Managing RA through diet

@Jeiko85 Hello Jeiko85, thank you for opening this discussion!  Let me tag some members who can potentially share with you on this topic.

Hello all, how are you today? Have you tried to control your rheumatoid arthritis through diet? Has it worked for you? Have you heard of any diets that are beneficial for RA? Do you have any advice or tips to share?
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Take care,
Courtney

@Jeiko85 I'm curious about this too. I've heard that gluten-free diets can be beneficial since gluten is thought to be inflammatory, but I'm nervous to try. I wonder about veganism because I don't know about the meat substitutes they used. I've heard soya causes inflammation too. I asked my GP about it and he didn't really know anything either.

Hi everyone,

How are you doing? Have you seen this discussion? What do you think? Is there a diet that's better for RA? 
@Layton‍‍ @Samsung12‍ @Bobbiegirl‍ @Aideen61‍ @nanvanham‍ @Susiemaxwell‍ @earthspirit‍ @Mog789‍ 

Feel free to share your thoughts and tips here!

Take care,
Courtney

Hi there, I’d just like to say as we all know, everyone is different and there will be various foods that will trigger flares for everyone.   I maintained a sugar/gluten/dairy free diet for one year.  My insides were never better however my pain level became worse and I was, after that year, pretty much unable to walk.

 I was also feeling very miserable Because as a foodie I was missing out on so much and actually started to feel suicidal.  My friends felt as though they had lost me.  There is no doubt that sugar will cause inflammation and I do my best to minimise my consumption of sugar.  Yeast is another factor, bigger than the gluten I have come to realise And I keep dairy to a minimum also but I don’t really deny myself anything totally anymore.  All in moderation.  Just do a food diary and find out what works for you. X 

Tried various food diets and exclusion diets but lost weight which I could not afford to do and kept thinking of what to eat. Just try to eat healthily  and exercise and take meds.