Active 6 days agoMy Breakfast used to include Oatmeal with Blueberries but NOW I make Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies InsteadI 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiet & Nutrition
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...Reactions0reactionsComments56 repliesSymptomsDiet & NutritionMuscle Weakness
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...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiet & NutritionGeneralized MGTips & Advice
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?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesDiet & NutritionTips & AdviceMental Health
Cooking with MGLike 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...Reactions0reactionsComments11 repliesCopingDiet & Nutrition
In remission from GMG by fixing dietDeveloped 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiet & NutritionRemissionGeneralized MG
DietIs there one basic recommended diet for patients with gMG? Especially for fatigue and brain fog? Thank you...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesDiet & NutritionGeneralized MG
Excess MucusDoes 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...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Obesity DrugsHi 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiet & NutritionTriggers
Diet and supplimentsAre there any guidelines for diet and suppliments with MG?...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesDiet & Nutrition