Health questions:Is Multiple Sclerosis genetic? I have not found hard proof for sure that it is.?

Would it be poor judgement to produce offspring with a partner who has MS?
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Children who have a parent with MS have an approx. 3% risk of developing MS themselves. This percentage is higher than that of the average population, but still so low that MS is not considered a genetic disease.

So no, it is not poor judgement to produce offspring with a partner who has MS. I believe the majority of people affected with MS have children - healthy children, who are doing just fine. :)

There are some considerations to be made, though:

Mother affected with MS:
- If she is on MS-medication, she will have to stop taking these during the Pregnancy and breast-feeding phase. Pregnancy seems to protect against MS-attacks, while the number of attacks seem to increase after the birth before normalising themselves again.
- Breast-feeding. Many doctors and neurologists advice against breast-feeding, so that the mother can start taking her medication as soon as possible after the birth.
- That the partner and/or family are ready to step in and help care for the child, above what is usually needed, should the mother have MS-attacks in the time following the birth.
- If the mother suffers from MS-fatigue, a normal birth might be too hard on her and a C-section should be considered.

Overall:
- A baby is a lot of work. If the partner with MS is relatively unaffected by the disease, it might not be an issue at all, but if he/she has problems (fatigue, weakened strength in arms and legs etc.) these should be considered, because this could mean that the healthy partner will be taking on more than his/her share of the work-load.
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Hi Sarbear

Here are some answers on the issue and how to start the healing process.


Quick Action Plan for Miltiple Sclerosis


1. A healthy Diet is essential for dealing successfully with MS. Emphasize a Diet that is low in saturated fats and abundant in essential fatty acids. Eat plenty of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, oily fish, free-range poultry, and olive, flaxseed, safflower, and sunflower oils. Organic nuts and seeds, millet, mung beans, and mung bean sprouts are also recommended.

2. Avoid alcohol, chocolate, dairy products, eggs, fast and commercially prepared Foods, fermented Foods, hydrogenated oils and solid fats, margarine, red meats, salt, shellfish, sugar, and yeast, as well as hydrolyzed vegetable proteins and Food additives and preservatives.

3. For additional benefit, supplement with four to ten teaspoons of unsaturated oils each day.

4. Recommended nutritional supplements for MS include B complex vitamins, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, beta carotene and other carotenoids, bioflavonoids, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium AEP, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.

5. Other useful supplements include alpha lipoic acid, CoQ10, DMSO, MSM, and the amino acids carnitine, choline, cysteine, glutathione, and methionine.

6. Test for and eliminate all Foods and environmental factors that can cause Allergies and sensitivities.

7. To reduce the burden of toxins in your body, consider a program of detoxification therapy, ideally under the supervision of your physician.

8. If you have mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings, have them removed and replaced with new fillings made from materials with which you are biocompatible.

9. Avoid exposure to unhealthy electromagnetic fields (EMFs) caused by electricity flowing through the coils of electrical wires and common home and office appliances and equipment, as well as cell phones and many types of motors. To protect yourself from unhealthy EMFs, consider wearing a Teslar watch and receiving weak pulsed magnet therapy.

10. Be sure to minimize your stress levels using mind/body medicine techniques such as biofeedback, guided imagery and visualization, hypnosis, meditation, and relaxation exercises such as deep breathing.

11. A restful nap each day can also help reduce your MS symptoms.

12. Regularly engage in an exercise program of gentle aerobics or walking to keep your muscles toned and supple.

13. To increase oxygenation of tissues and to stimulate the repair of myelin, consider hyperbaric

14. Learn about detoxifying the blood with colon, candidias, and liver cleanses. The key is to move the excess waste and toxins out of the body. Get nutrition and lots of water (I drink a gallon a day) in your system to heal the issue.

Causes of Multiple Sclerosis
Although conventional medicine claims that multiple sclerosis is caused by demyelination (the breakdown of the myelin sheath caused by the buildup of plaques), holistic health practitioners maintain that there are many other potential causes, as well. This view is strengthened by the fact that major symptoms of MS can be present even when there is little myelin damage; and, in some cases, major dymelination only produces minor symptoms. What follows is an overview of the other most common potential causes of MS.

Candidiasis: Candidiasis, also known as candida, is caused by systemic overgrowth of a type of yeast, Candidiasis albicans, beyond its normal location in the lower intestinal tract.

Dental Amalgam Fillings: Dental amalgam fillings contain mercury, a highly toxic substance that can be leeched out from fillings in the form of mercury vapors that settle in the body`s tissues and organs.

Electromagnetic Fields: Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are generated when electric currents flow through wire coils.

Poor Diet: Since 1950, when Roy Swank, MD, of Oregon Health Sciences University, first discovered that MS patients had higher than normal concentrations of saturated fat intake from the Foods they ate.

