Food Limitations
Which foods have you sacrificed, and has it really been worth it for improving your pain?
I have eliminated gluten ( helped with brain fog, energy level and fatigue). In the next few years I started a paleo diet. When I visited the rheumatologist, he told me to eliminate nightshades (pain! (really)). I am the cook, so I have had to satisfy everyone, but because I also have MS, I told my fammily I would not be able to cook more than one meal sst night and It needed to be paleo. Honestly, I bought a cookbook "The healthy kitchen" by Sarah Ballantyne, that had paleo recipes. The book had a buying guide of which foods to buy with a breakdown for each ingredient at tjhe grocery store, and a menu plan that used the recipes in the book. I stuck to it and over time I have exanded my diet and have added foods back into my diet. But Gluten and nightshades remain banned.
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Thanks so much for sharing.
I love the effort and dedication you have put in to make these dietary changes not only for you but for the whole family.
How are things going? Have you (and the family) noticed a difference?
~Doreen (Team Member)
Hi
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I made a lot of diet changes when I was experiencing a particularly nasty flare up and it helped me a lot. I mostly cut out gluten and dairy and added some anti inflammatory foods because my joints were extremely swollen at the time.
I wrote an article about my experience which you can check out here if you like.
https://ankylosingspondylitis.net/living/diet-changes-help
I hope you are doing well,
James (Community Member)
I have decreased the number of acidic foods I eat - I was tested and have allergies to tomatoes and oranges - what a shame! Love them but wreak havoc on my IBS. Also reduced the high fructose and fried or fatty foods that I was ingesting, and overall feel better after eating - eliminating bloat that was making me feel worse. I would have so many stomach problems. . Although I love deli meats, I have cut back big time, as this irritates my stomach and makes me feel sluggish as well. I have looked into different diets and try to stick with a Mediterranean diet and do the best when eating most foods included in recipes. Rebecca
I have also limited those food, and NO red meat at all. But I can't really say that I've felt a difference, even when I was really strict following this diet. Now i just take it as a "health issue" more than as a "pain managment issue". Definitely have lost weight 😀
