Rheumatoid Arthritis

HeatherRhuematoid87
HeatherRhuematoid87 Member Posts: 1
edited 9. Aug 2025, 20:59 in Living with arthritis

Hi everyone,

I am new here and wanted to introduce myself. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after my first child in 2016. I am now 38 and suffering from carpal tunnel and flare ups. I have terrible anxiety mainly about life and how this may affect me later in life and would love a community to chat to.

Please reach out :-)

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  • Arciere
    Arciere Member Posts: 139

    Hi @HeatherRhuematoid87

    Welcome. What type of RA have you been diagnosed with? Do you take any medication for it?

  • claudsl
    claudsl Moderator Posts: 234

    Hello @HeatherRhuematoid87 and welcome to our friendly online community :)

    Sorry to hear you are having a bad time at the moment. It's not easy to come to terms with a new diagnosis.

    Here's some info on RA and carpal tunnel:

    Rheumatoid arthritis | Causes, symptoms, treatments

    Carpal tunnel syndrome | Causes, symptoms, treatment

    All the best, Claudia x

    Need more help? - call our Helpline on 0800 5200 520 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm

  • Arthuritis
    Arthuritis Member Posts: 585


    I myself was diagnosed in Dec 2021 and in March 2023 I was off meds (25mg/week) and free of symptoms, until Jan 2025, when a trigger food put me back into RA. Everyone is different and my trigger is unfermented Soy protein. I unknowingly consumed it as a supposedly healthy protein drink, after my regular gym work out, and landed myself back in the RA Flare club.


    Now trying to escape again. Unfortunately when you have a flare your gut gets inflamed as does the compounding immune response, and takes a long time to calm down, which is why change is slow. But not impossible. In early Feb 2025 I was in pain & brain fog & desperately seeking MTX to the Max. It’s August 2025 now, and while I am not out of the woods, I am not in that inflamed state, but have to be super careful in avoiding any flare triggers. Have already resumed gym. 


    ZOE


    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zoe-science-nutrition/id1611216298?i=1000696532853


    leaky gut UCL research


    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/sep/targeting-gut-relieve-rheumatoid-arthritis


    sfed


    https://londoncfm.co.uk/what-is-the-aip-diet-autoimmune-protocol-diet/


    The important thing is not to panic or stress. For many people who are willing to change their diet and educate themselves, there may be an exit ie symptom & drug free, but early on your main objective should be to take your meds and bring your damaging inflammation down.

    Your diet plays a big part, but you won’t know how until you educate yourself a bit and learn about what triggers your flares, we are all unique. It’s surprising how many foods contain my triggers, soya & egg white. 😩I have to avoid all of them, and it’s usually previously yummy stuff I indulged in!

  • Arciere
    Arciere Member Posts: 139

    @Arthuritis


    interesting post - not heard of AIB / sounds like it all makes sense. Very interesting

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