Vitamin D and MS - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

Sampy123 · 01-14-2004, 09:50 AM

Just saw a clip on the channel 5 FOX news, health segment, about the significance of vitamin D deficiency and it's correlation to MS. Just thought I'd pass it along.

AngelicBrat · 01-14-2004, 11:31 AM

Hey ya!

I heard about that too. Apparently taking in Vit D can stop the progression of autoimmune diseases? I guess like everything, we must check with our doctor before trying anything new.. especially when it comes to supplements. Very interesting though!

~Luv, Angelic

Mom_of_two · 01-14-2004, 04:53 PM

I've heard the possible MS and vitamin D link before, but who knows. When I think back, I took vitamins for almost my entire life, as well as going out in the sun a lot (I live in So. CA), so I definately got my share of vitamin D. I think they're grasping at straws and trying their best to come up with a theory as to why people get MS. It's still such a huge mystery. I hope one day soon we'll know why and then maybe that will lead to a cure.

SapphireSky · 01-15-2004, 04:08 PM

I just read an article on the internet about this.

A study was done that tracked women for nearly 20 years. They found that taking vitamin supplements of 1,000 IUs caused changes in blood chemistry that indicated positive effects for MS patients......it reduced their sypmtoms.

The interesting part of the study to me was that the people in the study who got the highest intake of vitamin D from supplements (multivitamins) had the lowest risk of developing MS, while those whose vitamin D came from only food had no such descreased risk.

I have taken a multivitamin almost my entire life, and yet here I am.

I think that studies like this are beneficial, however, because I don't think a cure is going to be found unless people are willing to try to find it. If that means doing studies on things like this, then I am all for it!!!!!

Sampy123 · 01-15-2004, 05:42 PM

I found it interesting that the article you quoted cited a reduction in MS symptoms with vitamin D supplements and not from food. They just ruled out MS for me, although I have all the symptoms. Turns out, I have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and systemic lupus. I wonder if the vitamin D would help me?