Hey Docs,
My gf has had a lot of health problems throughout her life. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when she was 16 and yesterday she was diagnosed with MS. From the little research I’ve done, I’ve seen that in combination with treatments from her physicians, nutrition and exercise can help. She’s 29yo, 6ft, 215lbs with little lean body mass. She experiences debilitating soreness from any exercise with impact. Even a light hike we took a couple months ago left her extremely sore for the next couple days. She attributes this to the fibro which very well may be the case. Swimming has been the only exercise she’s found that doesn’t really bother her but she’s struggled with consistency. Would you recommend she stick with the swimming, and if so what minimum frequency would you recommend? I’ve also tried to gently educate her about her diet. She should probably be in a caloric deficit as soon as she’s mentally and emotionally processed this diagnosis. I’m hoping that along with regular trips to her neuro, some lifestyle interventions could help her live a pretty normal lifestyle. I’ll certainly pick the brains of her MS specialist once we meet them, but if you could offer any advice I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks,
DC