Non-weight MFP success story

stumblinthrulife
stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
in Success Stories
My wife has been having some health issues that docs have been unable to explain. They suspected it was somewhere between Meniere's and migraines, and put her on a low salt, no chocolate, no alcohol, no coffee diet to see if it helped.

I put her on MFP for a month to make sure she stuck to it, and I also had her log every time she had an attack. Through good logging we have found a pretty convincing correlation between her salt intake (at a given any meal, not just daily) and her symptoms. We went back to the doc for a follow up, and I showed him the food report on my iPad. He was so impressed with MFP that he took the name down to check it out, and may start recommending to his patients.

The wife is now on a diuretic to reduce her salt, and can actively monitor and control her diet to (hopefully) avoid issues in the future. So thank you MFP :drinker:

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  • 2pinkTwo
    2pinkTwo Posts: 15
    :smile: That's great to hear! MFP can help so many people in so many ways. Good luck to you both!
  • odaatsue
    odaatsue Posts: 59
    Bravo! :drinker:
  • nm8962
    nm8962 Posts: 42 Member
    Glad to hear your wife was able to identify the cause of her medical issues. Here's hoping that her health continues to improve.
  • Larisonlj
    Larisonlj Posts: 426 Member
    Fantastic that you were able to find the culprit of her health issues and also spread the word on MFP.
  • magpiej
    magpiej Posts: 10 Member
    First - so happy to hear that they have figured out what's wrong with your wife and can help her correct this problem! Way to be her hero!!

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