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Psoriatic Arthritis: How do you manage PA and flares?
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Thanks for sharing! Journey is right. I haven’t messed much with diet, I did ask my rheumatologist a couple weeks ago if I would benefit from taking a probiotic, and I looked at me like I was absolutely nuts and just said why? I understand we have to do our own advocating, but I feel like gut health is a legit question! I was on the cosentyx biologic and they are now switching me to rib cow which like you i’m scared to death to take, it sounds like rat poison! all the side effects. I will look into the diet and see if that helps, or at least be more intentional. have they done any testing on you for gluten intolerance? some days I wonder if I even have the right diagnosis. it’s just absolutely insane the things my body has gone through.
I had covid over new years last year and never since i’ve been a train wreck. some tell me I have long covid - not an actual physician but I work at a college and the health science doctors and professors tell me that.
thanks again! I will take all the good vibes and advice I can get!
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I’ve had a long history of gut issues, and had to finally figure out the issue myself bc several docs weren’t helpful. I do have a grain/gluten some sensitivity, so I have to watch what and how much I eat. I stick mainly to whole and multi grains, esp Ezekiel bread. I also saw a functional medicine practitioner about 4 years or so ago and she was incredible, healed 20 years of stomach issues that 7 gastro docs couldn’t. I was like a shell of a person due to the stomach issues and related chronic fatigue, pain, etc. I barely felt like I could survive each day.
My rheumatologist is the one who told me to eat super clean/Mediterranean diet, AND she put me on a probiotic bc ALL of our health and immunity comes from our gut. Research it and you’ll see the science behind that. I spent 20+ years miserable and only partly functional bc of the stomach issues, and also had adult acne bc of the gluten/grain se sensitivity, among other things. It’s all linked. Take a good quality probiotic and omega 3 fish oil pills (my doc also has me in those bc they help with inflammation and joints). If your doc is responding the way you describe, then maybe it’s time for a new doctor. He sounds behind the times and if nothing else, not respectful of your situation and what you may be learning “in the wild.” Gut health is SO vital to our overall health. I’m living proof of it.