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Polycythemia Vera: Is there anything I can do for fatigue at home?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Jan 18, 2023 | Replies (24)Comment receiving replies
The best thing that I have found for dealing with polycythemia vera has been to adhere to a very low carb diet. When I am in nutritional ketosis I feel much better and the time between my phlebotomies increases from roughly once every four weeks to up to five months between phlebotomies. Your mileage may vary, and before starting a diet like that I would strongly encourage you to meet with your physician and make sure it is safe for you. A keto diet is definitely not something you can do if you are Type 1 diabetic!
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Started the low(er) carb diet a full 7 months ago but my bowel never adapted. Any words of wisdom?
(By the way, I lost 25 pounds on the low carb diet and now my type II Diabetes is in full remission. Imagine that: I was a vegan diabetic but now I am a egg-eating 'non-diabetic.')