Daughter has been off and on it for years for autoimmune issues. Beyond what everyone else has said, lower your sodium intake if at all possible. As for alcohol, it's a mixed bag of answers. Some schools of thought say it's fine, some say it's not. Daughter's docs said stay away if at all possible not that she really drinks anyway. I think if you're just having a very small amount, a sip or two every once in a while, it's likely fine - that's what the doc told us, since she asked him if it was alright to have a bit of wine at Christmas that year (we have a traditional toast with a specific wine, to my sister-in-law who passed away in 2002, who brought the wine to Christmas dinner every year, so now we buy it and the family toasts her with it before dinner starts).
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