| Since multiple sclerosis is most prevalent in women | | | | frustrating at best. These include nausea, PMS |
| some of the most important questions asked by | | | | symptoms and a lack of motivation which can affect |
| women are about MS and menopause. With | | | | the way you eat, this last one is especially important. |
| menopause many women tend to suffer from hot | | | | When you start using HRT as a treatment for |
| flashes, which while they can be somewhat | | | | menopause and MS you cannot afford to stop eating |
| uncomfortable are manageable. However for the | | | | the healthy. It has been proven in many research |
| woman who has MS and has been told by her | | | | studies that a good healthy diet is essential to |
| physician to avoid anything that might cause her | | | | keeping your MS symptoms under control and can |
| body temperature to increase these hot flashes can | | | | have a definite effect on how your body copes with |
| very unpleasant to say the least. | | | | the onset of menopause. |
| Part of the reason for this is the fact that combining | | | | You should be prepared to talk to your gynecologist |
| MS and menopause can have a major effect on the | | | | and your Multiple Sclerosis specialist about menopause |
| bodys ability to regulate its own temperature even | | | | and MS to see if HRT therapy is right for you. If you |
| more so than it already struggle with. One noticeable | | | | have a family history of heart disease or |
| difference for most women is that they tend to | | | | osteoporosis you might want to consider it otherwise |
| have more problems sleeping which affects their | | | | you may be doing more harm than good. In general |
| levels of fatigue. Thus it can be difficult to decide | | | | many of the issues can be better taken care of by |
| which of the different symptoms such as headaches, | | | | keeping to a very healthy diet that is rich in green |
| eye problems, PMS symptoms and others are caused | | | | leafy vegetable, fruits and lean meats. |
| by either MS or menopause. | | | | Take the time to research as much as you can and |
| One of the treatments that are commonly | | | | talk to your specialists to make sure they fully |
| recommended by many doctors is hormone | | | | understand any problems you might be having so |
| replacement therapy or HRT, but this is not | | | | that you have a better understanding of your |
| necessarily the best solution to the problem. HRT has | | | | choices. HRT might work well for some and not for |
| been proven in several studies to relieve the hot | | | | others, but you should only consider it if you have |
| flashes and to reduce other problems like the risk of | | | | done your homework and can make an informed |
| osteoporosis and heart disease, but there some side | | | | decision. |
| effects that can be unpleasant at the least and | | | | |