Re: soy question

[Guest guest]

> I don't get the no-legumes

> thing, either. I have heard of wheat and milk being problems for

many

> people, but not legumes. Why do people with MS need to avoid legumes?

Hi Ruth,

I was pretty much in the same position when I started BBD. I had been

vegetarian (doing a little fish and poultry now) and was lost without

my beans and legumes. lol From what I understand, this is about

molecular mimicry - the proteins in those foods are so similar to the

myelin sheath proteins that setting off the immune reaction will cause

the lymphocytes to attack anything similar (including the myelin).

I can tell you this...I had a major incident about 3 months into the

BBD...the only time I knowingly strayed. I splurged on a gluten-free,

casein-free pizza with soy cheese. A little soy won't hurt,

right? That was on a Tues. evening. I was fine on Wed., fine on

Thurs morning, took a nap later in the day and woke up barely able to

walk. I stumbled around like a zombie the rest of the day. The next

day is when I started noticing the changes in vision in my right eye.

I had optic neuritis in the other eye a year ago that has not fully

recovered, so I was definitely freaking out. The acuity seems to be

o.k. now (I did several acupuncture sessions and supplements), but I

have problems with glare and bright light. I will never touch soy

again!!!

Crystal

[Guest guest]

I imagine that we all do the no-legumes part of the diet.

The reason behind it is all on the BBD web site.

I eat Japanese food at home which is pretty difficult without soy sauce but

if you use enough wasabi, it isn't so bad.

Cutting out all legumes really has made a big difference for me and I won't

go back to eating them.

Janet

----- Original Message -----

From: Ruth

I am now wondering how many of you do the no-legumes part of the b-b-

diet. I know this sounds odd, but it is the hardest thing for me. I am

semi-vegetarian and spent some time living in Japan. When I heard

gluten-free, I thought, no problem, I'll just go back to Japanese

eating. Of course, no-legumes is next to impossible for that. Soy sauce

and so many sauces I want to use have soy. I don't get the no-legumes

thing, either. I have heard of wheat and milk being problems for many

people, but not legumes. Why do people with MS need to avoid legumes?

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth,

I am not sure why soy/legumes are a problem, but like you, that is the

one thing I am having trouble giving up, as it seems to be in or hidden

in many of the foods that I would like to eat.

>

> Hi again. Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. I am slowly getting

a

> handle on this.

>