Pain

With both acute and chronic inflammation, pain results from inflammatory chemicals that stimulate your nerve endings, rendering the affected areas to feel more sensitive. A flare-up can cause pain in joints and muscles.

When this becomes chronic, a person will experience high pain sensitivity and immobility levels. The inflamed areas may be sensitive when touching.

Most people don’t usually miss the warning sign of achy and painful joints, which generally appear first in the small joints of the feet and/or hands.

Ginger Hultin, author of “Anti-Inflammatory Diet Meal Prep,” says that joint pain is common in different types of inflammation-related rheumatoid arthritis.

You Should: Pass On The Processed Foods

All processed foods include many different things that have been shown to cause flare-ups. So whenever you can, try choosing whole foods over processed.

This includes potatoes over potato chips, natural juices over soda, and dark chocolate over those tooth-decaying candy bars. Preparing more meals at home rather than eating out will also help.

But most importantly: make sure you scrutinize food labels. Generally, the fewer the ingredients, the better.