Hey y'all,
Just reading a book on chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia and came across this reference to food intolerances and pain. I know there have been some posts here on this (I think a recent one about sugar), so thought I'd add the text from the book.
You know, a lot of people talk about their reactions to foods with RA, but I don't think I've ever really experienced it. (I really hope I never do.) The only connection I've made with food and the way I feel is when I have a crap-food binge. I just feel ucky, but who wouldn't after consuming a gazillion calories?
Now that dairy is gone, i deal with joint pain only (thank god), but i do know that if i eat a lot of sugar that i feel worse the next morning, my joints are more swollen and hurt a ton more.
I was thinking, i will tell my mom about this and test her out. She has fibro but nothing else, she is about to start no-dairy, but my dad has celiac disease (step dad that raised me as his own) and they already are prepared for a wheat free diet.
Maybe she can feel better.
I hope your mom is feeling better soon. Please let us know if the diet change help her out. Lots of good info on food changes for fibro, including the fish oils and other antioxidizing foods. Goal is to reduce all the possible causes for the fibro symptoms.