Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and snacks that are gluten free. Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 My son had numerous food allergies when he was a baby. One of them was Wheat. He was breastfeeding so I had to go wheat free as well with my diet. I found this great bakery here in Michigan that makes gluten free products, and they do ship. You can check them out here: http://www.celiacspecialties.com/ <http://www.celiacspecialties.com/> I never put together that gluten could be part of my problem...perhaps I'll try to limit my intake as well. Interesting... > > I have RA and follow a non-addictive food plan to address an eating > disorder. I don't eat grains, sugar or alcohol. What I have noticed is if I > " fall off the wagon " my inflammation, soreness and tenderness increase over > night...Literally... There is NO DOUBT in my mind that there is a > connection. > > >From: " snowdrift52003 " snowdrift52003@... > >Reply- > > > >Subject: [ ] Gluten > >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:56:07 -0000 > > > >I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains > >gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in > >everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually > >enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and > >snacks that are gluten free. > > > >Sierra > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http:/\ /clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.w\ indowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have been diagnosed with food allergies a couple of years ago. When I eat without the foods I'm allergic to I lose weight (it just falls off), my sysmptoms are virtually gone, and I feel great. My dr. sent my blood in to Immuno Laboratories in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and they sent me back a wallet card and a book about my blood. You can google them for more info. I'm allergic to wheat, rye, millet, shrimp, sunflower, yeast, dairy, eggs, kidney and pinto beans. I only can safely eat meat, fish, fruit and veggies. It's so hard to do!!!!!!!! I need a support group for THAT! hahahaha booohooohoooo! Annie Rose <annierose77@...> wrote: I have RA and follow a non-addictive food plan to address an eating disorder. I don't eat grains, sugar or alcohol. What I have noticed is if I " fall off the wagon " my inflammation, soreness and tenderness increase over night...Literally... There is NO DOUBT in my mind that there is a connection. >From: " snowdrift52003 " >Reply- > >Subject: [ ] Gluten >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:56:07 -0000 > >I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains >gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in >everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually >enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and >snacks that are gluten free. > >Sierra > _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://clk.atd\ mt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.co\ m/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I went to a naturopath in Houston because my rheumy wanted to put me on various drugs which would have ended my breastfeeding of my new baby. I wanted to see if there was any other way to manage flares during this time. He immediately told me to avoid wheat and yeast (but I think the yeast avoidance is because I have yeast overgrowth, not for the RA). It's REALLY hard! I read some books on yeast and it's everywhere (even on fruits). He also recommended a book called " Eat to Live " . I bought it but haven't read it yet. It's advertised as a weight loss book but he told me it's one of the best researched nutritional and dietary books he knows. When I was looking at it online, the second reviewer said that he started that diet becuase of his RA and within a week was feeling better. I don't know if that book recommended wheat free or not. But I have to say - since I " ve been eating this way, I do feel significantly better. In fact, I broke down on Sat at a kid's birthday party and had pizza and sandwiches and Sunday started getting a flare. Just my experience.... Thanks for sending the info on the bakery in Michigan! It's so hard to find treats that are wheat free! <cook.nicole@...> wrote: My son had numerous food allergies when he was a baby. One of them was Wheat. He was breastfeeding so I had to go wheat free as well with my diet. I found this great bakery here in Michigan that makes gluten free products, and they do ship. You can check them out here: http://www.celiacspecialties.com/ <http://www.celiacspecialties.com/> I never put together that gluten could be part of my problem...perhaps I'll try to limit my intake as well. Interesting... > > I have RA and follow a non-addictive food plan to address an eating > disorder. I don't eat grains, sugar or alcohol. What I have noticed is if I > " fall off the wagon " my inflammation, soreness and tenderness increase over > night...Literally... There is NO DOUBT in my mind that there is a > connection. > > >From: " snowdrift52003 " snowdrift52003@... > >Reply- > > > >Subject: [ ] Gluten > >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:56:07 -0000 > > > >I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains > >gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in > >everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually > >enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and > >snacks that are gluten free. > > > >Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 There is a really good magazine out there called Living Without. Lots of resources in that one. <cook.nicole@...> wrote: My son had numerous food allergies when he was a baby. One of them was Wheat. He was breastfeeding so I had to go wheat free as well with my diet. I found this great bakery here in Michigan that makes gluten free products, and they do ship. You can check them out here: http://www.celiacspecialties.com/ <http://www.celiacspecialties.com/> I never put together that gluten could be part of my problem...perhaps I'll try to limit my intake as well. Interesting... > > I have RA and follow a non-addictive food plan to address an eating > disorder. I don't eat grains, sugar or alcohol. What I have noticed is if I > " fall off the wagon " my inflammation, soreness and tenderness increase over > night...Literally... There is NO DOUBT in my mind that there is a > connection. > > >From: " snowdrift52003 " snowdrift52003@... > >Reply- > > > >Subject: [ ] Gluten > >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:56:07 -0000 > > > >I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains > >gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in > >everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually > >enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and > >snacks that are gluten free. > > > >Sierra > > > > __________________________________________________________ > All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http:/\ /clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.w\ indowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hi Sierra, I found your statement about gluten interesting. Several years ago, my daughter met a lady at her son's little league ball park whose mother had also had severe RA like me. She totally recovered after coming from Arizona at regular intervals to see an alternative medicine person here in Pasadena. She was taken off all gluten. As you said, it is harder than it sounds. Gluten is even in oatmeal. I used to think it was just wheat related. I called her and talked for quite awhile. Within a year she was well, but continued to be fanatic about not ingesting any gluten. After almost a decade, I am noticing that with me flares sometimes follow a birthday party or other occasion when I eat more sugar than usual. Perhaps in another decade I might notice other patterns. Ha! I recently had to go off Enbrel which had given me a good seven years or so. Eventually, I got a horrific infection that lasted for months. Pneumonia with a partially collapsed lung. No more Enbrel for me. I am on 5mg. of prednisone daily now. The doctor would like for me to take 10 mg., but I don't want to take that much. Patsy from Pasadena, CA snowdrift52003 <snowdrift52003@...> wrote: I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and snacks that are gluten free. Sierra __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Are you thinking of trying a gluten-free diet? The only real hard part for me is eating out or at people's houses. I went to a potluck on Sunday and was halfway through a casserole that I thought was rice based when I realized it was probably couscous. I'm also off sugar, something I never believed was possible! Oddly enough, since I started minocycline my sweet tooth went away and I developed a real love for salty and sour (olives, etc.) foods. When I ate desserts they didn't taste the same. Sierra > I have noticed a clear connection between eating wheat (which contains > gluten) and joint pain. It's a hard grain to forego since it's in > everything, but there are alternatives that can be used. I'm actually > enjoying the adventure of learning about how to prepare meals and > snacks that are gluten free. > > Sierra > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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