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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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jaredbernard | @jaredbernard | Apr 1 10:28am

I'm trying to understand what anti-inflammatory foods are well-supported by evidence. I saw the old Multiple Sclerosis Diet book by Dr Roy Swank, which says to eliminate oils, dairy, processed and red meats, etc. I also just found this review from a couple years ago by Yasmine Abushukur and Rebecca Knackstedt (respectively from the Beaumont School of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic) that says supplements of curcumin (turmeric), vitamin E, vitamin B12, melatonin, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), and CDP choline can help recover peripheral nerve injury (https://doi.org/10.7759%2Fcureus.25135). I'm already getting turmeric and other gingers in my diet. My issue isn't an injury, but an autoimmune disorder, so I wonder what could help.

As for caffeine, @mistyisle44, do you know of a study that has shown the reducing caffeine helps? I found this 2016 paper by Brian Cairns (https://doi.org/10.1586/14737175.2016.1157471) that says that although caffeine can be associated with pain, reducing caffeine doesn't always reduce pain. I've switched to one cup of half-caff coffee per day, which seems to help with anxiety, but I don't notice any improvement in my nerves.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Apr 1 2:04pm
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I'm trying to understand what anti-inflammatory foods are well-supported by evidence. I saw the old Multiple Sclerosis Diet book by Dr Roy Swank, which says to eliminate oils, dairy, processed and red meats, etc. I also just found this review from a couple years ago by Yasmine Abushukur and Rebecca Knackstedt (respectively from the Beaumont School of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic) that says supplements of curcumin (turmeric), vitamin E, vitamin B12, melatonin, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), and CDP choline can help recover peripheral nerve injury (https://doi.org/10.7759%2Fcureus.25135). I'm already getting turmeric and other gingers in my diet. My issue isn't an injury, but an autoimmune disorder, so I wonder what could help.

As for caffeine, @mistyisle44, do you know of a study that has shown the reducing caffeine helps? I found this 2016 paper by Brian Cairns (https://doi.org/10.1586/14737175.2016.1157471) that says that although caffeine can be associated with pain, reducing caffeine doesn't always reduce pain. I've switched to one cup of half-caff coffee per day, which seems to help with anxiety, but I don't notice any improvement in my nerves.

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@jaredbernard - Thought you might find the following discussion helpful if you haven't seen it.
--- AIP diet for autoimmune illnesses: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/aip-diet-for-autoimmune-illnesses/

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