What nutrition or dietary changes have you made to manage AxSpA?
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!
My rheumatologist says that I don't have the typical swelling and redness that most people with RA have, because I don't eat animal products.
That's great. Were you a vegetarian or vegan before you were diagnosed? If not, was it hard to adopt the diet? Sometimes doctors recommend that people go on a meat-free diet to help their symptoms. Here's an article about what that was like for one of our members. Thanks for being part of the community. Warmly, Kathy (Team member) yes, and I think that's why it was difficult to get diagnosed, which is kind of a good thing, but not. I think they need to change the protocol for those without typical symptoms. (Vegetarian since 89, vegan since 09, and gradually improving my diet since. I'm 51 now.)
Vegetable and fruit
Can't go wrong with that! Are there any certain fruits or veggies that seem to help you the most with your symptoms? -Latoya (Team 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.
it was a bit difficult as I lived in a country where I did not fully speak the language so it was not easy to read the ingredients. But way faster than elimination diet! ,
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)
Not aware diet could help!
Dieting can definitely play a supportive role in managing AxSpa. I'd like to think a healthy diet is critical in our health journey no matter what. There isn't necessarily a particular diet that helps with AxSpa, some people do report fewer flares and less inflammation by making certain dietary changes. Here's an article that talks about how diet changes help to improve one of our contributors symptoms- https://axialspondyloarthritis.net/living/diet-changes. Hopeful it will be insightful and informative to you and give you something to think about! If you have any questions after reading, please feel free to reach out! All the best, Latoya (Team Member) ,
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)
