by ceci » Fri Jun 26, 2020 4:17 am
What a coincidence!
My older daughter has pcos. Though, she is a skinny pcos. She is 38 now and, after many years trying, is now pregnant.
I can only tell you what we did, i.e. muddling through it, because there is very little information in regard to diet, especially for plant-based eating, and we found that many dieticians don't quite know how to go about it either. There are a number of books available these days, but many recipes contain meat.
Edit:
Also, we had an additional 'problem', which may have led to a reduced high carb diet. My daughter has also exercised induced anaphylaxis with the trigger being wheat. We therefore had to exclude unhealthy carbs, unless they were gluten-free, and this included store-bought cakes, packaged snacks, such as muesli bars, cookies, etc. all loaded with sugar and fat. We just didn't buy this stuff and, maybe, she just got used to it, or is 'lucky' that she does not have the typical pcos issue of weight problems. She is eating plant-based carbs at most main meals. She has been on a mainly plant-based diet for a long time. Though, she is still including some dairy and is using oil. I can't convince her to eliminate this. No flesh products though. Currently, she is being told to increase here protein intake, which is all plant-based.
I have to admit, until my daughter was diagnosed with pcos I didn't even know what pcos was and how complex issues can become.
Thank you for the link to the book, which I now ordered, as hyperthyroidism is mentioned too.
