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Case study 3: Beth was diagnosed with this condition when she delivered her first baby (she had a very difficult time getting pregnant). It is a genetic illness, and does run in Beth’s family. ( One in 133 people have this illness in the U.S., but it is a common genetic condition found around the world.) Digestive symptoms may have been present when Beth was younger (she remembers a lot of stomach aches and abdominal pain as a child), but now her issues are persistent iron-deficiency anemia that can be treated but recurs. She also has joint pains, recently diagnosed as arthritis. Beth is breast-feeding her infant and hopes to do so for at least a full year, as breast feeding seems to reduce risks for this condition in children. Although the baby has no symptoms, Beth is introducing only wheat-free foods, and is careful to read all food labels---she does this for herself, too, as she tries to avoid a protein found in wheat. The less of this protein she eats, the better for her. Other potential risks for Beth are osteoporosis, and even risks for thyroid or liver disease.

• What is Beth’s condition? What treatments can be of benefit to Beth? Why is dietary treatment often difficult with this condition?

Answer 1

1. in this case, beth is suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis.

• there is no cure for this disease but medicines can slow down the disease progression. mostly there is a drug called DMARDs which often used in Rheumatoid arthritis.

Why is dietary treatment often difficult with this condition?

• in Rheumatoid arthritis doctor mostly refer to eating food derived from plant sources with limited meat consumption and the patient can have wine or olive oil as a source of fats. but other than that most of the food cause inflammation, joint pain in Rheumatoid arthritis patients. Mediterranean Diet is essential to fight inflammation.
• food which causes inflammation is Red Meat and Dairy, Fried Food, Fast Food, Processed Foods, salt, sugar, alcohol, and fried food. these are food which easily available in the market and our daily eating habits are full of this food so there is a Role of Diet in Influencing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease.