Hi! Just wondering if anyone with RA has ever tired a glutenfree diet, and if it was at all helpful?
Only problem, gluten is in everything! Lol.
I'm starting to notice that on the days I am restricting my calories, I tend to have a bit less inflammation. (I'm calorie restricting because I am on Prednisone, and the last time I was on it, I gained 30 pounds)
Diet can affect RA - for instance, sugar seems to contribute to flares and my shiatsu therapist once told me to stay away from potatoes, tomatoes (nightshade family) and fried foods. There is some evidence that a gluten-free, vegan diet may be beneficial and the Mediterranean diet appears to also have anti-inflammatory properties.
My Rhuemy and Primary both put me on the gluten free sugar free diet for a month. Was not a easy one to do as you say its in everything. I did not notice any difference in my pain or any inflamation. But on the other hand we are still looking for the right cocktail of drugs that might work ..... im lookin for just a little better at this point...
Ive cut fast foods and soda pop beverages completly out of my diet. I cook for the house here to make myself feel useful and cook better than the others lol but I use extra virgin olive oils to cook with and a canola oil to fry anything making sure I drain anything on papertowels to get any extra oils off. Some people are sensititve to beef as well you may want to watch that too.
Hi Britt,
I was diagnosed with RA in 1991 and with Celiac 2003. I have been Gluten free since. Both are autoimmune diseases. I was hoping that going GF would be the magic bullet that would reduce or stop my flares. Unfortunatly, I only notice a bit more of a flare if I eat gluten but not too much of a reduction in RA symptoms overall being GF. I am persuing other foods to see if their is a difference in my symptoms.
Being GF is a challenge and a lifestyle change. I have noticed a lot of restaurants are more aware and that their are more choices in the grocery stores. I will be honest, I do morn the loss of some of my favorite foods but I know if I am not careful that I will be damaging my guts. I know that I am healthier now.
I am naturally thin and on 5mg of prednisone a day. I have gained 5 lbs but I am glad because I was too thin.
If GF helps you feel better, go for it. IF you want ot be clinicly diagnosed then you will need to see a doctor before going GF.
I hope that you have a happy, painfree day.
Julie
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Thanks! Yes I've noticed that its not gluten that I am sensitive to, more so its fatty-foods that affect me. Like fast food and fired food, I tend to feel a little more stiff after a bad day eating all that junk.