I've been reading that certain foods can increase pain. I decided to cut some of the common foods that can make pain worse. My plan is to try it for a couple months, then slowly add things one at a time to see if I notice it making my pain worse. The following foods are on my list to stay away from:
- Refined Sugar
- White flour
- Milk
- Caffeine
- White rice
- Gluten
I've followed this for 9 days now. I stopped coffee cold turkey and it went surprisingly well. I've switched to green tea for my morning pick-me-up. It has been pretty easy to stick to this for breakfast and lunch. Dinner is a bit harder. The hardest though, is staying away from sweets. I'm eating lots of fruit, so I'm getting plenty of 'natural sugar', but its not the same as a cupcake. I keep bringing up the cupcake, because I just baked some to take to a friend who just had a baby. Its really hard to sit here and not eat one!
Wow! Heather the brace looks so uncomfortable. Glad to read you are giving up some food items. I know for myself that caffeine is a problem for me. Any drinks with caffeine or chocolate causes me problems. Hope this food give up will bring some help.
Kathy