what foods to avoid while taking sinemet

[madamebee]

[alllowercase]

if my last GP was to be believed, avoid Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Carbohidrates and Protein. That will leave you with the Scottish diet of Whisky, Beer, Buckfast (wine) and a Saturday night Kebab. Oh, and a Fish Supper on a Friday. For the occasional treat, Scotch Pies (fried), Square Sliced Sausage (fried), Black Pudding (fried), and Haggis (boiled, steamed or fried), and Scampi (deep fried)

[PatV in reply to alllowercase]

don't believe that GP.

[alllowercase in reply to PatV]

i changed gp's before christmas

[grayland]

I find lots of chocolate (it's hard to feel bad while eating candy), pizza, and the american version of the scottish diet work well.

[wifeofparky]

As long as you take it one hour before you eat or two hours after, most foods will not interfere with it. Protein taken with the sinemet reduces its efficacy because the same receptors that take the sinemet also take the protein.

[alllowercase in reply to wifeofparky]

that might explain waking at 3 most nights with hunger pains but no appetite

[PatV in reply to alllowercase]

this happens to me when I take advil or other nsaid

[JohnPepper in reply to wifeofparky]

Hi wifeofparky

I am not an expert on this subject, or a doctor. I have heard, at many Support Group Meetings that what you say about protein is correct. The protein competes for the levodopa in the stomach and very little manages to get to your brain. So why take levodopa at all, if you are going to eat protein, within one hour, before or after taking the medication?

You can eat other foods, as long as they do not contain protein.

Google "Protein" and make a note of all foodstuff that contains protein.

John

[PatV in reply to JohnPepper]

it competes, but that does not mean NO levodopa is absorbed. some is, it is variable.

[PatV in reply to wifeofparky]

my neuro says because I have 'visceral off', I must eat something immediately after I take meds (hopefully on empty stomach). Otherwise meds sit in stomach and go nowhere.

[wifeofparky in reply to PatV]

eat complex carbs then and avoid protein for at least an hour.

[JohnPepper in reply to wifeofparky]

Hi wifeofparky

Many carbs contain protein. Check with the list on Google.

John

[wifeofparky in reply to JohnPepper]

the protein that may be in carbs is minimal compared to meats, fish, cheese, eggs, tofu and the like.

[wifeofparky]

The sinemet is absorbed quickly enough on an empty stomach .that when you do eat it is not a problem.. Protein is very important and should not be eliminated from your diet. Just watch the timing and you will feel the difference. If my husband forgot to take his sinemet early enough he could feel the difference and had a longer off time. BTW- I am a nurse and have researched PD to enable me to help my husband as much as I could.

[madamebee in reply to wifeofparky]

Thank you very much...I looked online and the sinemet web sites do say to avoid a HIGH protein diet because protein digests slowly and impedes the sinemet being absorbed into the small intestine and then into the blood stream. I am not eliminating protein just making sure it is not too much...the timing of the med is not always easy because his work schedule often causes a late supper hour so then he would have to take his third pill later than usual. ...but he does try to do it on as even a keel as possible. Based on your advice, i will try to space the protein out during the day. Thanks again for your response.