Re: food sensitivities and RA

[Guest guest]

I can't say for sure, but when my husband was diagnosed, his doctor

sent him to a nutritionist who advised that saturated fat causes

inflammation. In addtion, he recommended that my husband eat only

organic foods, and only grass fed beef. He also recommended fresh

pineapple as the bromoline in it is supposed to have powerful anti-

inflammatory properties. My husband swears by it.

Hope this helps.

Cherie

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> I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat

certain

> foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor

about the

> connection and he says there is no connection between RA and

diet.

> What do you guys think? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In , " lanaecantrell " <lanaecantrell@...>

wrote:

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> I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

> foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

> connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

> What do you guys think? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara,

The foods that seemed to make me hurt were mainly RED FOOD DYE, cheese,

cottage cheese, cucumbers, night shades veggies; Potatoes, eggplant, pineapple,

and most citrus. My wrists would hurt like after 10 min. of eating these foods

and I would have pain for about 24 hours or maybe 36 hours. With the

methotrexate I am now taking (5 pills a week) I don't have that so much. I HAVE

CUT OUT ALL DAIRY now and I think it helps some but it's only been 3 days so

far. The book called NO MILK has convinced me dairy is not a good thing for me.

Anyway, thanks for your interest. I wish you the best.

Barbara <bcreedon@...> wrote:

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In , " lanaecantrell " <lanaecantrell@...>

wrote:

>

> I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

> foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

> connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

> What do you guys think? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

i am trying to control my ra by taking foods out of my diet. my trigger foods

are, caffine, milk, beef, potatoes, gluten, tomatoes, eggs. i am seeing a

naturopathic and i read a good book called conquering arthritis, i think it was

written by babara allen. she has a web site. her book was very pricey at $35 but

very interesting. i think i could control my diet better if i had a better

understanding family.

From: Barbara & lt;bcreedon@... & gt;

Subject: [ ] Re: food sensitivities and RA

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:17 AM

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In @gro ups.com, " lanaecantrell " & lt;lanaecantrell@ ... & gt;

wrote:

& gt;

& gt; I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

& gt; foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

& gt; connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

& gt; What do you guys think? Thanks!

& gt;

[Guest guest]

Kate,

How is your doctor treating you and what kind of a dr. is that? I'm assuming

treating you naturally. I would love that!!! Yes, I also have that book

Conquering Arthritis. Interesting.Best Wishes!

Lana

kate roth <misskate47@...> wrote:

i am trying to control my ra by taking foods out of my diet. my

trigger foods are, caffine, milk, beef, potatoes, gluten, tomatoes, eggs. i am

seeing a naturopathic and i read a good book called conquering arthritis, i

think it was written by babara allen. she has a web site. her book was very

pricey at $35 but very interesting. i think i could control my diet better if i

had a better understanding family.

From: Barbara & lt;bcreedon@... & gt;

Subject: [ ] Re: food sensitivities and RA

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:17 AM

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In @gro ups.com, " lanaecantrell " & lt;lanaecantrell@ ... & gt;

wrote:

& gt;

& gt; I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

& gt; foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

& gt; connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

& gt; What do you guys think? Thanks!

& gt;

[Guest guest]

My rheumy has always pushed for a mediteranean diet and once I started

moving more towards that diet I have felt a lot better.

~Autumn

[Guest guest]

Hi Lana:

Thanks for answering my questions. I will tell my friend about these foods..

She does notice when she eats certain foods, she feels worse, and has lots of

pain from her Fibromyalgia. Very interesting.

Thanks again. Barbara

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In @gro ups.com, " lanaecantrell " <lanaecantrell@ ...>

wrote:

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> I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

> foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

> connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

> What do you guys think? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I'm getting ready to start a 15 day elimination diet tomorrow on the

advice of a Naturalpath physician and will report back on how things

are going. I figure I've got nothing to lose - except for some inches

off my waist!

Amber in , CA

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> > foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

> > connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

> > What do you guys think? Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

i am seeing a naturopathic doctor. she treats me good. i have been seeing her

for about 6 months. i am thinkin, not because there is anything wrong with her

but because she is the only naturopathic doctor ive ever been too, that i would

try another natuopathic doctor just see if he or she has a different approach.

she did inform me that if i couldnt get this under contorl she would have to put

me on meds. im not sure what meds she is talking about. so far ive only been

taking supplements and trying to control my ra with diet. it is pretty

agressive. i was completely pain free once after not eating for 6 days, (i drank

only water) i had no supplements during that time either.

From: Barbara & amp;lt;bcreedon (DOT) com & amp;gt;

Subject: [ ] Re: food sensitivities and RA

@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:17 AM

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In @gro ups.com, " lanaecantrell " & amp;lt;lanaecantrell@

.... & amp;gt;

wrote:

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& amp;gt; I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

& amp;gt; foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

& amp;gt; connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

& amp;gt; What do you guys think? Thanks!

& amp;gt;

[Guest guest]

it just dawned on me what you meant when you asked how she was treating me.

supplements. we've tried many different kinds. i have saved every scrap of paper

and all my blood work since i have been seening her. i have a lot of bowel

problems and this last time i went to see her she gave me supplements to help

with that. they seem to be working and i was feeling better when i was in canada

for 2 weeks visiting my daughter and her family. they made sure i pretty much

stuck to a clean diet. chicken, vegetables and brown rice. i ate a lot of fruit

and i snuck in some rice noodles to make chickn vegetable noodle soup. i just

want to feel normal, what ever that is, again.

From: Barbara & amp;lt;bcreedon (DOT) com & amp;gt;

Subject: [ ] Re: food sensitivities and RA

@gro ups.com

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:17 AM

Welcome Newbie to this wonderful group of caring people. I found your

e-mail interesting. What foods do you think caused you some problems?

And, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to you? My best friend

has Fibromyalgia, and she avoids certain foods that made her condition

worse. I have RA, and I am 68, and was diag. 5 1/2 years ago. Learning

so much about the RA from these wonderful people here. Barbara

--- In @gro ups.com, " lanaecantrell " & amp;lt;lanaecantrell@

.... & amp;gt;

wrote:

& amp;gt;

& amp;gt; I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

& amp;gt; foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

& amp;gt; connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

& amp;gt; What do you guys think? Thanks!

& amp;gt;

[Guest guest]

Hi Amber: Good luck with your new diet. I will be watching for mail from you

on this site. I hope this works good for you.

Barbara

From: coops1mom <welshclan@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: food sensitivities and RA

Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 9:41 PM

I'm getting ready to start a 15 day elimination diet tomorrow on the

advice of a Naturalpath physician and will report back on how things

are going. I figure I've got nothing to lose - except for some inches

off my waist!

Amber in , CA

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> > I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

> > foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

> > connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

> > What do you guys think? Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

I haven't found my trigger foods yet, but from the beginning was advised to

avoid sugar and caffeine.

From: lanaecantrell & lt;lanaecantrell@... & gt;

Subject: [ ] food sensitivities and RA

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 1:31 AM

I'm a newbie...I think I have found I begin to hurt when I eat certain

foods. So, I eliminate them from my diet. I asked my doctor about the

connection and he says there is no connection between RA and diet.

What do you guys think? Thanks!