Could the foods you are eating be causing you pain?

When dealing with the reality of living with chronic pain in my life, I never consider that some of the food items that I was consuming on a daily bases , could be a contributing factor in causing some of my daily pain. The reality is that Food intolerances can cause muscle tension & pain in many people, wither they realize it or not. And I was battling my own food indolence issue in association with Crohn’s disease, one in a long list of autoimmune disorders.


For some people Dairy is the most common pain-causing food in their life. Dairy products for those sensitive to them can damages the gut lining, creating leaky gut syndrome, and painful symptoms of IBS. People with lactose intolerance can't digest lactose, a sugar in milk. Undigested lactose in the gut causes bloating, cramps, diarrhea, gas, and nausea.



For some who suffer from chronic margarines, specifically, foods or drinks containing Tyramine have a good chance of experiencing chronic migraines. Migraines can be caused by sunflower seed, walnut, cashew, coconut, or pineapple, citrus, corn, peanuts, soy, and wheat also can cause pain in some people. Nitrates (a food preservative) are known to cause migraines. Some people have a sensitive to preservatives dyes, aspartame ( found in sugar substitutes like splenda) As result, they developed migraines along with fibromyalgia pain like symptoms.


Nightshades plants are known for causing arthritis like pain. Eggplant, peppers (bell peppers, cayenne, chili peppers, paprika), potatoes (not sweet potatoes nor yams), tomatoes. Although they are not actually having an allergic reaction to the food itself, but to Solanine, a slightly toxic substance found in all nightshades plants. It doesn't harm most people, but there are some that do not detoxify Solanine properly ; this is a genetic difference. Those folks get joint pain that may be diagnosed as arthritis, and muscular pain from nightshades. They may need to stay off of these foods for a few weeks or months to clear the Solanine from their system. Tobacco is in the nightshade family, it causes pain in the same way. So if you smoke and are sensitive you are more likely to experience arthritis pain on a daily bases.


On the other hand there are food that relive pain. Omega 3 ( fatty fish), Olive oil, garlic, onions , leeks, cilantro, nuts and seeds. Good news for chocolate lovers the flavinoids in dark chocolate are a great antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.


Surprise of all surprises, I cut my fibro pain my 90% when I began to drink Acai berry on a daily bases. (http://nanasworksheets.com/fibroacai.html) So if you are like me battling chronic pain, you might want to take a closure look at your diet.