Will what you eat and drink help with some of the mobility and pain?

[Guest guest]

I joined this group about a week ago. I have read everything that has

been posted since then and have gotten some wonderful information. I

was diagnosed with RA a year ago. By the time they figured out what

was really wrong with me, I could barely walk, could not tie my own

shoes, and could get up without help from my children.

Today, I can do all the above without help. My hands still do not work

like they used to and neither do my knees. I am just so grateful to be

able to walk that I will deal with the other. I have heard that

certain things you eat can trigger a flare up of RA. Can anyone tell

me if this is true or false?

If it is true what kinds of food should I be eating. When I was first

diagnosed, the medicine made me so sick that I lost 50 lbs (which I

needed to lose).

Thanks for listening,

Vicky

[Guest guest]

--Vicky,

I have no idea if there is any truth to this...except that I feel

worse if I run out and do not drink them for a few days until I can

get to the store again..or if my stomach is giving me trouble and I

can't keep them down......but I try and drink pineapple juice every

morning because both my mother and grandmother who also had RA swore

it made it better, and also pure cherry juice as a friend with RA

also swears by it....so every day I have a full glass. You have to go

the health food store or the health isle in the grocery store...and

read the label to get 100% cherry juice...not 100% juice (they will

put apple in it if you aren't reading the label.) Also I drank noni

juice for awhile because I heard on tv that it was very good for

RA/Oa...but with that I really didn't see much of an improvenment so

I stopped taking it. I was taking Glucosmine/Chrointin/MSM every day

and thought that it was working...but ran out and haven't been back

to the warehouse store to get more....and I think that I can tell a

difference in my hands and wrists, so I will start taking that again

as soon as I can get some. ANd I have read some articles that say

that the combination is good for OA/RA.

As for foods...I have been on Placquenel and MTX for the last year,

and both made me very sick , I was even hospitalized because of it

for dehydration...so food it not my favorite thing right now.I have

to force myelf to eat something even though I am off them and waiting

to start Humera when the results of my chest xray are in. I am still

eating very carefully and sticking to a lot of peanut butter as it is

protein and for some reason I can keep it down, and instant

breakfast,jello and diet 7up. That is pretty much all I am eating

right now...and have been for months. Maybe someone else can help you

with foods that will help...........jenna

- In , " mommy3girls2004 "

<mommy3girls2004@...> wrote:

>

> I joined this group about a week ago. I have read everything that

has

> been posted since then and have gotten some wonderful information.

I

> was diagnosed with RA a year ago. By the time they figured out

what

> was really wrong with me, I could barely walk, could not tie my own

> shoes, and could get up without help from my children.

> Today, I can do all the above without help. My hands still do not

work

> like they used to and neither do my knees. I am just so grateful

to be

> able to walk that I will deal with the other. I have heard that

> certain things you eat can trigger a flare up of RA. Can anyone

tell

> me if this is true or false?

> If it is true what kinds of food should I be eating. When I was

first

> diagnosed, the medicine made me so sick that I lost 50 lbs (which I

> needed to lose).

>

> Thanks for listening,

> Vicky

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, I heard that it has to be Tart Cherry Juice.

I get it from a Kroger's store that has a good health

food departement, and it must be refridgerated. The

brand that I drink is called Brownwood Acres.

Just my 2 cents,

--- siofra520 <siofra520@...> wrote:

> --Vicky,

> I have no idea if there is any truth to

> this...except that I feel

> worse if I run out and do not drink them for a few

> days until I can

> get to the store again..or if my stomach is giving

> me trouble and I

> can't keep them down......but I try and drink

> pineapple juice every

> morning because both my mother and grandmother who

> also had RA swore

> it made it better, and also pure cherry juice as a

> friend with RA

> also swears by it....so every day I have a full

> glass. You have to go

> the health food store or the health isle in the

> grocery store...and

> read the label to get 100% cherry juice...not 100%

> juice (they will

> put apple in it if you aren't reading the label.)

> Also I drank noni

> juice for awhile because I heard on tv that it was

> very good for

> RA/Oa...but with that I really didn't see much of an

> improvenment so

> I stopped taking it. I was taking

> Glucosmine/Chrointin/MSM every day

> and thought that it was working...but ran out and

> haven't been back

> to the warehouse store to get more....and I think

> that I can tell a

> difference in my hands and wrists, so I will start

> taking that again

> as soon as I can get some. ANd I have read some

> articles that say

> that the combination is good for OA/RA.

> As for foods...I have been on Placquenel and MTX

> for the last year,

> and both made me very sick , I was even hospitalized

> because of it

> for dehydration...so food it not my favorite thing

> right now.I have

> to force myelf to eat something even though I am off

> them and waiting

> to start Humera when the results of my chest xray

> are in. I am still

> eating very carefully and sticking to a lot of

> peanut butter as it is

> protein and for some reason I can keep it down, and

> instant

> breakfast,jello and diet 7up. That is pretty much

> all I am eating

> right now...and have been for months. Maybe someone

> else can help you

> with foods that will help...........jenna

>

>

>

>

> - In , " mommy3girls2004 "

> <mommy3girls2004@...> wrote:

> >

> > I joined this group about a week ago. I have read

> everything that

> has

> > been posted since then and have gotten some

> wonderful information.

> I

> > was diagnosed with RA a year ago. By the time

> they figured out

> what

> > was really wrong with me, I could barely walk,

> could not tie my own

> > shoes, and could get up without help from my

> children.

> > Today, I can do all the above without help. My

> hands still do not

> work

> > like they used to and neither do my knees. I am

> just so grateful

> to be

> > able to walk that I will deal with the other. I

> have heard that

> > certain things you eat can trigger a flare up of

> RA. Can anyone

> tell

> > me if this is true or false?

> > If it is true what kinds of food should I be

> eating. When I was

> first

> > diagnosed, the medicine made me so sick that I

> lost 50 lbs (which I

> > needed to lose).

> >

> > Thanks for listening,

> > Vicky

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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