Everyone reading this already knows what multiple sclerosis (MS) is, so let's skip the encyclopedic introduction, which won't really add much value. The causes of multiple sclerosis are unknown, and there is no known cure for MS. Because the disease attacks the nervous system, the treatment of MS has fallen to neurologists. Not only do they handle the treatment, but they also claim exclusive rights to it. Why this is the case and whether this stance is driven by concern for the well-being and health of the patient, or perhaps something else entirely, I will not comment on and leave to each person's own judgment...
Multiple Sclerosis and Diet and Vitamins – Does It Matter?
How many times have we been met with a smile from a neurologist when asking if it's possible for someone to cure MS through diet or if vitamin deficiencies could be the cause of demyelination. The usual response is that such cases have not been scientifically proven. However, more and more medical literature points to the beneficial role of vitamins in treating chronic diseases, and some doctors are beginning to move in this direction.
What has been scientifically proven is the impact of vitamin deficiencies in neurological diseases and what it can lead to. For example, a patient with advanced alcoholic polyneuropathy and active demyelination is treated with nothing but thiamine. Does the gait of a person with multiple sclerosis not resemble that of a drunk person? This condition, however, can be treated. The patient must stop consuming alcohol and replenish the vitamin deficiencies.
Medicine Agrees — Vitamin Deficiency Causes Neurological Symptoms
Appropriate vitamins, administered in the correct proportions, can alleviate neurological symptoms. However, patients are not viewed holistically, meaning that the entire body should be treated, including conditions such as depression or brain fog, which prevent an active lifestyle. Not to mention rehabilitation, where movement is one of many essential factors for recovery. Has an oncology patient ever heard from their doctor that a ketogenic diet should be implemented? That eliminating carbohydrates can work wonders in the fight against cancer? Likely not. The reason for this stance by doctors may lie in the system, not in their bad intentions. They treat as they are allowed, not as they would like.
Multiple Sclerosis – Is the Problem Always Neurological?
How could a neurologist find the cause of MS if it is, for example, bacteria? In that case, an infectious disease specialist, experienced in treating chronic infectious diseases like neurosyphilis, should also be involved. Such a team could potentially eliminate the cause - e.g., bacteria and the symptom - demyelination. Unfortunately, the system does not allow for such a team approach, because once a patient is classified as having MS, the search for the cause of their symptoms ends. Instead, there is a largely ineffective attempt to alleviate symptoms.
This is where the problem lies that prevents the cure of multiple sclerosis, as no one is searching for the cause anymore. Patients with MS are left on their own. To navigate the difficult journey from diagnosis to understanding what is destroying them, they must have a lot of perseverance and determination. Those who succeed and see their symptoms regress are suddenly told that they didn't have multiple sclerosis after all, because it is supposed to be an incurable disease… but is it really?
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Author: Andy, CEO of Biomelius LTD, who was diagnosed with MS in 2017
