The PINEAPPLE vs Avonex (and other ABC drugs?) story, by popular demand...

[YvonneD]

The PINEAPPLE vs Avonex (and other ABC drugs?) story, by popular
demand...

I spoke to a nurse about early March of 2010 and when I complained of
how lousy the Avonex made me feel (I've been using Avonex since 1998
and it always gave me flu like symptoms for 2 to 3 days) she
recommended eating fresh (unprocessed) pineapple... before (about an
hour to ninety minutes BEFORE) I inject because it has an enzyme in it
(Bromelain) that helps lessen the side effects significantly,
particularly if I nap after injecting. FYI: It is a natural anti-
inflammatory. She also told me it had to be fresh (but I did have one
MSer tell me she used canned and felt it still helped). I find that
the more pineapple I eat, the more it helps.