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PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 11, 2023 | Replies (98)Comment receiving replies
I’m just diagnosed with PMR and on day 5 of prednisone. I’ve started the Paddison Program (also 5 days) and am wondering if you were on prednisone during that 40 day period? I don’t want to stay on prednisone and reluctantly started due to agonizing PMR symptoms. Thanks for sharing.
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Hello @jillrp, Welcome to Connect. @ghsmith only posted once and has not been back on Connect and has not responded to others which gives me a little cause to reflect on the "cured" severe PMR statement.
While I do think diet and lifestyle play a major part in our health I think we still have to be a little careful and do our own research finding reputable information and data. I was not able to find anything other than a rebuttle of sorts and a lot of ad type sites for the Paddison Program. Eating healthier and limiting sugar, alcohol and red meat has helped keep my PMR in remission.
— The Paddison Program for rheumatoid arthritis: An unproven treatment that provides only the illusion of control: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-paddison-program-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-the-unproven-illusion-of-control/
— The Paddison Program For Rheumatoid Arthritis: https://www.paddisonprogram.com/.
The Versus Arthritis site has a lot of good information on the topic and it's free vs a paid program like the Paddison Program.
--- https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/diet/
Here's another good reference on the topic that goes through inflammatory conditions and nutrition:
--- Dietary Implications of the Bidirectional Relationship between the Gut Microflora and Inflammatory Diseases with Special Emphasis on Irritable Bowel Disease: Current and Future Perspective: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/13/2956
I've had PMR twice. Both times I was started at 20mg prednisone. The first time it took me 3 and half years to taper off. The second time it took me 1 and half years to taper off and I've been in remission for a little over 5 years now. I do give credit for the shorter time with PMR the second time around to changing my lifestyle through diet and more moderate exercise.
No one likes the prednisone, myself included. Hoping you can let us know how the Paddison Program works for you with controlling the PMR pain and inflammation symptoms. One of the things my rheumatologist had me do was keep a daily log with the prednisone dose for the day and my pain level when I got up each morning. Do you keep a daily log?