Diet and excercise advice for lupus patients?

Most of this is the same as it would be for anyone else - a generally healthy diet and regular exercise will promote good health, which will make it easier to cope with the symptoms of the disease. The only food to avoid is alfalfa, which has been shown to be linked to an increase in lupus activity. If you are on steroid based medication you may experience discomfort in your stomach and intestines; this can be relieved by eating a high fibre diet (plenty of fruit, vegetables and cereals) and by avoiding acidic foods. Eating mushrooms can help to buffer acidic foods in the stomach. Since steroids can also affect calcium metabolisation and therefore risk making your bones fragile, you should make sure you get enough calcium in your diet - milk, cheese, yoghurt, cereals, and green leafy vegetables are all good for this. If you suffer from skin rashes, you can reduce the damage they do by improving the health of your skin with a diet rich in vitamin E, which is found in oily fish, nuts, mangoes, kiwi fruit, sunflower oil, broccoli and spinach. Drinking plenty of water will also help your skin and joints.

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