Health Boards
Tue-19-01-2016, 13:28 PM
Hello Bazza,
Jim has done the main work in answering you
, luckily, but I perhaps can add something to that.
At first DMF, but also MEF, which are the ingredients of your pills, are irritating for the mucous membranes in your intestines. So irritation of stomach and intestines is possible. Therefore the advice to take the pills with food and/or yoghurt, as this slows down the speed of assimilation in your intestines. The slower this happens the less problems.
In the Netherlands we have a version that is slow release.
Furthermore there is the possibility to use the "Bill"-method, that is, take the medication intermittently. Search on the forum in Bill's posts, but also Jim has written something in his Journal about this method.
The advantage is that you can give some rest to your intestines, the drug stays more effective and the effects on your blood (lymphocyte) count is less.
In the Netherlands the prescription is often combined with a food advice, well that is if you visit a doctor that is specialized in natural treatments. They know more about the functioning of the patients body as a whole and know the effects of food on the human body. And as you might know, we all are able to live because we are eating, so our food is an important ingredient for our well being. If you are with a dermatologist for your Fumaderm, then you will experience that he does not know of any food advices.
I must admit that some have an positive reaction on a change or adaptation of their food pattern and some don't feel any change at all. For instance I tried it myself, but for me there was no effect measurable.
Caroline
Jim has done the main work in answering you
, luckily, but I perhaps can add something to that. At first DMF, but also MEF, which are the ingredients of your pills, are irritating for the mucous membranes in your intestines. So irritation of stomach and intestines is possible. Therefore the advice to take the pills with food and/or yoghurt, as this slows down the speed of assimilation in your intestines. The slower this happens the less problems.
In the Netherlands we have a version that is slow release.
Furthermore there is the possibility to use the "Bill"-method, that is, take the medication intermittently. Search on the forum in Bill's posts, but also Jim has written something in his Journal about this method.
The advantage is that you can give some rest to your intestines, the drug stays more effective and the effects on your blood (lymphocyte) count is less.
In the Netherlands the prescription is often combined with a food advice, well that is if you visit a doctor that is specialized in natural treatments. They know more about the functioning of the patients body as a whole and know the effects of food on the human body. And as you might know, we all are able to live because we are eating, so our food is an important ingredient for our well being. If you are with a dermatologist for your Fumaderm, then you will experience that he does not know of any food advices.
I must admit that some have an positive reaction on a change or adaptation of their food pattern and some don't feel any change at all. For instance I tried it myself, but for me there was no effect measurable.
Caroline