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Recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in the lung

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jul 19, 2022 | Replies (20)
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I am striving for a Mediterranean type diet although I am not quite there yet. No red meat, lots if vegetables and fruits, gluten-free bread if I have bread at all. Chicken and some fish for protein, and have started organic protein shakes which I strive for daily. Nuts and seeds for snacks. I have rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögrens and stage 3 CKD. I do not have any lung involvement that I am aware of at this time. I take methotrexate and O6rencia for the RA. I am on Losartan and Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) for controlling my blood pressure. I have recently had a course of prednisone for increased RA symptoms which helped briefly. My RA is not yet responding well, the Orencia is my third biologic drug (previous drugs were Humira and Enbrel) at an attempt to bring the RA under control, which has not yet happened after almost a year and a half of treatment. I'm not sure if I am responding with the information that was requested. If I can be of further help please let me know.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 14, 2022

JBA, I think you might enjoy taking part in this discussion with fellow CKD members:
- Confused About Diet for Stage 3 or 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/confused-about-stage-3-ckd-diet/

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adlttl123 | @adlttl123 | May 15, 2022

Hi there I also have Sjogrens and RA. Just wanted to say that I have been on a long list of drugs for RA including Orencia and Embrel. Now and for a couple of years I have been on Xeljanz. It has worked so well for me and without side effects and Pfizer is helping me because it’s prohibitive finically. Just thought I would mention that.

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lloydje1 | @lloydje1 | May 17, 2022

I tried Mediterranean diet first with some success but switching to whole food plant based, low-fat diet has been a game changer. Especially when I learned low-fat meant, no oils and cut out salad dressings that have oil, olive oil, and processed foods with oils. Within a few days my digestive disorders (gerd type symptoms) calmed down and all but disappeared. Then I cut out alcohol. The hip and leg pain is getting better day by day, slowly but steadily feeling stronger. What this equates to is cutting out all animal products, all oils and fats including nuts, seeds and avocoda (for now, maybe not forever but until gut is healed), sugar, artificial sweeteners, honey, (any kind of sweet other than fruit), processed starches, caffeine, alcohol, etc. Basically eat only whole food plant based, low-fat.
I haven’t done it 100% without fail but close. At some point you begin adding back foods to determine whether you’re sensitive to them or not.
Also, try a natural de-wormer like wormwood. I’ve used Fenbendazole which is an anti-parasite that also kills tumor cells. If you have autoimmune disease, the bad bacteria in the gut is overloaded and parasites feed on bad bacteria so there is a parasite load. Eating leafy green vegetables is a natural way of increasing good bacteria which crowds out bad bacteria and hence parasites. But give your body a boost by eating bitter foods which are natural anti-parasitic.

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