RA and improvements with 5;2

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cathyoh

7:10 am
1 Oct 14
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Would love to hear from people who are on the 5:2 and living with RA. have only just started the diet and i do not currently take regular medication for RA – side effects from recommended medication is scary!
besides having certain joints that always cause problems i also have various parts of my body that will have flair ups for a while and then disapear -(currently have very sore breast bone) I am interested in seeing if the diet will help with these “one off” flair ups
any comments or personal stories would be of great help

StuartL

7:58 am
1 Oct 14
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Hi.
Well my joints are definitely better when I have lost weight, so in that way the 5;2 diet should help.
Have you had a look at at what you eat, is it inflammatory or anti-inflammatory, for example omega 6 is inflammatory while omega 3 is anti.

Regards Stuart

abbie123

10:40 pm
1 Jan 15
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Hi there,
I have what is called Palindromic Rheumatism which is not full blown RA but will more than likely lead to it in the future. I also am interested to see if this will help with “one-off” flare up’s. As I am 24 and don’t have full blown RA I am looking to do whatever I can to delay to on-set of RA – and I too have horrible side effects from medications!

BIGAnnieB

2:21 pm
2 Feb 15
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Hi…. Have just joined…. Have been looking around for a day or so and have decided that 5:2.is the way to go…. I have RA and am hoping for some improvements too… It was the health benefits that attracted me here but if weight loss follows then I will be one happy litle Bunny!

BlueDress

5:14 am
26 Feb 15
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Hi, I just joined and have RA and Hashimoto’s. I’m hoping that this gives me some improvement for both. I’ll be very interested to see how the 5:2 impacts on all of us. I’ve got over 30 kilos to loose so will be on this for a while.