| If you suffer from lupus, you might be interested in | | | | mackerel, albacore tuna, anchovies, herring, and |
| creating your own "lupus diet." Why? Because there's | | | | Pacific salmon into your diet. |
| no denying that the foods we eat can affect our | | | | Other Foods to Avoid |
| bodies in different ways. And the foods you eat can | | | | There are many other foods that can worsen lupus |
| also have an effect on your lupus symptoms. Some | | | | symptoms and cause lupus flares. Alfalfa can |
| foods can relieve your symptoms, while others will | | | | stimulate the immune system. While this is usually a |
| make them worse. And creating a "lupus diet" comes | | | | good thing, it isn't in those whose immune systems |
| down to eating more of the former, and avoiding the | | | | are attacking their own bodies. Eating eggs can cause |
| latter. | | | | your body to produce biochemicals that can |
| Avoid Saturated Fats | | | | potentially cause or worsen inflammation. And eating |
| Lupus can increase your chances of developing heart | | | | hot dogs, cured meats, beans and mushrooms can |
| disease. And eating saturated fats makes you even | | | | also aggravate lupus symptoms. |
| more susceptible. Saturated fats can also cause | | | | Keep a Food Diary |
| inflammation, which is a major contributor to lupus | | | | But not everyone with lupus is affected in the same |
| pain. So those who are suffering from lupus should | | | | ways by the same foods. So consider keeping a |
| stick to foods that are low in fat. | | | | food diary. Write down any foods you eat, and also |
| Eat More Fish | | | | make a note any time your symptoms seem worse |
| Fish can be beneficial to people suffering from many | | | | than usual. If you symptoms get worse every time |
| different autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid | | | | you eat a certain food, this is probably a food you |
| arthritis, Raynaud's disease, and lupus. The fish oil | | | | should avoid. |
| found in really fatty fish can help alleviate symptoms | | | | By learning how different foods can affect lupus, you |
| like pain and swelling of the joints, and inflammation | | | | can create a "lupus diet" that will help keep your |
| around the heart and lungs. So try to work more | | | | symptoms under control. |