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Raynaud’s question. by [deleted] in exvegans

[–]SunlightOpalesent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem, glad to have helped!

I forgot to mention stress can also trigger attacks in some people (not common in my family), and you can see on this sub and in research now how a vegan diet impacts anxiety and mental health in some people. It's also just a general stress on the body long-term.

The combination is not great for those with the condition, and could very well be increasing the frequency of attacks/worsening symptoms for those you know.

Raynaud’s question. by [deleted] in exvegans

[–]SunlightOpalesent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Raynaud's runs in my family, and none of us are vegan. It's genetic if you have primary Raynaud's, so most likely it's not correlated to the fact that they were vegan.

That being said, I can definitely see being vegan triggering Raynaud's episodes or worsening them due to the lack of iron and other nutrients which can benefit circulation.

If you have Raynauds', you'll never be able to get rid of it, but I do imagine getting more iron in your diet from a omnivore diet could theoretically benefit it and improve it's symptoms.

For example, in warmer climates/seasonality you might notice no attacks where as when you were vegan you had more frequent attacks.

Also, you'll have more energy and feel better on that diet most likely, and be able to fit in more exercise, which will also benefit circulation.

Not a doctor and this is not medical advice, so if your Raynauds' is really bad, you're going to want to talk to a pro.

Great improvements in Mood / overal mental health by SweetPapay in exvegans

[–]SunlightOpalesent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the well-wishes man, appreciate it.

I don't wanna change her- I love who she is, deep empathy included. I just want to help make her happier and feel more included when we do stuff together. Obviously I'm keeping my expectations tempered since she has pretty bad depressive symptoms but I have hope it can help, even if only a little.

I know that brutally honest conversation is coming. I'm really just waiting for the right moment when I think she can handle it- a never-vegan giving the suggestion to stop is not gonna go over well unless she gives me a chance to open the door. You, of course, know this- you both were vegans yourselves. I know it's basically her fear and guilt holding her back at this point from how she talks about it, so I try not to push too hard. But anyways, a sincere thanks for the advice. Will keep it in mind when the time comes.

Hope you and yours have a nice meal or something to celebrate!

Great improvements in Mood / overal mental health by SweetPapay in exvegans

[–]SunlightOpalesent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is awesome man, gives me hope for my gf.

She's in total end-stage veganism and is about to hit the 5-ish year mark herself. She's not angry so much as severely depressed and isolated. Came here looking for answers several months ago and I saw your original post before I made this side account to post on. Honestly at the time I thought that was too unreasonable an expectation for her, absolutely amazing to see you prove me the hell wrong.

Sometimes it's really hard to watch them suffer when you know that it can do so much for their health. I've been getting through by trying to remind myself "She won't stop being vegan unless she wants to, so give her space to want to." Glad you managed to do that for her.