well, hard to respond to that. what did you try? grainless? dairyless? supplements? Weightproblems in any form? thyroid?I have been suffering from ankylosing arthritis for many years. In the past 5 years, a severe form of atopic dermatitis has been added to it (which, I believe, also has an autoimmune nature). Unfortunately, official medicine does not help much with the treatment of these diseases. Therefore, I am looking for good advice here.
Cs say that knowledge protects, but unfortunately, my many years of searching, reading books and articles on rheumatology, medicine and the work of the human immune system have led me to nothing. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or not.
I have been suffering from ankylosing arthritis for many years. In the past 5 years, a severe form of atopic dermatitis has been added to it (which, I believe, also has an autoimmune nature). Unfortunately, official medicine does not help much with the treatment of these diseases. Therefore, I am looking for good advice here.
Cs say that knowledge protects, but unfortunately, my many years of searching, reading books and articles on rheumatology, medicine and the work of the human immune system have led me to nothing. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or not.
Hi N1mTzo,I have been suffering from ankylosing arthritis for many years. In the past 5 years, a severe form of atopic dermatitis has been added to it (which, I believe, also has an autoimmune nature). Unfortunately, official medicine does not help much with the treatment of these diseases. Therefore, I am looking for good advice here.
Cs say that knowledge protects, but unfortunately, my many years of searching, reading books and articles on rheumatology, medicine and the work of the human immune system have led me to nothing. Maybe I'm doing something wrong or not.
I've had some issues with rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis that cleared up initially with iodine, but which then relapsed after reducing its use. This to me seems more like an immune system malfunction than something acutely wrong with the skin microbiome. I've checked out Elliot Overton's videos about vitamin deficiencies associated with suborrheic dermatitis so eating more organic liver and riboflavin/biotin supplements is next on my agenda. Just because the superficially responded with an antibiotic doesn't necessarily mean that it's the root cause, and settling on constant "maintenance" of chronic symptoms is for suckers.
Yes, I have tried many different diets. There was a time (about six months) when I lived only on water and a little buckwheat porridge, since any other products caused me an IMMEDIATE allergic reaction (until the Quincke edema). There was a time when I was starving (nothing but water) and it did not help at all.I'd recommend you read up on the ketogenic diet and the information here in this thread for some ideas where to start. It does sound autoimmune and it could be related to an underlying infection as a lot of us have found our health problems are.
I tried what you can imagine, any research: thyroid gland, internal organs, hormones, antibodies in the blood, a study of the stomach, even a colonoscopy!It is very difficult to give any pointers without knowing more information about you and your situation in some more detail. What have you tried? What is your current diet? What other health conditions (if any) do you also have?
I am allergic to vitamin C (and other vitamins, even folic acid), allergic to sugar and sucrose (doctors say there is no allergy to sugar - hahaha). Therefore, I can’t eat any fruits, and I only eat cucumber from vegetables.I just watched @Keyhole's video on vitamin C and I can definitely associate with the examples he presents, namely:
- easy bruising of the skin
- bloated stomach --> gut disfunction?
- bleeding gums when flossing
- very dry skin on hands and face
- joint pain on my left knee when running
I am allergic to many nutritional supplements and many medications.well, hard to respond to that. what did you try? grainless? dairyless? supplements? Weightproblems in any form? thyroid?
We have to get used to treat everybody differently, because of different conditions. There is no "one size fits all".
Yes, I already wrote that I consider arthritis and dermatitis to be different manifestations of the same autoimmune disease, when blood t-lymphocytes begin to attack their own body as an alien. It just happens at different levels (joints and skin).
PPS Yes, thanks to everyone who responded to my message
Yes, I eat a lot of meat, because I need a lot of energy. With ankylosing arthritis, you can lie all day on the couch and do nothing, but your muscles (throughout your body) will still contract as if you are doing hard physical work. This constant tension of the muscles leads to their inflammation (and enthesitis).I'm wondering if you could start on an elimination diet and slowly start to reintroduce foods. Your reaction to so many food varieties must have left your body seriously stressed. Meat and meat fats seems to help heal a lot of problems. This is purely a personal opinion.