Environmental Toxins: Environmental toxins can cause or exacerbate MS in a variety of ways, including impairing and interrupting the body's metabolic processes.

Food Allergies and Sensitivities: People with multiple sclerosis often suffer from Food Allergies or sensitivities, which can greatly exacerbate their MS symptoms. The most common Foods that trigger Food Allergies and sensitivities include coffee and caffeine products, corn, dairy products, Food additives and preservatives, fungi such as mushrooms, gluten (a Food ingredient in barley, oats, rye, spelt, and wheat), ketchup, milk, sugar, vinegar, wheat, and wine. However, any Food can potentially act as an allergy trigger.

Genetic Predisposition: MS is not considered a hereditary disease.

Infections: Infection can greatly exacerbate MS symptoms

"Leaky Gut" Syndrome: "leaky gut" syndrome is caused by Food Allergies and/or candidiasis causing a breach in the intestinal wall, allowing toxins to flood into the bloodstream.

Nutritional Deficiencies: Even when MS patients follow a healthy, Balanced Diet, they can often be deficient in vital nutrients because they have difficulty assimilating them. The most common nutrient deficiencies in MS patients are vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc, along with various amino acids and essential fatty acids.

Best of health to you
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Genetic
MS is not considered a hereditary disease. However, increasing scientific evidence suggests that genetics may play a role in determining a person's susceptibility to MS:

Some populations, such as the Roma, Inuit, and Bantus, rarely if ever get MS. The indigenous peoples of the Americas and Asians have very low incidence rates.

In the population at large, the chance of developing MS is less than a tenth of one percent. However, if one person in a family has MS, that person's first-degree relatives¡ªparents, children, and siblings¡ªhave a one to three percent chance of getting the disease.

For identical twins, the likelihood that the second twin may develop MS if the first twin does is about 30%. For fraternal twins (who do not inherit an identical set of genes), the likelihood is closer to that for non-twin siblings, or about 4%. This pattern suggests that, while genetic factors clearly help determine the risk of MS, other factors such as environmental effects or random chance are also involved. The actual correlation may be somewhat higher than reported by these numbers as people with MS lesions remain essentially asymptomatic throughout their lives.

Further indications that more than one gene is involved in MS susceptibility comes from studies of families in which more than one member has MS. Several research teams found that people with MS inherit certain regions on individual genes more frequently than people without MS. Of particular interest is the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) or major histocompatibility complex region on chromosome 6. HLAs are genetically determined proteins that influence the immune system. However, there are other genes in this region which are not related to the immune system.

The HLA patterns of MS patients tend to be different from those of people without the disease. Investigations in northern Europe and America have detected three HLAs that are more prevalent in people with MS than in the general population. Studies of American MS patients have shown that people with MS also tend to exhibit these HLAs in combination¡ªthat is, they have more than one of the three HLAs¡ªmore frequently than the rest of the population. Furthermore, there is evidence that different combinations of the HLAs may correspond to variations in disease severity and progression.

A large study examining 334,923 single nucleotide polymorphisms (small variations in genes) in 931 families showed that apart from HLA-DRA there were two genes in which polymorphisms strongly predicted MS; these were the IL2RA (a subunit of the receptor for interleukin 2) and the IL7RA (idem for interleukin 7) genes. Mutations in these genes were already known to be associated with Diabetes mellitus type 1 and other autoimmune conditions; the findings circumstantially support the notion that MS is an autoimmune disease.[45]

Studies of families with multiple cases of MS and research comparing proteins expressed in humans with MS to those of mice with EAE suggest that another area related to MS susceptibility may be located on chromosome 5. Other regions on chromosomes 2, 3, 7, 11, 17, 19, and X have also been identified as possibly containing genes involved in the development of MS.

These studies strengthen the theory that MS is the result of a number of factors rather than a single gene or other agent. Development of MS is likely to be influenced by the interactions of a number of genes, each of which (individually) has only a modest effect. Additional studies are needed to specifically pinpoint which genes are involved, determine their function, and learn how each gene's interactions with other genes and with the environment make an individual susceptible to MS.
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No it's not genetic at all.
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If a condition is not the result of contagious disease (i.e. flu), an accident or aging, chances are it is inherited. If not, how else did the person get it? If not completely inherited, there's a strong genetic propensity for it. All I can say is this...life is difficult enough as it is and aging will bring enough ailments and challenges....why make things worse for the offspring? I personally would be careful about reproducing with someone with these kinds of ailments. It's nothing personal but they don't even want their ailment...why pass it on?
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Hello.
I am a 49 yr old F with MS..I have 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren and none of them have shown any sign of the disease..I have no relatives that have had it . I can safely say that it is not a problem to have children with a partner that has MS

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