Does anyone else avoid food such as tomatoes and aubergines?

[SELondon]

I was on holiday last week and was in quite a bit of pain and I wasn’t sure if it was the 5 hours of driving or whether it was the aubergine parmigiana that I had? Both had felt painful and stiff in the morning after? I know research hasn’t conclusively said that there is scientific connection but do others keep a diet to help maintain their pain?

If so maybe I should log these things in the buddy app?

thanks

[SELondon]

meant to say both hands

[medway-lady]

5 hours would do that! but unlikely food would.

[SELondon in reply to medway-lady]

Would it be the combination of RA and that I should keep driving shorter distances? I've never had this kind of pain before my RA? I used to take long driving holidays across Europe.

[medway-lady in reply to SELondon]

I really don’t know and a one off event isn’t really identifiable. I’ve done long haul flights no issues but a trip to Calais in the car and I get stiff. I think don’t put everything down to RA it might be just something that happened and might never happen again. I’d keep a diary of issues and if you’re still worried and it happens over and over then look at lifestyle adjustments. Although I’ve never heard of food doing this.

[SELondon in reply to medway-lady]

Forgot to mention that I'm originally from up north so 4-5 hour car journey is not a big thing for me? Which I would regularly drive, I've not done the drive since my condition has started

[Deeb1764 in reply to SELondon]

I loved driving but my hands got too tired from long drives and pain the next day was awful. Did find a pressure glove helped and automatic car.

[welsh12]

I love both sometimes parmigiana can be a bit oily I still eat them

[SELondon]

Cheers guys! Yeah I wasn't too sure still not sure whether it is RA or just anything else in life?

[Fruitandnutcase]

I have no problems with any sort of food but I definitely couldn’t manage five hours driving - or even being driven.

Normally my husband drives but last week I did a fair bit of driving myself and my body felt terrible, really stiff and muscles I’d forgotten I have let me know they were still there.

At first I couldn’t think what was wrong then I remembered the driving - I had to use my arms and legs and also turn to look over my shoulders etc - things you don’t do when you are being driven - so I came to the conclusion that it was the driving that messed things up.

[Gilliancheche]

I gave up eating tomatoes and aubergine for a year, sadly made no difference. I find extended periods of sitting or driving are becoming increasingly difficult

[bpeal1]

I’ve not noticed any difference depending on what I eat. However, like the others I struggle driving long distances. If I have to drive long distances I have to mss as me a break every hour and half to two hours.

Even as a passenger I tend to seize up after a long journey but driving is definitely worse.

[JenniferW]

I'd say it's the five hours of driving myself, but it's easy enough to test, wait until you feel better and eat the same food during a week when you don't have to do much driving. See what happens.