Share with the community nutritional or dietary changes you've made since your axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis. Have you found recipes that have helped you feel better while managing AxSpA? Consider sharing below, or in our ongoing recipe exchange!
CommunityMember859 Member
Vegetable and fruit
Latoya.Juniel Community Admin
CommunityMember0b3e08 Member
I got tested and now I avoid about 30 food items, the most important being eggs, cow milk products, rye, barley, soja, tuna fish,... it has helped me a lot reduce the inflammation and the evening nausea has gone. It has been almost 5 years.
CommunityMember0b3e08 Member
Doreen H Community Admin
Oh my goodness...that had to be a bit challenging!
I'm quite amazed that you were able to figure it out!
Good for you.
~Doreen (Team Member)
MsMoki Member
Not aware diet could help!
Latoya.Juniel Community Admin
Doreen H Community Admin
Many in this community have benefitted from dietary adjustments.
Whether it be removing gluten, eliminating processed foods, or following an anti-inflammatory diet, there are numerous options to help reduce inflammation (and hopefully feel better).
You may want to discuss with your healthcare provider what may be best for you.
In the meantime, I'm including an additional article you may find interesting: https://axialspondyloarthritis.net/living/diet-changes-help
~Doreen (Team Member)
LisaWY Member
I started the AIP diet in 2015 because of MS. I have been on it since. When I was dx with AS, my rheumatologist recommended I go completly go off nightshades and it really helped my pain. Any time I test to see if I still react to nightshades, I wind up with increased pain! I Used the book "The Healing Kitchen" because it had recipes, meal plans and shopping lists. I have altered many recipes to fit AIP, and once you figure out what foods to avoid, it's easy to stick to the diet. Also the internet has many AIP recipes.
I have eliminated gluten and it took about 3 months to feel that not eating gluten gave me more energy and less pain.
Rebecca C Member