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KB2021

Diet following lemtrada??

Hello everyone, my Mother in law is finishing up her first round of lemtrada treatment tomorrow. She was told to avoid deli meats, blue bell icecream and anything that may have bacteria or listeria. We know obvious ones like don't leave things sitting out on the counter for any length of time, all meats completely cooked through, we'll washed fruits and vegetables, and no food from deli areas, such as subway or a meat counter. However, she seems to think lunch meats are fine, I say she should avoid them. So I thought I'd ask here, are they the same? If so what makes them something to avoid following treatment? And what other diet rules should she follow? Thanks for all the help! We are in the US if it makes a difference
@daniel2025

My ms nurse told me to avoid lunch meats and just another one to add in the UK some farmers are happy to sell milk directly from the animal unpasteurized known as raw milk. I don't know what its like in USA but if raw milk is available avoid it. Massive risk.

@KB2021

I don't think she's willing to cut out foods she likes because she makes the argument "well you never know with anything you buy in the store etc." I am trying to prove my argument but ultimately she will do what she wants and that's fine, I just fear for her that the one thing she deems okay will be the one thing she gets sick from. We do have raw milk sources here but don't buy it anyway, is regular 2% milk fine and regular cheeses you can buy in the stores? What about canned goods, such as canned vegetables, canned beans etc.? And best advice on how anyone avoided illness?