Still, your post does not really give us much information on what you are currently doing. I should probably rephrase my questions:
What exactly are you eating now, and how long have you been doing that?
If you could be more specific, then it would help in providing you with advice
hm, ankylosing arthritis, isn't that the same condition that Mikhaila Peterson has? She treats it with her "lion diet" which consists of fatty meats, water and salt. No greens no nothing. BTW I emphasize herewith loud and clearly that I don't recommend this diet for you. It could be a good approach, but it could be bad aswell. This form of pure carnivore diet is highly critisized by e.g. Nora T. Gedgaudas (go to her blog primalbody primalmind and search for her entry called "My beef with the carnivore diet").Yes, I eat a lot of meat, because I need a lot of energy. With ankylosing arthritis, you can lie all day on the couch and do nothing, but your muscles (throughout your body) will still contract as if you are doing hard physical work. This constant tension of the muscles leads to their inflammation (and enthesitis).
I used to get a lot of energy from glucose (I already wrote that I ate a lot of sweets from childhood), but after an allergy to glucose and sugar started, I began to weaken very much and lose weight (although I was not always fat).
Then I began to eat a lot of meat to replenish the energy for my body: pork, beef, chicken, turkey. Often boiled, without any spices and only with salt.
Now I eat almost the same food as a few years ago. My body gradually adapted to the complete abolition of glucose, and I stopped losing weight. My diet is not very diverse, in fact I eat the same thing every day:
- This is buckwheat porridge with boiled meat (pork, beef, chicken) WITHOUT spices, only salt. I'm not sure that you know what buckwheat is. This is a purely Russian food, it is not common in the WEST. This is a plant whose small seeds are boiled in water (like rice is boiled, for example), and then eaten. It has many vitamins, it is hypoallergenic and very useful for digestion. But she is not too nutritious (you can eat a lot and become full).
- This is pasta with boiled meat. Without spices (ketchup and other), only salt.
And in pasta and porridge I put butter. A minimum of dairy products, they are very allergenic.
- Cucumbers, I eat a lot of them. I had problems with the balance of potassium in the body and the only product with potassium (but it is very small there), which does not cause allergies, became a cucumber.
- I drink tea (black), or water. Sometimes mineral water (with gas)
- I eat a lot of wheat and rye bread (with boiled meat, a sandwich).
Sometimes boiled rice, boiled potatoes - there used to be an allergy to them, now much less.
- Chicken broth (+ carrots), Pork broth. Soup. Sometimes (very rarely and mainly in summer) I cook beetroot soup with beets (it contains a lot of sugars) - it causes an allergy
- Rarely boiled river fish (and fried VERY rarely very little)
- This is buckwheat porridge with boiled meat (pork, beef, chicken) WITHOUT spices, only salt. I'm not sure that you know what buckwheat is. This is a purely Russian food, it is not common in the WEST. This is a plant whose small seeds are boiled in water (like rice is boiled, for example), and then eaten. It has many vitamins, it is hypoallergenic and very useful for digestion. But she is not too nutritious (you can eat a lot and become full).
- This is pasta with boiled meat. Without spices (ketchup and other), only salt.
And in pasta and porridge I put butter. A minimum of dairy products, they are very allergenic.
- Cucumbers, I eat a lot of them. I had problems with the balance of potassium in the body and the only product with potassium (but it is very small there), which does not cause allergies, became a cucumber.
- I drink tea (black), or water. Sometimes mineral water (with gas)
- I eat a lot of wheat and rye bread (with boiled meat, a sandwich).
Sometimes boiled rice, boiled potatoes - there used to be an allergy to them, now much less.
- Chicken broth (+ carrots), Pork broth. Soup. Sometimes (very rarely and mainly in summer) I cook beetroot soup with beets (it contains a lot of sugars) - it causes an allergy
- Rarely boiled river fish (and fried VERY rarely very little)