i’ve been tracking my lupus symptoms for 6 mos now and i’ve noticed a pattern with my flares, they seem to get worse after i eat foods with live cultures, anyone else experience this?
specific triggers for everyone
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tracking patterns for flares is so key, especially with how invisible this stuff can be. when you say “flares seem to get worse after i eat foods with live cultures,” i’m curious if you’ve noticed any specific types of
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which specific live cultures
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that’s a specific pattern, which foods do you mean?
how are you differentiating a correlation from a direct trigger there?
what cultures exactly
food sensitivities are a thing for me too, especially with live cultures. you mentioned “they seem to get worse after i eat foods with live cultures” which is kinda what i’ve seen with my own lupus flares.
i’ve been tracking my symptoms and i noticed that after eating yogurt or sauerkraut, my joint pain spikes within 24 hours, like a 6 out of 10 on the pain scale. ymmv but it’s worth exploring if you haven’t already, maybe try an elimination diet or something.
fwiw.