Hi Mo,

Great question. While some seem to have amazing success with the diet others do not. I am in the do not category. I have been on the NSD for 23 weeks now and no dairy (except for the occasional indulgence) I have limited success. I havn't actually tested it so I am guessing I would be a lot worse if not on it. I have noticed that when I have eaten the occasional ice cream I had a huge increase in pain. That is one of the reasons I think I would be worse off if not on the diet. Since being on it my cholesterol level has gone up but I have lost about 8-10lbs so that helps to motivate me to stay on it. I am also on sulfasalazine and a daily NSAID. I have greatly reduced my sugar intake but would not say eliminated sugar altogether. I plan on staying on it and asking for a stronger drug than sulfasalazine my next rhuemy appt. Hoping to find something to stop this disease. How long were you on the diet? How long were you on enbrel?

Deborah

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