I was diagnosed last week with Dupuytren's Disease, and as everyone here has probably done in the past I am actively searching for a way to slow the process.

Personal Stats:

• Age: 27 (as of april)
• Diet: Vegan for last 8 years (prepackaged foods and raw / fresh) currently starting to drop all prepackaged foods for raw / fresh. Have taken Glucosomine and condriotan when I use to rock climb regularly. I since have stopped after I stopped climbing and continued to take Centrum (which I am debating dropping to avoid many vitamin overdoses [dependent on my blood tests I plan on taking])
• Activity: currently low, use to rock climb 5 times a week up to 8 hours at a time on weekends about 4 years ago for 4 years. Other than running around campus class to class I really had no hard exercise. Currently I am looking into non-impact exercise options, like swimming.
• Stage: N0 to N1 (possibly)
• Cause: Brought on by impact with a steering wheel against my palms. Unknown if diabetic assuming not.
• Left hand: 4 nodes, 2 center palm on middle finger, 1 on ring finger one on pink to right of the other 2. Some minor tension on middle finger.
• Right hand: considerably smaller than left, one on middle finger same location, one on index finger that is not visible to right of the other node. You can feel it though, also small.
• Heredity: unknown this is the first time anyone in our family has had these symptoms and I have seen great great grandfathers in my time. I am white, and a basic mutt, russian, german, english, navajo, irish, and some other odds and ends.
• Body type: 135lbs, nearly 6ft, cant gain weight no matter what I eat [the most I have ever weighed was 145 when climbing with 20lbs on my back twice a week on top of my other days of climbing, all muscle very little fat], even before my vegan diet change. Muscle tends to be medium flexor with considerable strength for the mass.
  

Yeah I read about your experience in the forum. However my hopes were slightly elevated to see the details about the steel / wood balls used to massage the nodes into non-existence in one case. No details on to how this was done though.

Were the balls small like the stress-balls out there and used in that fashion?
Were they small and instead used with palm pressing down on a table?
How long were they used, what amount of force?

Many variables to consider. Heat tends to help alive pain and decrease tension.

Interesting you mention the weight gain. I too have a thin build and can eat anything without gaining weight. Im 33 with no chronic health problems except for generalized anxiety. Some very good information on the forum for treatment options. Unfortunately nobody has found a cause(or cure) for the disease. Let us know how things go with the testing, dr's, etc...
peace

Meat isn't too bad for you if you eat very little of it however milk, and milk products are almost like poison.

I gave up meat first, then fish and seafood, then dairy (which is ironic bc i was born lactose intolerant :) ) now I am looking to give up most processed foods and oils.

Thankfully I love to cook and have many vegan recipes, mostly oriental (Japanese to be specific), to pull from.

I google'd "the case against milk" and found this for ya http://www.nahanniriverherbs.com/302

There are many things going against animal products.

Culprit 1 is the high protein content. High amounts of protein in a diet strips calcium from your body, as well as magnesium and other bone making minerals.
Check this site out "Protein and calcium myths"
http://www.jewishveg.com/schwartz/pcmyths.html

Culprit 2 our bodies are not made to digest foreign proteins well, and raw plant based foods (if not cooked) have enzymes that aid in digestion.
More on the human bodies similarities to carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores found here.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_humans_omnivores_or_herbivores

Culprit 3 (in relation to culprit 2) milk and dairy are believed to be a leading cause of allergies. (info found in previous linked pages)

Culprit 4 "Supplements" given to cows to make them produce more milk, and or protect them against their own environment (its really dirty and disease ridden) are transferred to the milk via hormones not meant for human consumption. (again info found in previous links)

Culprit 5 (related to 1) Even though milk has a lot of calcium the phosphorus content (as well as the high protein content) make it hard for the body to absorb.

Culprit 6 (against all animal products) milk creates an acidic environment in the blood, and while temporary the body tries to correct the imbalance by leaching calcium from your body.



I have studied nutrition in school, but you will find a TON of information online about milk, and animal products in general.

If you decide a switch of diet is in order please read / purchase "becoming vegan" even if you are just cutting out meat and milk. It has a wealth of knowledge necessary to live a healthy life without animal products in your diet.

I have know several "college vegans," i call them, who were vegan 2 or 4 years then gave it up. Mainly because they didn't research what they should be eating rather they ate candy, and other processed foods that were "vegan."

If you have other questions feel free to ask however Google is your friend.