I have noticed that my body reacts badly to wheat products (gluten)...so trying to avoid them seems

I've just gone on a very strict anti-inflammatory diet, thanks to the help of a professional nutritionist. It's a doozie to make these changes, but there are indeed benefits. Like weight loss. Ha.  The diet I am on excludes: alcohol, nuts, cow dairy, fruit, red fish, legumes, sugar, soy, tomatoes, white potatoes and peppers (including good ol' black pepper for seasoning) -- this means anything containing any of these things is a NO-NO!. For beverages: water and/or tea (white, green or herbal) are allowed. Sounds dreadful, but all this is really is quite delicious and you can have fun with it. Give it a try? Also, they urged "never eat a carb without a protein." Eggs are okay every 4 days or so.....breakfast should be like "dinner."  Example: eggs with spinach and some wild rice.

Granted, it helps if you live in a town that has a great health food grocery, such as a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. You can spark meals up with many of their products....for instance, gluten and soy free rice crackers with goat cheese and gravlax make for a fine hors d'oeuvres for you and for guests. This does not have to be a pain in the rear or punishing.    Rock it out. (my family is actually appreciative of this diet and the way it benefits them as well.....and they, fortunatley, do not have RA)

Check with a reputable nutritionist if you can to get their take on your specifics. Best of luck. I think we must attack this RA stuff from every direction possible and nip it!!

CHANGE IS GOOD.

Hey, thank you for the pick up...I finished the post on my end but must have hit the wrong key! Yes, I have been going gluten-free with success but my question was to ask others if they struggled with food allergies and arthritis...several friends I know with RA have similar occurances. Just thought it was interesting to discuss.

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Oh yes, absolutely. Masses of food allergies and intolerances (anaphylactic, hives, etc.). To get a good discussion going, I'd suggest you ask a question in a SharePost instead of here in the Q&A section - SharePosts often get more traffic.  Let me know if you do and I'll leave a more detailed comment.