Pain and diet

[J Scott Richards]

I am a researcher interested in SCI pain. Recently talked to a woman with paraplegia who is a trained nutritionist. She eliminated grain, sugar and most milk products from her diet with substantial elimination of neuropathic pain. She notes that when she "cheats" and eats a sandwich, NP pain ramps up again.

Has anyone noted a relationship between NP pain and diet?

Thanks,

J Scott Richards, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

[Curt Leatherbee]

Yes, I definitely have since I developed IBS about 30 years ago, this was 4 years after my SCI. I have to be really careful what I eat and getting enough sleep helps out too. If I don't do either of these things it feels like blow torches are being taken to my legs and my lower belly. I am a complete t4 injury with no sensation below my chest.

[ketamine kitty]

I've found no correlation to my diet. Being a touch OCD, I have logged various factors and their impact on pain.

The most direct effect on my pain are weather and sleep. I have pretty severe Central Pain as well as other pain modalities and sleep extremely poorly. Weather, clearly out of personal control, can wreak havoc. Pain impacts sleep so it is a viscous circle, but when I get a few days of acceptable sleep it helps noticeably. Less the Central Pain, but more the nociceptive pain from multiple injuries and orthopedic repairs over time.

I am ambulatory Cauda Equina, Fused C2-3, multiple thoracic issues, Fused L345 S1,

kindly,

ket

[Prerun]

I had a 95% reduction in pain after giving up gluten and grains. I minimize my dairy intake and eat no processed foods. I did this two years ago and never looked back. If I could only give up sugar!

[Marlinman]

Yes very much so. I've learned to eat very small meals and keep fat down. I order of effects.
1. Food
2. Weather
3. Stress
4. Sleep anyone of these will potentially set it off.

[graciela]

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