@rozie83 Roz: I have food sensitivities, plus react to additives and gluten (gluten gives me a rash). Rich fast food and salty snacks (all the good stuff) make more mucus for me. I used to love cappuccinos (cannot tolerate now) and chocolate of any kind - these days I allow myself a small piece of chocolate with my oatmeal too! I take no meds except I will nebulize saline if I get a flare. I am taking a Boswellia capsule, which is supposed to calm the inflammatory response to the irritants/triggers we ingest; I believe it does help - the directions say to take it with a little fat, hence the chocolate! I'm 76 and I can see that I will drop weight as I get older, because of the food restrictions. I love that you are walking 3 miles a day - I try to walk for an hour a day. On bad weather days I have a rebounder that I use in place of walking. But the activity requires calories, and boy, it's hard to eat enough. Good luck with everything!