Anti-inflammatory foods

     Could someone enlighten me on what they are?  Right now I am eating rice krispie cereal with 1T of ground flaxseed meal, 1/2 banana, 1T of honey with Silk for breakfast.  Lunch is activia yogurt, dinner usually salmon or baked chicken (white meat), 1/2 baked sweet potato and mushy carrots.  For snack it is either 1/2 c of jello or 1/2 frozen yogurt.  BLA...getting sick of the same thing.

Christine, have you been eating the Activia for a long time with no problems? I'm just asking, b/c I tried some of that a while back when I was in the beginning of my first flare, and it REALLY made things worse for a day. I really think it was the yogurt that did it, because I only had one, which made things worse the following day, then things got better again the next day. My mom also tried it, and it gave her the runs really bad too. I just question it b/c if you go to the website, it talks more about making constipation better, not diarrhea.

I tried Activia but it was when I flaring and it made things a lot worse. Oatmeal cooked slowly on low heat seems to be the only thing that helps me when I flare.....dieting is very difficult to stick to but oatmeal every morning is easy enough. I also avoid things that cause gas like broccoli and I also avoid milk products due to the mucus they create and anything that is high in fiber like ground flax. For some people an increase in fiber helps them a lot but for me it just makes things worse when I am in a flare.

Anti-inflammatory: turmeric, ginger, garlic, onions, cinnamon, green/herb teas, oily fish, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, lean poultry, green leafy vegetables, berries, fresh pineapple, soybeans, tofu, soy milk.

Pro-inflammatory: fatty meats, processed meats, dairy, eggs, sugars, artificial sweeteners, nightshades (tomatoes, white potatoes, eggplant, peppers).

Oh course, if some of the foods on the anti-inflammatory list bother you, then don't eat them.

Thanks for the URL. I like his anti-inflammatory pyramid.

Speaking of almonds, the Cocoa Roast almonds from Emerald Nuts are goood. Also I drink green tea all the time and it doesn't bother me. It may actually help like suggested.

about the yogurt thing, dairy doesn't bother me, and neither do probiotics, but when I ate probiotic yogurt every day, I had to poo too much. So I dunno what's going on there.