What foods help your Arthritis?

[Trekhawk]

Do any of you suffering from Arthritis out there have a particular food or remedy that you find really helps?

After suffering from lots of pain in my hands this year I visited my doc and yep after some tests it was confirmed as Arthritis. I eat plenty of oily fish and take a joint formula recommended by my doc but was wondering what others do?

[Zen]

Whenever a condition ends with "itis" it means an inflammation of that part.

Yogurt is an anti-inflammatory food and good for the "itis".

That's all I have in my bag right now.

[Eden]

I'm afraid this is not first hand, but my elderly kitty was definitely helped by glucosamine and chrondroitin. It made a big enough difference in the ease with which he walked and jumped that it made me a believer and if I start suffering with arthritis I'll give it a try.

[Trek420]

Keep moving!

And one of our many great discussions here, good thread to read I think:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=27979

[jobob]

Ow, Les. I don't have any advice, I'm just sending you a hug. {TH}

[Trek420]

Can you swim? I would think the warm water, fluidity of motion could help.

[lph]

Whenever a condition ends with "itis" it means an inflammation of that part.

Yogurt is an anti-inflammatory food and good for the "itis".

That's all I have in my bag right now.

I really love your advice sometimes, Zen

[Trekhawk]

Thanks everyone for the tips.

Malkin - I will check out the site, thanks.

[sundial]

I'm taking cherry fruit extract to keep my gout (a type of arthritis) at bay and so far so good.

I avoid tomatoes, green peppers, white veggies, white flour, white sugar, and eat alot more dark leafy green veggies and plenty of wild caught salmon. I've heard that cantaloupe is an excellent anti-inflammatory type food.

Oh, and this time of year I am soaking in the tub more to help the arthritic pain.

[OakLeaf]

yes- for inflammatory arthritis, a lot of people say to avoid all the nightshades.

That includes potatoes and eggplants as well as tomatoes and peppers (all peppers, not just green bell peppers).

[lo123]

Do any of you suffering from Arthritis out there have a particular food or remedy that you find really helps?

After suffering from lots of pain in my hands this year I visited my doc and yep after some tests it was confirmed as Arthritis. I eat plenty of oily fish and take a joint formula recommended by my doc but was wondering what others do?

Well, this will also depend on the type of arthritis..
If it's osteoarthritis, it may respond differently to foods than one of the inflammatory autoimmune types like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis....

Disclaimer: all this is my personal experience with autoimmune arthritis...

Some people swear certain foods make their arthritis worse. For me, if I drink some types of alcohol, my fingers swell up and I get stiff. Certain red wines are the worst for me.
If I don't eat my fruits and veggies, I start to flare up. It's really been about a balanced diet. Not too much excess in any area.

For me, the nightshade family has no impact on my body (yay--I LOVE tomatoes).

[roadie gal]

I have a variety of rheumatoid arthritis. A bunch of years ago I had a flare up that was so bad I thought I was going to have to quit working. I was on oral gold and steroids for a time, but nothing was working.

What I did was cut out all processed and canned foods, and red meat. No premade meats like salami or even store cooked chicken. I tried to eat mostly fresh. If I couldn't, I either had frozen or packaged in glass jars (spaghetti sauce, etc.). It took about 6 months to start feeling better, but by 10 months I was back to running and feeling great. I know that sounds like a long time, but I was miserable for over a year before I changed my diet.

I now eat red meat again, but I still stay away from canned stuff as much as possible. I rarely have flare ups. When I do they're easily controlled with ibuprofen.

Good luck to you. I hope this helps.

[tulip]

My mom has a bit of arthritis in one thumb, and a sore shoulder from a horseback riding accident years ago. She has found great relief from taking fish oil every day. I have no idea of any scientific studies, but I thought I'd pass along the information.

[xanesdoc]

I have psoriatic arthritis, which is closely related to rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to my normal stiffness due to the disease, the past 2 years I have been having ankle issues caused by an Achilles Tendon tear. Last week I started a cleanse called "Clean" and have eliminated all red meat, wheat and milk products and processed foods. I have absolutely no pain or stiffness now. My DH thinks I have gone off the deep end when I tell him how good I feel after 1 week on this altered diet, but I feel great!
I think eliminating the wheat and possibly the milk products have lessened the inflammation in my body.

p.s. Someone in my spinning class who also has psoriatic arthritis had stopped all milk products, wheat and alcohol and her symptoms have disappeared. Last year when she told me about her diet, I disregarded it as something I could never do. I am sorry I didn't try this earlier because it is not as hard as I thought.

[lo123]

I have psoriatic arthritis, which is closely related to rheumatoid arthritis.

whoa, someone else with PsA. Not too many of us. I'm glad diet helped you so much!

I wish diet would work for me... I did the elimination diet thing for a month several years ago (no dairy, wheat, yeast, nuts, alcohol, refined sugar, artificial sweeteners--I swear I only ate meat and potatoes). It only made me really hate the diet