I am having another flare up in spite of the steroids and I think it is eating too much sugar, far too much sugar, going to try really hard to stick to no sugar for the next few days. Does anyone else feel sugar can be a big cause of the inflammation........
Still taking weekly humira but not working however going on to a new biologic Tocilizumab, has anyone taken that? Any good reports?
I eat very low carb because my appetite goes sky high with carbs. I have done for a long time and feel that it's better for me. However, I was low carb when RA hit me like a steam train and left me hardly able to move within 4 weeks. Clearly sugar is not always the culprit but having gone on a sugar binge while not feeling well, I think that I did feel physically better (not necessarily RA) for being back to low carb even before having steroids so perhaps there is a mild influence of sugars on general wellbeing.
Hi mads1,
Yes, I feel the same. After eating sugary foods I flare. It took me years to realise this. (I think my sugar addicted brain didn’t want to accept the facts 😜)
I’m now trying to not have sugar at all to see how things go (in combination with basically everything Tom Spector recommends) I’m on Olumiant (JAK inhibitor), MTX and Steroids which I’m supposed to taper off.
Hi, I’m almost positive sugar gives me flares always have pain when overdo the sugar. Try to avoid it but it’s hard 😕🤪
Yep - same here. It is hard though!
Sugar is definitely known to cause inflammation.☹️
sugar definitely causes inflammation. I don’t have a sweet tooth, but if I have a glass of wine, my pains are much worse the next day. It’s more sugary drinks I need to be careful of, like cordials.
If you can stick to no sugar for a few days, it's amazing how the craving go away.
Sugar is my nemesis. I feel so much better when I avoid it. A little fresh fruit is ok, but refined sugar is just a no no.
i agree with what others are saying. I did and still continue to try a low carb way of eating. When I dont I immediately flare up
Hi Mads1. It helped me to understand that my systemic inflammation (my entire body-tissue-organs-brain) has a ground zero in my intestines. When my intestines are inflamed and leaking - everything hurts more. Sugar, fat and gluten melt my intestinal walls. It causes what I eat to leak into my blood instead of being processed out of my body. There is so much more to the topic of leaky gut = RA symptoms. Look up Paddison Program TED Talk. : )
Hi Mads1. Something I do that doesn't make sense is focusing my thoughts on how bad I am for eating sugar and how I need to stop because it is killing me. Super negative dramatic thoughts that make me avoid the "action thoughts" that are needed for change. It is so punishing, limiting, and actually dead-end thinking (for me). And for some reason I have had this pre-program where the 1st step is to stop sugar, and then the 2nd step is to eat the food that is good for me. It makes no real sense. Actually eating the food that is good for me helps me control cravings and counteract the negative impact of sugar/fat/animal protein. Eating good food replaces the behavior of eating the "bad" food. I have come a long way in this area in the past year. I have found that focusing my thoughts on "Eat Life Food" help me do just that - eat the food that is good for me. I say it out loud so the part of my brain that helps me navigate my current existence hears it. When I was young I was dismissive of verbal affirmations/directives - because I could be. Research shows this is an actual thing - saying it out loud shapes your perception of your reality. Be encourage and of good heart. Improvements are possible! Rest well and heal.
Sugar is a deffo no no for me makes me my joints protest everytime I have it.
Too much snow
Too much pain today
Too much folic acid taken
Methotrexate - still have too much pain
Too much to ask?
