Rheumatoid Arthritis - anti inflammatory diet

McKneff

Local honey, around a fiver a go
Not eu mix and not Manuka,
Every day....

apple_muncher

A friend has RA and it is exacerbated by foods from the nightshade family. Not medically documented as definite, but it certainly affects them .

3secondmemory

I have RA and have followed the anti arthritis diet for longer than I can remember - 20 years or more. Fresh tomatoes seem to have no affect on me whatsoever - processed tomato products definitely do affect me !

uknick

Thanks for all your answers. As I suspected, I'll need to experiment to see what suits me best. My current plan is to take recommended daily amounts of

blueberries
pistachio nuts
olive oil
oily fish
turmeric (cooked with oil and black pepper to access the curcumin)
spinach leaves

I'll stay on this till the end of January to see if there's any improvement. I'd hope it would be noticeable as the current damp weather is causing the knees grief. If no improvement, I'll review the plan and look to add other foods as you've suggested.

suejb2

uknick wrote: »

My partner tried these for her stomach inflammation but found they didn't have any effect. However, I'll add them to my list. How much a day do you take?

In a pot of yogurt I will put a teaspoon of chia seeds. Check your teeth in a mirror as the little seeds are liable to stick around.

3secondmemory

You had me at spinach

My AIP is:
On waking - Water at room temp.
Small OJ and Spatone. No diary for 30 mins minimum.
Porridge or breakfast oats made with bio live yoghurt for probiotics Or malted granary toast with Marmite for extra vitamin B.

I have 2 cups of black tea a day and 1 coffee. Tannin and caffeine are limited.

Lunch is homemade veg soup or a salad filled sandwich - no ham or processed fillings.

Dinner is a piece of plain fish or meat with veg or salad and a complex carb. Ideally should be cooked from scratch in 20 minutes:D When I say plain, I don’t mean without seasoning or flavouring;)

I do a fortnightly shop in Iceland and have it delivered. Nothing processed - no puddings, cakes, sweets or crisps! Fresh fruit and veg; a fresh steak split into 2 , a whole chicken and 4 pork loin steaks easily feed me. I have some backup frozen veg and meals in the freezer. Also, Iceland do frozen easy cook joints of meat like Turkey crowns - these are often on offer and I roast these so I have unprocessed meat for sandwiches and salads! No ham or smoked, cured meats on AIP!

Iceland also do similar offers on fish - their Sea bass is very good! Low cal too!
I roast it in greaseproof paper with herbs and flavouring.

I’m okay with diary - I rely on it for a lot of nutrients because , although my diet looks good, I’m not able to cook and eat everyday - that’s why a £25 Iceland shop lasts a fortnight! I have real cocoa made with milk every night partly for the iron but also as part of a mindful bedtime routine. I have pernicious anaemia - one of the long term effects of RA - and chronic fatigue from pain.
I don’t snack as a rule but I enjoy nuts and dried fruit, also olives and pickled garlic - fermented really and another great probiotic! I make gluten free, vegan paleo recipes for raw energy bars when I’m not sure what the catering arrangements will be - I will never be the person who reels off a big list of stuff they can’t eat! I happily go without rather than eating food that I know will make me feel ill! I never feel deprived and I’ve never had to ‘diet’

Colourings and flavourings are the worst triggers for me - they actually make my mouth hurt! It’s just easier to say ‘no!’

I keep my own culture of live yoghurt going in a flask - every time I go to a farm shop I buy a different live yoghurt to add to the mix - and I grow lots of herbs and leaves for salads.

I’d love to hear how you get on. My health isn’t great but I do have a good life and I really enjoy my food! We tend to eat 3 times a day - it’s really important!