Conflictions about red meat and RLS

[Bloodhound669]

Why do some websites tout red meat as being good for RLS and others say it's bad? This site says it is good: healthline.com/health/restl...

and this site says it's bad: health.harvard.edu/staying-...

[SueJohnson]

Red meat has iron. Inflammation makes RLS worse. But for general health the article is correct.

[Bloodhound669 in reply to SueJohnson]

So! Do you suggest I give up red meat?

[Restylegs in reply to Bloodhound669]

I've been total vegetarian for 7yrs makes no difference what so ever lol

[Bloodhound669 in reply to SueJohnson]

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[SueJohnson]

No, but if you want, you can try it for a week or 2 to see if it makes any difference for your RLS. I am not a dietician nor have I really done any research on it. Your cardiologist might have something to say about it too.

[Madlegs1]

Everyone has to figure out their own triggers.

And some here will bang on about their particular drum! (Like me and msg🤪)

Basically,keep a diary and figure it out for your own biome.

[Eryl]

Just adding red meat to an inflammatory diet will make no difference but if you use red meat to replace the inflammatory foods the you will see a reduction in RLS.

[Drls]

I think that keeping your iron stores up via your diet is more important than excluding meat altogether - I was surprised to learn that there is one source of iron (heme iron) that you can only get from meat and that this is more easily absorbed by the body. There is no way of getting this source of iron from plants. I therefore think that eating lean, unprocessed meat is a good move ( unless you are strictly vegetarian / vegan of course.)

Getting my ferritin levels up via an iron infusion has been the only thing that ive done that has improved my rls - I say improved not got rid of - because I still have it for a few hours each night but overall my ability to live a reasonable life is much improved.

To keep my iron and ferritin levels up I have been eating more meat than I used to and will continue to do so. This was also the advice of the doctor at the iron clinic.

[Eryl in reply to Drls]

Inflammation causes an iron deficiency so eating less inflammatory foods and increasing red meat lowers inflammation and boosts iron levelseven more quickly. youtu.be/DbQeaivmgb4?si=3Zg...(Not working as expected?)

[nocturne]

Just to add more complication to the discussion: Years ago, I received an iron infusion, and all the joints in my body froze up immediately after. I could barely walk to my car, and couldn't drive for over an hour, until I took ibuprofen that finally kicked in.

My primary physician recently explained to me what happened: large doses of iron cause inflammation. Since I have multiple types of inflammatory, autoimmune arthritis, my entire body flared up. Every single person is different, with a different constellation of illnesses. We need to listen to our bodies, and experiment with what works, and what backfires.

[SurvivorD]

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Perhaps cutting out the acidic veg/fruits might help you??

I most probably am going to be slandered for this. Use it don't use it!!