Sugar and alcohol…?

[Pachena]

Just wondering if it’s best to cut them from the diet or does it really matter? Do they make any difference to people with MPN’s.

We are overseas and I am only on aspirin. when we return the haematologist will begin me on Pegasus. I asked a friend who is a doc here if he would give me a pathology script to see how my bloods were going. The numbers had returned to the # when I was first diagnosed. He suggested I send the information to my doc and haematologist back home. I did and didn’t get a reply from either of them, so I’m guessing it’s not a problem.

My doctor friend said that he advises all his cancer patients to completely remove sugar from their diets as it causes cancer cells to multiply. I was wondering if it did this with MPN’s as it’s a diff type of cancer/disorder 🤔

Also the doc said that on looking into it as it’s not his area of expertise…. that red wine is good for lowering platelets 🤩🤗 I’m not a drinker really and have a glass socially now and then. Has anyone heard that this may be so with red wine?

Thank you 😃

[Melaniem59]

Hi Pachena

I cut sugar & follow an anti inflammatory diet (basically Mediterranean) and red wine is in that! I found I had more energy without sugar & felt generally better when I have any now, I get headaches & feel really sluggish so I would recommend

Keep well & kind regards

Melanie

[Pachena in reply to Melaniem59]

Hi Melanie, I smiled when I read that red wine is in the Mediterranean diet 🤩🤗

Thanks for sharing the results you have found from restricting the sugar 👌🏻 It’s good to hear x

Best wishes to you too 🌼

[Yarnhabit]

I have lapsed recently but do avoid sugar, alcohol and caffeine where ever possible. I cook from scratch and usually follow Mediterranean but low on the carbs. I started to help menopause symptoms not my MPN but did find I felt better all round, less flushes, mood swings, night sweats better sleep etc. it’s easy when at home and in a routine but hard at other times. I wish you well.

[Pachena in reply to Yarnhabit]

I’m very encouraged to hear your results 😃

Even if there has been no change in your MPN, the benefits you feel all over certainly makes the changes worthwhile 🤩🤗

Thank you for sharing and best wishes to you too 🌼