Comments on: Elimination Diet: Less Is More

By: janet

janet — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:09:21 +0000

Well, Melissa, I wish I changed my diet at 23 rather than 39! Embrace and feel better about a healthy lifestyle and all it will bring you. What would you rather have a pizza or excellent health. Not even good health but something above and beyond that. The first week is the worst (as is anytime you have to get back on track when you fall off) then it all falls naturally into place – no cravings, no panic, your body works how it is supposed to work. I have been at it for a year and the worst times are when I fall off the diet for too long – I feel horrible, am in pain and have a hard time refocusing but when I’m doing well, it can’t be beat! Think of the positives. Remember, it’s only a burger, donut, pizza, etc (now doesn’t it seem gross to put those in your body anyways?)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:07:23 +0000

I just started an elimination diet which consists of only Vegetables, fruit and brown rice. Oh my goodness does it suck lol. I am 23 I have a fast metabolism and usually LIVE off of everything bad like fast food and sugary snacks. This has been pure torture for me and I’ve been doing it for 5 days. I am supposed to do it for a month! ugh. No signs of improvement yet and I am actually getting worse so I don’t know if maybe I am allergic to some kind of veg or fruit I am eating now. This is the hardest thing for me right now. I’m also reading a book called Sick and Tired and that restricts you from even more food! including fruit! I have been very hungry and angry these past few days and my friends aren’t helping talking about ordering pizzas and drinking milkshakes. =( any advice?

By: Jaci

Jaci — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:06:41 +0000

Wow! I am so thankful to have found this post! I am 25 and found out I have RA in January. Very discouraging to feel like I am in the best shape of my life in summer of 2009 and then feel crippled just months later. I have no clue how the pain of RA came on so rapidly and strong.
I have been in terrible pain and I’m desperate to get feeling better before it gets worse. I have so much to learn, but I’m so ready for change! I sit here with swollen feet, and both my hands and feet feel like they are turning into cement. Does it always feel like this?
Thanks for creating this support group! I will be following for sure! It’s nice to talk to real people with RA and not just my doctor.

Jaci

By: stationaryfaery

stationaryfaery — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:54:33 +0000

Hey RA guy,
First I want to say THANK YOU for this blog. Your insight and wit has helped me through a pretty lonely flare, and reading through your old posts made me a little less down about things ^_^

That being said, I’ve been thinking about trying an elimination diet, but I don’t know where to start. I can’t figure out what foods I CAN eat, and the more I research the longer the “can’t” list gets! Do you know of any useful sources for summing up this type of diet? It’s easy to get lost in the sea of information on the internet.

I’m glad this diet is working for you and hope it continues to do so!

-stationaryfaery

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:20:57 +0000

I can’t say enough good things about elimination diets. I started my first elimination diet (gluten, dairy, tomatoes, sugar, caffeine, chocolate, citrus, and peanuts) almost four and half years ago when the medications I was on were not working. In fact, I was going downhill. Within two months of starting the elimination diet, my inflammation rates were back within normal and I started feeling better. Eventually I was able to start reducing/eliminating the medications. As of last year, I am med free! I know this isn’t the choice for everyone, but it is the right path for me. I believe that our bodies really do want to heal but we have to learn how to help them through the process after years of dumping on them. Not all foods are intended for each body. I have found that what bothers our bodies also changes and we have to occassionally eliminate foods again so our body can feel what it is like without them and then let us know when we reintroduce them that they aren’t wanted (nausea, dizziness, headached, rash, etc.)

My sister has been fighting the beginning stages of RA but through diet changes has been able to stay off meds. Like me, she can tell through stiff fingers if she ate too much sugar (too much for us can mean a gluten free muffin) or consumed gluten. It seems difficult at first, but as RA Guy mentioned, there are so many wonderful food choices available that it can and does work.