Hi there,
First my issues with mxt are just my own. Lots of people do really well on it @Sybil for one. So start with an open mind, drink lots of water, take it in the evening or late afternoon and take all the folic acid prescribed. And then be gentle with yourself and you never know you might just be totally fine on it. Mxt hated me, sulfasalazine loved me. We all react differently.
I’m not a honey lover but certainly am a bee lover so I don’t know much about it. Other than it’s a sugar (which for me inflammes things) why wouldn’t you still be able to eat it? Except of course perhaps not with diabetes?
And so far I’m doing fine eating cheese as is @a.laker28 and I certainly could never pass up a duck egg. And I haven’t yet caught any infection of any sort either, despite commuting on trains and working in a large office. So fingers crossed.
I’m of the view with this disease, you simply just have to bash on with it. And I’ll always have temper tantrums with the various drug regimes too but invariably I’ll find a way to deal with them.
Thanks for the encouragement, Poo.
Looking at it now I see I wrote about a bee dysentry when I meant botulism. My brain is starting to play tricks on me these days - decades of insomnia are taking their toll. You are right that it is sugar - altough honey is a different mix of natural sugars, it has a lower GI so it is a little healthier and of course raw honey has all the extras, pollen, amino acids, trace minerals. (Sorry to bore you with all that.) Great except I still can’t eat it. I have to admit I do still take a teaspoon of it in my porridge just satisfy my rebellious streak.
The main reason I am concerned about the mtx is that I have had so many bad reactions in recent years to drugs, some of them a bit scary. I have been through the full range for back pain and fibromyalgia and I have come to dread every new one. My wife has in earlier days had 20 years in nursing so I am lucky that she is so good at taking control in these situations. But still I’d rather let her sleep than have to get up to help me off the floor. I suspect she’d prefer that too.
I agree you have a good test of your immunity with working in an office and using trains. I remember my days of doing the same and colds and flus were always on the go. I used to fly a lot then and the worst cases of flu I experienced were always after flights. So I have always been very suspicious of the ventilation systems on planes. Stick to the trains is my advice…