Pain Management diet
Has anyone found that a low carb or otherwise exclusion based diet has helped your symptoms?
Even if excluding one food item which helped I'd love to hear anyone's experiences..
My pain management sessions are starting later this month and the pain management program doctor has suggested that carbs could be the source of all my inflammation and therefore all my pain. I've had P since age 11 and PsA since age 17 so half my life with arthritis now with no remission except medically induced- which I guess could suggest a regular irritant potentially? Since I saw her on Monday I have been attempting low carb and will give it a decent trial alongside my current 5.2 intermittent fasting med diet. I was really pretty down about the prospect of no naughty food but if it means less pain and less meds all the better and I will have to make do with smelling my chocolate scented lip balm for now at least. Surely there'll be more weight loss too which means less pressure on painful joints. This diet is no processed food, no pasta, rice, bread or potatoes. More fish, meat, veg - so long as its not from underground like carrots or swede and some limited fruits. Full fat yoghurt and my overnight oats with seeds, and cheese are allowed but no low fat food or sugary snacks. At least wine is allowed though!
She's also recommended a slice of cheese and glass of milk before bed to aid with sleep and I have found just days in that is helping already with improving my sleep
Hi again,
! This is another post that got lost on our old hosting platform. I am so sorry. I am wondering whether you still need information about dietary changes. PsA is such a strange disease. The impact of dietary changes seems to be different for everyone. For some, reducing carbs or eliminating gluten or dairy or red meat is lifechanging. For others, those changes have no impact whatsoever. The only way to know for sure whether dietary changes will help is to try eliminating specific foods for a few months and see how you feel. Here is an article from one of our advocates about finding the diet that works best for you: https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/finding-a-diet-that-works-for-you. I hope you have already found information about this by now but, if not, I hope this helps. Sending the warmest of wishes your way. - Lori (Team Member) 
Hi. I do low carb with a lot of vegan protein sources. There is a lot of information out there that refined carbs and i can't stress this one enough - refined sugars cause inflammation. My diet seems to help me and my pain issues. The added benefit is I can stay leaner which makes mobility easier - stretching and other exercise. This really helps the pain too.
