Inflammatory foods?

you might like t look up some information on youtube- I know there is an anti-inflammatory diet or eating plan-

If you have an actual problem, it's something to be aware of. If you don't, it's nothing to worry about. It's like the gluten thing. Some people need to avoid it, tons of others have just joined a trend.

@determined_14
The medical use of the word is about very specific conditions.
My doctor was running blood tests for C-reactive protein (CRP) which can indicate whether inflammation is present in the body.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003356.htm

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver.
The level of CRP rises when there is inflammation throughout the body.
It is one of a group of proteins called "acute phase reactants" that go up in response to inflammation.

Why the Test is Performed
The CRP test is a general test to check for inflammation in the body. It is not a specific test.
That means it can reveal that you have inflammation somewhere in your body, but it cannot pinpoint the exact location.
The CRP test is often done with the ESR or sed rate test which also looks for inflammation.

You may have this test to:

Check for flare-ups of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or vasculitis.
Determine if anti-inflammatory medicine is working to treat a disease or condition.
However, a low CRP level does not always mean that there is no inflammation present.
Levels of CRP may not be increased in people with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The reason for this is unknown.

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@determined_14
The medical use of the word is about very specific conditions.
My doctor was running blood tests for C-reactive protein (CRP) which can indicate whether inflammation is present in the body.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003356.htm

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver.
The level of CRP rises when there is inflammation throughout the body.
It is one of a group of proteins called "acute phase reactants" that go up in response to inflammation.

Why the Test is Performed
The CRP test is a general test to check for inflammation in the body. It is not a specific test.
That means it can reveal that you have inflammation somewhere in your body, but it cannot pinpoint the exact location.
The CRP test is often done with the ESR or sed rate test which also looks for inflammation.

You may have this test to:

Check for flare-ups of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or vasculitis.
Determine if anti-inflammatory medicine is working to treat a disease or condition.
However, a low CRP level does not always mean that there is no inflammation present.
Levels of CRP may not be increased in people with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The reason for this is unknown.

ESR too

*edited:oops that is mentioned too

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/magic-diet-not-so-much/
I'm glad the author got it right...food =/= medicine, sorry Thomas Edison

Only way to know if you can help alleviate inflammation is an elimination diet. Cut out the usual suspects then add them back one at a time and see how your body reacts. Some people cannot tolerate Omega 6 fatty acids, some can't eat anything from the nightshade family, others have to do away with grains, etc. Each instance will be related to a specific food allergy or intolerance. I know wheat makes me ill. Bloated and in severe pain because of IBS-C

Chiropractor and inflammatory foods...

Your hips are probably fine no matter what the quack chiropractor says.

Why do so many people fall for this stuff.....

Inflammation is the normal body response to injury that ultimately promotes healing. It begins with the release of vasoactive and chemoactive factors like histamine, prostaglandins, and interleukins, which will help to promote vasodilation (the diameter of blood vessels local to the injury increasing), increased capillary permeability (it's easier for white blood cells to leave the capillaries and go to the injured area), and white blood cells going to the area to clear it of any potential pathogens or dead cells. The local effects of inflammation are redness (due to vasodilation), swelling (due to the histamine release causing increased capillary permeability), warmth (because of vasodilation),pain (due to the prostaglandin release), and loss of function (which will promote healing). Systemic effects include fever, lethargy, occasionally increased levels of white blood cells, and increased erythrocyte (red blood cell) sedimentation rate and increased c-reactive protein. With chronic inflammation, the signs and symptoms may be less itnense.

In terms of food directly causing inflammation, the only things that come into my head right now are the following:

• Severe food allergies that cause anaphylaxis. Person eats a food they're allergic to, those molecules bind to basophils (white blood cells) which then go into histamine release overload. Histamine is a vasodilator, so the blood vessels around the neck area may increase, which could decrease the diameter of the trachea/larynx and cause restriction of air (plus many other signs and symptoms that occur due to the inflammation response).
• Celiac disease. Person eats something containing gluten, the immune system freaks out and starts destroying the villi of the small intestine. This could result in things like diarrhea, gas, fatigue, and malabsorption of nutrients (which can then lead to weight loss and/or failure to thrive)
• Though this might be a far-stretch, if someone has an estrogen-feeding cancer (think breast cancer), consuming high-estrogen foods (soy products) may help to fuel the growth of that cancer (I haven't done much research into this, and this was a passing comment in one of my pharmacology lectures, so I'm not 100% certain of the pathology).

I often hear the term "anti-inflammatory" foods used to refer to foods that contain antioxidants, which help eliminate the free radicals that can lead to cancer. I believe it is true that some foods are more oxidizing (contribute to the formation of free radicals and therefore increase risk of chronic diseases) than others. I don't know enough about the physiology to know if this is directly related to the inflammatory process.
Interested to hear more info on it from others.