There went the nightshade......

rheumatoid arthritis?

Here is what I read: "Acutely inflamed swollen joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis or trauma respond very well to ingestion of aloe vera juice." This juice contains ingredients that reduce inflammation, including bradykinin, salicylate and natural steroids. It also contains vitamins A, B, C and E, which are not only anti-inflammatories, but strong anti-oxidants as well. These ingredients react in the body by absorbing the toxins produced during the process of inflammation, thus decreasing the level of swelling caused by arthritis."

Do you know I have an alo vera plant growing in a pot in my garden. I am going to start taking it. Very prickly but you cut it and take the slimy stuff inside of the bulbous leaves with juice or something. I know that when I got burned by scalding water my helper rushed and cut some leaves and put it on the burn and it relieved the pain and no burn marks. I looked at the plant yesterday and decided to keep it but it needs dividing and resetting in garden or pots. Worth trying dawn as if it relieves inflammation outside of the body then there is a good chance that it would do the same for inside of the body too

I just told Dawn that I have a plant growing in my garden and it is used widely on this Island.

The product that I have recommended has a combination of aloe vera and MSM (Methyl Sulphonyl Methyl) which is good for joint pains.

And this is their home page https://www.foreverliving.com/retail/entry/Shop.do;jsessionid=1340E6921CF383425CBECED3DBCBA9FA.tc2-int1

With me, I would go crazy. I do not like cream sauces, but probably would pesto. It does make it hard for someone when they are allergic to so many food items. I guess they are supposed to eat the old way -meat, potatoes, and vegetables separate and not casseroles or things like that. It would be very boring.

yes, all of those things you mentioned are OK. There's no good substitute for tomatoes that I'm aware of, but there are other sauces she likes, such as pesto, alfredo...

Cynthiann, you are just too cute. No wonder we all just love you. And there lies our difference....I just put my ignorance on things right out there...no wonder I get picked on all the time. Still, giggling...you are awesome!

I didn't know either, but in my discussion about the gluten free diet somebody mentioned it.

And there I was thinking that I was the only one who didn't know so I kept quiet

I don't think the Brussels sprouts will pass her lips, and she's not terribly fond of sweet potatoes, but she likes salmon and pesto sauce, so that's something...

She realizes all that. She's a smart cookie. But she's not too happy about some of it.

Maybe not, but there definitely is life beyond gluten and members of the nightshade family. The sweet potato thing may change or may depend on context. My boyfriend swears that he "doesn't like them," but he eats them in a roasted root veggie mixture without any complaint. Even with the restrictions, there are still many things she can enjoy--from omelets to vegetable soup to chili. Many recipes can be made gluten-free. I know that she is taking this hard, but this really isn't as bad as she thinks it is right now. One way to put this into perspective for her is to point to the fact that some people have food restrictions due to life-threatening allergies--allergies to foods that are so pervasive within our society that it is extremely difficult to avoid traces of them. She can still go out to restaurants. She can still enjoy friends' birthday parties. She can still have certain desserts. She just needs to avoid certain things in order to help avoid being in excruciating pain.

It's so hard to get her involved, I usually just buy stuff and see what she goes for, but if I catch her in the right mood, yeah. It would be better to involve her.

Right at this moment then she is probably subconciously rejecting that she may have to eat this way for life. It is all a bit too much for her to get her head around this. I am sure as time passes and she realises that this may be for the long term then she will be more coperative. After all - she is the one feeling the pain right? Pain the but-t though for both of you

She was OK with taking gluten out at first, but the longer it went on, the more she wanted certain things. Now, taking an additional thing out just makes it all more complicated. No ketchup, spaghetti sauce, barbecue sauce, potatoes, chilis (which makes it really hard with Mexican food)... But we'll work it out.

I can go along with meat and viggies beans are ok by me but several in the family wont eat beans RIce can only take so much and it would have to be wild rice here. Nuts ya can only eat so many

Meat, most veggies, fruit, rice, nuts, beans...

If she had gotten it at a much younger age, there would have been a much larger chance that she could have grown out of it...

For now, anything with wheat, rye or barley, and the new additions, tomato, peppers, potatoes and eggplant. For future, we may be removing all milk products. That leaves eggs, meat, vegetables (except those mentioned above), fruits, rice, beans, corn, chocolate, nuts...

Our modern diet doesn't seem to agree with her body...

Tell Dearra ...this is what can happen to her, if she does not take care of her health from now onwards.