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i have been eating about 750ml of yoghurt on a daily basis the one with artificial sweetener. Great for the bones..... and now I wonder... anybody any idea whether that could trigger polymyalgia rheumatica.....I suppose the only way to find out is stop eating the stuff...I wonder what you people think Ida
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MR._BELLA ida40908
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Do you have PMR now? I don't understand what you mean saying, if you stop eating it you will find out if it causes it or not.
ida40908 MR._BELLA
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i have been eating , for a long time, 750 ml of artificially sweetened yoghurt, but the last week I used only a bit. ....I am suddenly feeling quite a lot better and wonder whether that is the nature of the pmr, or if it could have anything to do with not eating the artificial sweetener. I wondered if anybody else would have had a similar experience....thank you...ida
EileenH ida40908
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nick67069 ida40908
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nick67069 ida40908
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EileenH ida40908
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I think of all the options I have heard "did this trigger my PMR" that really is one that is pretty unlikely! And stopping eating it is unlikely to stop the autoimmune process.
There are many potential causes of autoimmune disease and it is VERY unlikley to be a single thing but a whole load of things that stress the immune system until eventually it falls over a cliff because one brushed against it. They can include infections, trauma, emotional and physical stress, your genes (having ancestors from Scandinavia), environmental factors and even - possibly - weather/season.
Like nick, the only thing I would suggest - buy plain yoghurt, not low fat, not artificially sweetened (both have far too many chemical additiives that have no place in your body and hence your food) and add goodies to the plain stuff. My personal favourite is Total Greek yoghurt.
ida40908 EileenH
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i like this this a “whole lot of things that stress the immune system until it falls over the cliff “etc. etc. that is exactly how it feels.... and then my great Friend died... which was so traumatic, but, yes, people die.....and now I have stopped working, start resting etc. etc. ....you can only push yourself so much. If it was not for the pmr I would still be working at 66 and I am glad I have given this up....
we we will add the Greek yoghurt without artificial s as is taking away one of the issues. So again thank you all who contributed to this question, you allll know what you are talking about....never mind, this will pass and if not, well that is it then... kind regards, Ida.
ida73543 ida40908
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Anniecurd ida40908
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Anhaga ida40908
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If there is a connection I very much doubt it's the yoghurt, unless you have a serious intolerance of dairy. Artificial sweetener is very bad for you.