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Saint Peters, MO

Has anyone drastically changed their diet (removing animal protein, dairy products, etc)? What are your thoughts and how did you like the results?

January 30, 2016
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Members shared diverse experiences with dietary changes for rheumatoid arthritis, with many reporting reduced inflammation, less frequent... Read more

Members shared diverse experiences with dietary changes for rheumatoid arthritis, with many reporting reduced inflammation, less frequent flares, and decreased pain after eliminating foods like dairy, gluten, sugar, red meat, and nightshade vegetables, though several noted that diet helped but did not cure the disease. Several members recommended getting food sensitivity blood tests to identify personal triggers, with some following highly restrictive elimination diets that required significant lifestyle adjustments but delivered meaningful relief, while others found success with approaches like Whole30 or simply cutting specific foods like gluten or dairy. A recurring theme was that every body responds differently to dietary changes, with members emphasizing the importance of finding what works individually, staying committed despite the challenge of restricted eating, and balancing the financial and social costs of specialized diets against the very real improvements in quality of life and symptom management.

A myRAteam Member

Salmon, Fish, Poultry, green leafy veggies, smoothies, fruit, salads, yams, pumpkin, and for sweeteners, honey and pure maple syrup.

January 30, 2016
A myRAteam Member

Cutting gluten out of my diet helps with swelling for me.

January 31, 2016
A myRAteam Member

With all of the changes in my diet, now I'm down to unseasoned chicharrones, coconut milk yogurt, and blueberries, or occasionally strawberries. Giving up coffee was the worst! I now drink organic chickory root- not the type mixed with carob... Those mixes have gluten in them!

October 12, 2018
A myRAteam Member

@A myRAteam Member, I don't think anything cures it, but according to some reading I did this morning, several ppl claimed their RA is cured from changing their diets.

January 31, 2016 (edited)
A myRAteam Member

I changed my diet drastically!! No dairy, no gluten, no eggs, no yeast, no sulfites, no avocadoes, no peas, no pineapple, no oranges (lemon and lime are o.k.) no grapefruit, no beans, no garlic, no carangeean, no guar gum, no soy no sugar, honey, or artificial sweeteners, no chocolate, no COFFEE!! no bananas, no winter squash, no potatoes , no corn, no soy, no nuts, no sunflower seeds, no spinach, kale or swiss chard, no potatoes, no bottled oils, except for olive oil or coconut oil... It helped tremendously!!! It makes it impossible to eat out, but with the pain these foods caused it's worth the trade-off... I had a blood test and all of these things showed that I had allergies to them! Chicken, red meat and fish (except shellfish) are my only choice of protein and for some crazy reason, I have no trouble digesting them! I used to get depressed everytime I went to the grocery store, and finally got so fed up, I wrote and published The No No No No Cookbook! I'd advise getting a food allergy blood test before doing something that drastic, as you miss out on a lot of important nutrients on such a restricted diet! I still take a fistful of vitamins every morning- once in a while, I slip up, and end up 2 days flat on my back because of it!

March 31, 2016

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