Is coffee good for rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 1

Sometimes the sulfates in wine and restaurant salads increase inflammation, and, therefore you would have more pain. As with anything, moderation works. Perhaps some wines have less sulfates. Keep a food diary for a month, also marking down any flares you have and perhaps you can make a connection.

AnswerOsteoarthritis unlike Rhumatoid can be aggravated by wine consumption. Rheumatologist general recommend the patient not consume any wine or substances containing caffeine, especially coffee. Strangely though, red wine is believed to be helpful in reducing the pain of Rhumatoid Arthritis because of the high levels of trans-resveratol. Doctors do agree that both types of the disease are seriously aggravated by the patient being overweight, inactive, having a diet high in fat content and the nemesis of all health issues, smoking.

Answer 2

Definitely! I stopped drinking coffee 3 months ago and my osteoarthritis pain has diminished to the point that I can do almost all of the activities I was doing previously, without taking pain medication. I was looking for evidence linking coffee and osteoarthritis online when I saw this query and decided to answer. I hope this helps others.

Answer 3

Coffee with milk contributes abrasives that would worsen arthritic conditions already being experienced by the arthritis sufferer, though the consumption of coffee/cafiene itself may not imediately/directly increase the pain. Black coffee might not worsen the problem for an arthritis sufferer, but when milk is added to the hot water it becomes abrasive,(perhaps because of the coarse calcium). For that matter Tea might also contribute to the sufferers woes, then again, milk itself has a coarse form of calcium( better suited for calves, funny that, than for humans) that would already have become an abrasive due to the heat employed during the pasteurising process. In contrast, by placing 3 Prunes in a mug, filling the mug with boiling water and allowing this to stand (covered, perhaps with a saucer) overnight, then drinking this in the morning, everymorning, will provide relief for the arthritis sufferer,due to natural lubricants, present in the prunes,being provided for the body's joints. For reference, read "Fit For Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, this explains coarse calcium aswell as calcium humans can benifit from, namely RAW sesame seeds, if a lack of calcium is the main concern/reason for adding milk to coffee/tea. Best regards, Tuffy.

Answer 4

It is high in purines so it would have some effect on Gout.

Answer 5

There is no strong evidence of this. however coffee is suspected to be able to make the condition worse with those that have a predisposition to the disease.