that you put your pending retirement date in your bio. Working until almost 70, you deserve retirement. But I'm sure you were hoping for retirement with MGUS.

I've searched high and low for lifestyle changes suggested for people with MGUS. It doesn't appear that specific foods or diet are recommended to reduce risk of progression to multiple myeloma. Naturally, as we all know that a healthy lifestyle - health food choices, physical activity, reducing stress, etc - helps reduce risk of disease in general. Eating well and staying active can't hurt and can even be beneficial should MGUS progress.

Patty, how did you discover you have MGUS? How do you conserve energy for the things that matter to you?

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