PatientsLikeMe : Diet Treatment Report

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Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
General health	43	5
Other	18	3
Slow my MS progress	15	4
Weight gain	9	1
Fibromyalgia	6	2
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)	5	1
Treat my MSA	3	0
An overall crappy feeling all the time	2	1
Diabetes Type II (non-insulin dependent)	2	0
Weight loss	2	0
Pain, lower back	1	0
yeast overgrowth	1	0
stomah aches	1	0
Back pain	1	0
low blood sugar	1	0
stabilize moods	1	0
Wt. Loss	1	0
improve my overall health, and keep my MS symptoms from controlling my life	1	0
Support another treatment	1	0
Slow my ALS progress	1	0

See all 20 reasons taken ▼

See all 113 patients currently using Diet

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	0	0%
Mild	1	9%
None	10	91%

Most commonly reported side effects

Dietary restrictions	1	9%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Diet (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	1	100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Diet

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Diet

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	3	1	19	20	12

Stopped Using Diet

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	0	1	0	0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	5	45%
Usually	5	45%
Sometimes	1	9%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	1	9%
Somewhat	2	18%
A little	2	18%
Not at all	6	55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	2	18%
$100-199	2	18%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	1	9%

Patient Evaluations

See all 11 patient evaluations

jmscout

Sex: F

Sensation: None

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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jmscout

daily

since Sep 17, 2008
Efficacy Major for Slow my MS progress
Side Effects None
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katpalou

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: none

Walking: mild

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katpalou

daily

since Dec 13, 2008
Efficacy Can't tell for Slow my MS progress
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips too much weight puts a strain on your body, i finally understand, plus diets don't work a healthy change in eating habits actually work. See full evaluation

david100

Sex: M

Mood: Very bad

Cognition: Severe

Autonomic: Severe

Head: moderate

Arms: moderate

Legs: severe

Tremors: moderate

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david100

daily

since Jan 06, 2009
Efficacy Moderate for Other
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Drinking more water and juices, and adding more fiber in your daily diet should help urinary retention and constipation issues somewhat. See full evaluation