Does anyone know/understand if the Dr Mosle... - PBC Foundation
Does anyone know/understand if the Dr Mosley's 5:2 Fast Diet might be safe or unsafe for a PBC sufferer? Thanks
My GP was fully behind me doing this diet. I had a good weight loss the first week (4lb) and then lost nothing for the following two weeks. Its not the easiest of diets and I do wonder if my PBC had a part to play in not losing anything the last two weeks. Needless to say I went back to Weight Watchers and have had more success without starving myself two days a week.
I haven't heard of this diet but I have been on the Liver Cleansing Diet (Sandra Cabot)for almost 5 weeks and have gone from 89kgs to 81.5kgs. Have not felt hungry and have made a few variations to suit me such as only having one glass of water instead of two in the morning. I also drink the water from the tap, not filtered. Have not eaten everything organic either. Feeling good! It is basically a good healthy eating plan.
I am one of the fortunate people with this PBC lark. I have actually remained my same weight since I started itching in 2010. Depending on my cycle as I'm not yet menopausal I fluctuate on a 5 pounds scale at certain times. So dieting for weight loss is of no real significance to me though one never knows in the future...
I have always found articles and what we eat, etc interesting and I was reading in the May issue of "What Doctors Don't Tell You" (WDDTY) mag recently that their theory of overweight and obesity could be down to the fact we tend to eat more carbs these days and health professionals have deemed fat as something evil. There has been some experimental research in Canada that apparently threw up the fact as this could be deemed correct. That's not to say that everyone should switch off bread, etc and just eat oodles of fat products. The Atkins Diet was pointed out that this is thought why people on it do lose weight.
But for someone with PBC I personally wouldn't launch into a diet now due to the fact that if the balance isn't right then essential nutrients that we can struggle with (ie Vits A and K, the D is more for the sun) would perhaps be of a more detriment to how we feel.
Since before I was diagnosed Dec 2010, after I had the abnormal LFTs earlier that yr I took even more care what I was consuming. I still think quality far outweighs quantity. Myself I don't tend to eat after the evening meal and if I do feel that way inclined I tend to just pick up a couple of plain biscuits like Rich Tea and have those with a final cup of tea of the day. I don't starve myself but I go by the rule of something that is bad for us (empty calories) can be consumed on perhaps a once a wk basis. (Went out last weekend for the day. Had a packed salad with prawns (no dressing as never been used to) and fruit so picked up a fresh strawberry tart that had a pastry case with a vanilla custard topped with fresh strawberries and a strawberry jelly. Didn't feel guilty as that day we were doing quite a bit of walking about.)
I am unfamiliar with this diet but will tell you that after a recent diagnoisis of PBC, my Gastroenterologist asked me to loose some weight and suggested I try a Gluten Free diet given my daily bloat, IBS symptoms, fullness and general lack of appetite. Immediately, I lost 17 lbs (no exercise because of sore leg joints), and I feel AMAZINGLY better. The bloat left immediately, the brain fog is better, my appetite is somewhat better and I have more energy. Good luck with whatever you decide to do BrendaBell.
