Hello all, I was diagnosed in 2010 with PCOS and my endocrinologist basically said to eat low carb/higher protein and prescribed metformin. However, metformin made me very very sick, glucophage did as well. I stuck to a low carb diet however still had symptoms as I couldn't take the meds. In 2013 I had a personal trainer and I started HIIT and strength training. I was fit but again, still symptomatic with fatigue etc. Very recently I came across research that suggests a dairy free and gluten free diet for PCOS as dairy and gluten are known contributing factors to increasing insulin. I'm just wondering if anyone else has tried this route? I'm on day five. I'm willing to try anything to not be sick. Feel free to add me as a friend for support as I find getting healthy and weight loss is not as hard with encouragement!

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

I never lost weight after delivering my daughter almost 15 years ago, despite breastfeeding for almost 18 months. The hormones from the pregnancy and delivery ramped up my PCOS to crazy levels. At my heaviest, I was 319. I'm 5'4" tall, and 39 years old now. I'm back down to 245 or so. I'm headed well into OnederLand... I'm following a low carb, high fat, moderate protein protocol at the recommendation of my Endocrinologist, primarily due to my Insulin Resistance, which in all likelihood caused my PCOS in the first place... Feel free to add me.

THIS!!! ^^^ 100% this!!

Our PCOS bodies have tons of trouble fighting with carbs due to us being pre-diabetic all the time. Anything you can do to battle this is key, so talk to a nutritionist, endocrinologist, or naturopath about what kind of low carb diet you might be able to sustain as a lifestyle (think about it as going anti-carb-itarian!). I'm working with a naturopath in Seattle who is AMAZING and has finally brought me to a place where I don't feel insane anymore about my impossible weight loss.

I would love to have some MFP friend with PCOS. My friends are all "normal" and it's hard for them to understand my struggles!! I was just diagnosed in August and am on medicine, but still struggling to see weight loss and I work out 6 days a week!

Please add me too! Is low carb confusing to anyone else? How low for example? And why the heck is dairy considered insulin-spiking when the higher fat stuff has a low glycemic load? Sheesh.

In other news, check out this site: www.pcosdiva.com. Has some very cool new research and interviews with experts.

Also, I recently started a supplement called myo-inositol (I've used the Jarrow and Swanson brands from Amazon) for PCOS, insulin resistance, and weight loss. Helps with fertility too. Read more about it here:
https://examine.com/supplements/Inositol/

@stacicali Personally, I think that dairy is such a trigger, because in it's basic form, it's intended to turn a calf weighing a few hundred pounds into a cow or bull weighing over 2000 pounds, it affects most of us with inflammation, growth hormone type chemicals (naturally occuring), and all of that... They don't even yet understand all the implications of this action. We are the only mammal that consumes the milk of another as traditionally normal parts of our diet...