For what it's worth, there are a number of rheumatological diseases that announce themselves loud and clear with no forewarning at all.
The disease "gout" [not to be confused with pseudogout] is known to cause a flareup almost overnight. Gout has a connection with purine-rich foods which are classified as follow:
Foods very high in purines include:
- hearts
- herring
- mussels
- yeast
- smelt
- sardines
- sweetbreads
Foods moderately high in purines include:
- anchovies
- grouse
- mutton
- veal
- bacon
- liver
- salmon
- turkey
- kidneys
- partridge
- trout
- goose
- haddock
- pheasant
- scallops
Not sure how much you would have to eat to activate the disease.
But if I understood correctly, you think the pineapple CAUSED the inflammation. If so, that's not likely to be true. If anything, the pineapple might have REDUCED the inflammation [although I have no clue as to how much you would need to consume for it to work].
You might ask your doctor to check your uric acid level.
Edited by Sam1234 - 08 November 2009 at 12:23pm