Does what you eat affect your Arthritis ?

stickywicket

AutoimmuneResearcher wrote:

Hi Theresa4 / stickywicket

Thank you both for your considered and polite posts / replies. Thanks too to Delboy for his more intelligent post.

Am I to infer from that that Theresa and I are polite but not very intelligent whereas delboy is intelligent but not very polite :shock: ?

I’m also struggling hard with the ‘I don’t buy the remission for no apparent reason’ thing. The only remission I can attribute to anything concrete occurred during my first pregnancy and was, presumably, hormonal. It didn’t happen during my second pregnancy. If it had done I would probably be the mother of about 15 children

theresa4

I agree sticky sad to hear Im not intelligent Im hoping that was just poor wording. :shock: :?

Autoimmune researcher, no when I ingest the foods wheat etc,... it makes no difference to my RA no worse no better same as excluding them. All it does is cause diahorea, vomiting, burping, heartburn. I say all but trust me not for the fainthearted.
I dont say to people disregard views on foods vs illness I merely gave my opinion from my point of view and experience. Like I said everyone is different I was a major advocate of alternative medicines but I also believe there is a time where we have to revert to pharmaceuticals sometimes. I hated the idea of having steroid injections at first but came to love them for the mobility they gave me back. The idea of biologics really worried/worries me but I have come to terms with it as my life has become pretty non existent.
As for JIA and chrohns they are known to be linked disease so are RA and IBD, yes some of it could be problems with side effects of meds but when faced with immobility sometimes you have to make decisions. My issue is that patients should be fully versed so any decisions made are informed decisions.

Delboy Thanks for that info re processing wheat etc. I did wonder what had actually changed.

thewifie

theresa4 wrote:

I know a low carb diet can help reduce type 2 diabetes (my OH is testament to this) it certainly doesn't cure it though.

I would agree with that, nothing 'cures' Type 2 only well controls it.

Sorry folks, I've inadvertently opened the proverbial can of worms ! I am genuinely interested in the effect foods have on things like OA but will leave the subject if it causes contention.

theresa4

Oh no please dont abandon your question that is what this forum is for. I think it is just a subject where people tend to feel strongly one way or another, I tend to be on the fence for some things it does help some it doesnt, generally just the foods I physically react to. You can try cutting out a food type just remember it takes commitment if its wheat/gluten you are cutting out do check all food labels as they are often in things you wouldnt expect.

Good luck and please dont stop asking questions just because it raises a debate after all we cant all agree on everything and we all need to learn from each other unless Im mistaken and noone has anything more to learn. Personally I learn something new every day.

Theresa

AutoimmuneResearcher

... Sorry it was bad wording, it was just a bit of a cheeky reference to Delboys earlier "do I live in a commune" post. It is great to debate this in an intelligent way.

My dad had AS very badly and had awful side effects from his medication - and with my own relative success (but not as successful as some of those on the Kickas forum) - I do come from a biased opinion.

A young chap on another forum has been inspired to try a total elimination diet to get to the bottom of his food intolerance. If it helps his PsA then all the better. After all, there are huge links too to dairy intolerance and skin conditions such as eczema and psoraisis.

Strength to you all - whatever you try!

thewifie

My problem is we cannot eliminate meat or dairy as that forms a big basis for a Diabetic diet ! We already do not eat bread, pasta, rice and flour based products so are quickly running out of food. While I would probably quite happily eat vegetarian he will not !

Is it all meat or do some meats have more of an affect ie red meats more than say chicken or pork for instance. I am not a great red meat eater anyway.

valval

it would be silly to rule anything out we all will try most things to help make life more normal it hard as it takes a while to work through your system it always a good idea to keep a diary what you eat, when, how your arthritis is at least you will have an idea healthy eating always the way to go also exercise it does not have to be running a marathon just movement on a regular basis good luck val

stickywicket

Please keep on debating, thewifie. Different viewpoints are interesting and I'm sure it was just bad wording as AutoimmuneResearcher says.

I do think we need to bear in mind though that, before starting any diets that eliminate a big group of foodstuffs, we should get the go-ahead from our GPs. It would be all too easy to eliminate a whole essential category of nutrients.

thewifie

Thanks SW, juggling nutrients, carbs etc is second nature to me now, have been doing it for years but this is a whole new ball game for me ! I have the added problem of his non compliance ! When I am not around he goes and grazes in the cupboards no matter how often I try and tell him, he is a very thrawn person and chooses his own way right or wrong !

I doubt that the doctors will prescribe medications for his arthritis so trying to keep known foods that can maybe cause flare seemed to me an option but ,at the moment I am truly floundering ! :?

stickywicket

He's a bloke. 'Nuff said :roll:

I do love the word 'thrawn'. Never come across it before. I just looked it up.

I seem to remember (Could be wrong) your husband hasn't been referred to a rheumatologist so, presumably, has OA and it's just pain relief usually for that. I'd also doubt that food plays as much part in osteo as it might in the auto-immune varieties, except insofar as it leads to weight gain. It's a tough one.

thewifie

That's a good old, very descriptive Scots word !

Without banishing everything from the house I don't know how to stop him overeating ! He needs to lose weight and keep his blood sugar down but he doesn't make it easy !