Had Food Poisoning ... inflammation was gone. | Arthritis Information
I had food poisoning 2 weeks ago. I couldn't stop vomiting for about 3 days and couldn't keep any food down. My stomach felt horrible. However, my joints never felt better ... I was able to move around like my pre-RA days ... I did not feel any inflammation at all.
Even though I couldn't keep food down, I was happy I could move so easily. I was thinking maybe I had vomited out the RA virus. Unfortunately, as soon as I was able to eat, the inflammation started back up again.
Do you guys think food has anything to do with it? I eat a lot of rice. Does rice have gluten in it? My brother thinks its the gluten that makes me flare.
Thanks.
I think this is something that you should investigate more thoroughly.
Your finding concerning yourself could be of benifit to others.
Start playing with your diet and cut out what you/brother think may cause these flares....
You have discovered a little something here that needs more attention.
Sounds like it could be a food allergy or sensitivity.
Maybe celiac! I remember reading that Elizabeth Hasselback didn't know she had celiac until she did Survivor, but figured it out when she felt so great when she wasn't eating anything at all. My other extraordinarily uninformed and uneducated guess besides food would be that while your body was busy fighting the stomach virus, it took a rest from fighting itself? But RA isn't that simple, and people usually flare around when they get a virus, right? So frustrating, I hope you can figure it out to your benefit.If it's gluten, celiac is a definite possibility. I'm pretty sure white rice is a major gluten player. You might check out 'gluten free diet' on Google.
Hugs,
Pip
There have been studies which have shown arthritics do better when fasting. Unfortunately, long-term fasting is not an option.[QUOTE=KatieG]Maybe celiac! I remember reading that Elizabeth Hasselback didn't know she had celiac until she did Survivor, but figured it out when she felt so great when she wasn't eating anything at all. My other extraordinarily uninformed and uneducated guess besides food would be that while your body was busy fighting the stomach virus, it took a rest from fighting itself? But RA isn't that simple, and people usually flare around when they get a virus, right? So frustrating, I hope you can figure it out to your benefit.[/QUOTE]
Hey, I was thinking the same thing regarding my body being preoccupied with the food poisoning that it forgot to attack my joints ... my brother said I should just vomit all the time .. but I can't imagine doing that ... not being able to keep food down sucks too ... I really hope they discover an RA cure for all of us soon.
Some sicknesses make me worse, others make me feel wonderful. What happens is your immune system concentrates on that area until you are better, then switches back.
I believe rice is gluten free.I just bought the book "Conquering Arthritis; What Doctors Don't Tell You Because They Don't Know" by Barbara Allan. The whole book is about beating RA with food choices (among other healthy things).
One of her suggestions is for one to fast for a few days, and then reintroduce foods slowly, noting which foods bring on flares.
She also talks about the Eating Right for Your Blood Type diet - which I have read elsewhere helps RA sufferers greatly when followed.
What do we have to lose, right?
I personally believe that diet has a lot to do with the body's ability to perform well. And I also believe that diet has a lot to do with RA. I think Dr Mercola does the metabolic typing diet, which is Eating Right for your Blood Type. I think a lot of RA can be controlled through diet but figuring out what the individual diet may be is a quagmire. I read a post by one guy on a different forum who just had to stay away from the orange dye in cheese and margarine.Rice is gluten free, but they spray vitamins onto rice and use a cornstarch or gluten based adhesive to do so.
Best to eat brown rice - has the most nutrients, naturally. No sprayed on mumbo-jumbo.
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