I’ve had RA symptoms since 2006 that were misdiagnosed as chronic lymes disease in 2007. I was diagnosed with sero positive RA in January 2022. In retrospect, I’ve been going in/out of remission for several decades. As a young child I had scarlet fever and tonsillitis then recurring strep throat and tonsillitis with a lot of antibiotics treatment until I had tonsils removed at 21 years old. Information about autoimmune and connection to gut health, taking antibiotics destroys the good gut bacteria. Most people with autoimmune have lower diversity of good gut bacteria. I began following whole food plant based diet two months ago. About a month ago also eliminated oils/fats. Within 3 days my digestive issues settled down and pain got so much better. Recently I started a kitchen renovation and wasn’t able to have green smoothies and juiced veggies. The pain returned and is getting worse. My kitchen is still out of commission but I’m trying to use my juicer setup in another location. It is helping slightly. Look into food sensitivities that don’t show up as allergens. If you have any digestive issues try an elimination diet to identify which foods are bothering you, if any.

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