http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11574747 [PMID:11574747]



[Clinical remission of an HLA B27-positive sacroiliitis on vegan diet].


[Article in German]
Huber R, Herdrich A, Rostock M, Vogel T.
Source


Ambulanz für Naturheilverfahren und Umweltmedizin, Abteilung Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinik Freiburg. rhuber@med1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de


Abstract


BACKGROUND:


Positive effects of fasting and vegan diet in patients with rheumatic diseases are reported in the literature. MEDICAL HISTORY: We present a 33-year-old patient with double-sided HLA B27-positive sacroiliitis, which was diagnosed by magnetic resonance tomography. Since about 10 years he therefore had pain in the iliosacral region. Numerous sessions of physiotherapy, a cure treatment, and treatment with sulfasalazine and doxycycline were not effective. The patient was dependent on the daily intake of the nonsteroidal antirheumatics meloxicam 2 x 7.5 mg and ibuprofen 400-800 mg and the analgetic tramadol 50-150 mg, but evening and night pain and morning stiffness persisted under this treatment.
TREATMENT:


We recommended a temporary vegan diet, i.e. to completely avoid animal fats and proteins.
COURSE:


3-4 days after changing on vegan diet the complaints improved distinctly and persistently. After consumption of meat 6 weeks later, complaints worsened. Consequent vegan diet again resulted in significant improvement of the pain and morning stiffness. At follow-up 3 months after the initial contact, tramadol and ibuprofen intakes had been stopped, meloxicam had been reduced to 1 x 7.5 mg. The patient was almost completely free of complaints.
CONCLUSIONS:


It was demonstrated that in a single case of sacroiliitis which was refractory to other treatment, vegan diet resulted in a convincingly improvement of complaints.