Changing my diet has made my pain go away.

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I have had rheumatoid arthritis for 2 years. I have been on prednisone

and

finally got off of it and will not ever take it again. I've taken arava

for 1.5

years and methotrexate for 2 years. Even with taking the prednisone and

arava, I have been in tremendous pain in my ankles, knees, wrists, and

elbows and even in my fingers.

About a month ago, my hairdresser told me how a change in diet had

almost

cured her RA. She told me that she didn't eat anything white (white

rice, white

bread, white potatoes, white crackers, white sugar, etc.), no shellfish,

no dairy

products, no pork, beef only occasionally, no alcohol, and only one cup

of

coffee per day..

Since I was hurting so badly, I thought that I would try it and see if

it would help

me. I also found my Prescription for Nutritional Healing (you can find

these in

Walgreens, Sam's Wholesale Club, many nutrition stores. I looked up

Lupus

because I figured that it was similar to RA. It's recommendations were

similar.

The Nutritional Healing book said to eat asparagus, eggs, garlic and

onions.

Eat brown rice, fish, green leafy vegetables, nonacidic fresh fruits,

oatmeal,

and whole grains. It also said to avoid tobacco, paprika, everything

that

contains sugar, no nighshad vegetables - white potatoes, tomatoes,

eggplant,

peppers. Avoid eating alfalfa sprouts.

Eat fresh pineapple frequently as it is excellent for reducing

inflamation.

Also, avoid strong sunlight and avoid using birth control pills.

I had been taking birth control pills almost the entire time...because

one

doctor suggested them. I stopped taking them, and I felt a little

better.

Then, I tried to stay on the above diet. It worked very well.

I'm still taking arava and methotrexate; however, I'm in NO PAIN at all

when

I follow the diet. However, if I eat anything beside this diet, my RA

flares up.

However, the fresh pineapple seems to really help the inflamation.

I'm not taking ANYthing for pain anymore...no more celebrex, advils,

etc.

If anyone is hurting really badly, they might want to try this diet.

The book

also gives a list of vitamins to take.

My husband used to bring me a cup of coffee and a chocolate chip bagel

with

cream cheese to me in bed each morning for breakfast. So, I was

starting my

day with all the wrong stuff.

If anyone is interested in the remaining of this article about lupus and

can't find

the book, e-mail me and I'll try to make a picture of the pages and mail

them

to you.

The diet doesn't cost anything and if it helps any of you as much as it

helped

me, you'll be glad that you tried it.

My RA is NOT cured..I'm still taking my medication; however, the diet

has kept me

almost pain free for a few weeks now. I'm getting my energy back and my

outlook

on life is MUCH better than before.