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Weight gain, anybody?

I'm becoming frantic over the fact that I've gained about 15 pounds (~7 kg) since I was diagnosed in January 2022 and more specifically since I started prednisone, which I've...

My Breakfast used to include Oatmeal with Blueberries but NOW I make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Instead

I decided to change my Oatmeal with Blueberries breakfast with Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies instead... Blueberry Cocktail for my Blueberry consumption and I will have 2 Cookies with Apple Sauce...

Do you have problems swallowing?

Myasthenia gravis causes weakness of the swallowing muscles of many individuals, leading to problems involving choking, a terrifying experience, https://myasthenia-gravis.com/living/swallowing-speaking-symptoms, https://myasthenia-gravis.com/diet, and https://myasthenia-gravis.com/living/barium-swallow-experience...

Using foods that contain magnesium (e.g. basil)

Many myasthenia gravis websites tell us to avoid consuming magnesium because it can weaken muscles and potentially lead to a myasthenic crisis. However, I wondered whether that applied to foods...

Feeding Tube? Does It Impact Any Aspects of Your Life?

Do you have a feeding tube? If so, does having it impact any aspects of your life positively or negatively?...

Cooking with MG

Like so many others, I have had difficulty eating and even more difficulty in cooking my own meals. As such, I have become dependent on family members for food and...

In remission from GMG by fixing diet

Developed GMG symptoms - double vision, drooping eyelid, loss of strength / endurance, etc. - in late 2003 when I was in my mid-40s and was diagnosed early 2004. Fortunately...

Diet

Is there one basic recommended diet for patients with gMG? Especially for fatigue and brain fog? Thank you...

Excess Mucus

Does anyone have any suggestions for removing excess secretions/mucus from your throat? My Father has MG and struggles with this daily. Some days he's unable to eat because the mucus...

Obesity Drugs

Hi to all! I’m 5’0” and weigh 185 pounds. A bit rotund here! My weight in impacting my breathing(COPD, sleep apnea), my spine(asking collapsing vertebra to carry this, leading to...

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