Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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nonightshades
nonightshades
new to the forum, active RA for ten months, have been yacking about controlling mine with diet. this is where i began:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=62

wish y'all the best.
bluedogs2
bluedogs2
Welcome to the group - great bunch of really good folks and a safe place to rant, rave, vent, etc.

Good Luck with trying to control this with diet. I suggest you have a doctor check you out every so often s well. This stuff will gnaw away at you where you don't expect it.

Peace and be warm
Bluedogs2
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yep used to loe all night shade veggies ..not anymore ..they definately affect me in a negative way ..ouuccchhh..
HI BD ..GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK :)
nonightshades
nonightshades
that's a big ten-four there bluedogs2. See my GP (he first diagnosed me) every three months and my RA every six months (he was every three but since i'm doing pretty dang well he cut it to six).

thanks for the second tamiangus. Nightshades are in so much of everything, the stuff distilled from the red peppers as preservatives, potato starches used as glutens, if the label says, "General Spices", or just "Spices" that tells me no.

If i consume night shades the swelling/stiffening/pain comes within an hour. If I consume too much processed sugar or red meat it'll begin as a dull ache and then build.

Food used to be an a real joy of mine. Now, it is only a necessity.
nonightshades
nonightshades
Was really rushed yesterday, didn't get a chance for lunch until mid afternoon, was close to McDonalds, grabbed 2 filet-o-fish. I knew better, McDoomers has something that hurts me in their food (Hardee's/Carl's Jr doesn't bother me when i must have fast food, of course no fries anywhere). Long and short of it, by 5pm the back of both wrists swelling, freezing up, warm to the touch. Took two Aleve, first anti's since before August. Very slight soreness this morning but swelling is gone, feverish skin gone, movement is back.

Pain is an excellent motivator for eating properly.