Buerger disease

Currently there is not a cure for Buerger disease, however there are treatments that can help control it. The most essential part of treatment is to avoid all tobacco and nicotine products.^[1][2][3] Even one cigarette a day can worsen the disease.^[1] A doctor can help a person with Buerger disease learn about safe medications and programs to combat smoking/nicotine addiction. Continued smoking is associated with an overall amputation rate of 40 to 50 percent.^[3]

The following treatments may also be helpful, but do not replace smoking/nicotine cessation:^[2][1][3]

Medications to dilate blood vessels and improve blood flow (e.g., intravenous Iloprost)
Medications to dissolve blood clots
Treatment with calcium channel blockers
Walking exercises
Intermittent compression of the arms and legs to increase blood flow to your extremities
Surgical sympathectomy (a controversial surgery to cut the nerves to the affected area to control pain and increase blood flow)
Therapeutic angiogenesis (medications to stimulate growth of new blood vessels)
Spinal cord stimulation
Amputation, if infection or gangrene occurs

We are not aware of any specific diet recommendations for people with Beurger's disease. However, the following healthy diet guidelines and tools may be of interest to you:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/dietary-guidelines.html

USDA Individual Dietary Assessment tools
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-guidance/individual-dietary-assessment

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nutrition Basics
http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/index.html

Penn State Extension
Nutrition, Diet, and Health
http://extension.psu.edu/health