Working on going "gluten free" to see if this helps with pain. I have only been trying it for a couple of months. I haven't had any allergy testing done yet.....expensive when I have to take in account for all the meds I take and rheum appts. Do many others find that they have food allergies related to their pain or that ease the pain when eliminating those foods?


Hi Bikergirl! I tried a vegetarian diet www.drmcdougall.com diet in the onset of RA and it did not stop the spreading but I did feel much better. I have found and tested it time and time again that things get worse for me and I get a flare up when I eat animal protein- meat, cheese, chocolate, peppers, tomatoes, strawberry, acidy foods like oranges, lemons, etc and spicy foods. I wish it wasn't so. Overall I have found that eating healthier foods like fruits and veggies makes me feel much better, hair and skin look better and I lost some weight and cellulite! You can do your own inexpensive trial just take the food out for a week and see what happens. I tested glutten free and it was really hard for me. It did not help the RA but I still stay away from cakes, etc since that have milk and eggs. There are so many glutten free products out now that are easy to access. Dr. McDougall has a great book out and talks about an elimination diet to determine what foods you maybe allergic too. May God Bless you and guide you! Rita