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5 tips to manage your diet from the MS Society

The MS Society state 5 helpful tips for managing your diet within their 2016 Diet and Nutrition booklet:

1. Aim for a healthy. balanced diet with a variety of different foods that contain the five major food groups: proteins, fats, fibre, vitamins and minerals with enough fluids (eg the Eatwell guide shown)

2. You should be able to cover all your nutrient needs from a proper balanced diet, but if you need extra supplements talk to a dietitian (through your GP) for advice as too many, or the wrong kind of supplements can be harmful.    

3. Special diets promoted by their developers - such as Swank or Best Bet (see pages within the 'Diet debate in MS' section) which exclude certain foods, don't have enough evidence to prove that they will help with your MS and should be used with care to make sure that you don't lose any essential nutrients.

4. Make a plan for your diet that helps your own personal needs, such as problems with fatigue, bowel, swallowing and bladder or weight.  Speak to a dietitian or speech and language therapist for advice.

5.  If you need help with meals; from shopping to preparing or clearing up, ask your GP for an occupational therapist assessment to make sure that you are always able to prepare, eat and maintain a good diet.

These are excellent tips.  This mustn't be something you feel embarrassed about asking for help with; there are ways to manage many symptoms like this that prevent you enjoying food and can often be easily solved.

If you don't alert your medical team, they can't give you help; don't be afraid to ask :).


Source:
MS Society (2016) Diet and Nutrition Booklet
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  • About me
  • Lifestyle and MS
    • What is MS? >
      • Types of MS
      • What causes MS?
      • Symptoms of MS
      • How is MS diagnosed?
      • How is MS treated?
    • Stress and MS
    • Smoking and MS
    • Healthy weight >
      • What is a healthy weight for me?
    • Alcohol and MS
    • Sleep and MS >
      • Sleep hygiene tips from the MS Trust
    • Importance of hydration
  • Keeping active
    • Latest MS-specific physical activity guidelines
    • Benefits of exercise >
      • UK Physical Activity Guidelines
    • Components of physical fitness
    • What sort of 'exercise'?
    • Exercise for managing symptoms
    • Exercise and relapse
    • Tips for exercising with MS
  • Diet
    • What is a healthy diet? >
      • 7 tips for a balanced diet
      • What is a portion?
      • 5 tips from the MS Society
      • Diet to reduce risk of further diseases
    • The diet debate in MS >
      • 'Best Bet' diet
      • Overcoming MS (OMS)
      • SWANK
      • Wahls protocol
    • Diet to manage symptoms
    • Dietary supplements >
      • Vitamin D
      • Vitamin B12
      • Essential Fatty Acids
    • Tips for cooking with MS
  • Blog
    • Blog posts (PDF)
  • Contact
    • Useful resources