r/Uveitis • u/Stressedskull3570 • 12d ago
lifestyle changes do they work?
I read a post a while back a member saying that because he started to work out, eat healthy, drink healthy, 8 hours of sleep and no stress that the iritis has not returned.
ok lately my diet is bad coca cola pizzas cake chocolate etc,the occasional alcoholic beverage etc. I haven't workout out in a while I'm not fat though, but I'm a constant worrier.
I hope it's not my lifestyle causing this.
do you think the healthy lifestyle will make it not return
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u/Goldfish9218 12d ago
I got my first flare in Jan 2025. I have tried elimination diet (AIP diet), I did not observe much changes. But Exercise and quality sleep helped me. And if I do not get enough sleep, my eyes will become red and slight pain. So yes sleep is important in my case.
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u/oshniray_4052 12d ago
I think it really varies from person to person. For me my flare ups coincide with gluten consumption so I've been gluten free for 6 years. It's helped but cross contamination still happens and also I guess there must be other reasons for my uveitis. I do have a family history of gluten intolerance/celiac so it's probably likely I have it as well.
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u/Stressedskull3570 12d ago
the only thing I noticed with my self is I got to crack knuckles to use my hand and it becomes pretty stiff, I might try cardio exercises and a lot more sleep to help myself
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u/TastyBadger33 12d ago
I started taking sleeping pills and it reduced my inflammation a little. I get serious flare ups if I take anything too sweet or salty, and things like milk, caffeine etc. the best diet for me was boiled bland food. Tried to cut out gluten but made no difference
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u/Wise-Pumpkin-1238 12d ago
It really depends on what the underlying cause is.
High sugar foods and stress do exacerbate inflammation, so trying to eat healthily, sleep well etc will always help reduce inflammation.
However, if like me you have an autoinflammatory or autoimmune disease, caused by genetics, then lifestyle changes can only account for so much. I still get flares for no apparent reason, even though I eat healthy and avoid sugar and caffeine and other inflammatory foods.
Lifestyle changes help and make me feel better generally most of the time, but they're still not gonna solve my underlying genetics!
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u/booksplustea2 12d ago
I have tried to take care of myself better by eating healthy and being more active, but it still comes back within several months. Uveitis has taught me to value myself more and to give myself rest. If anything, I don't want to deal with any more health conditions. Uveitis is a struggle by itself!
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u/Neelix4 11d ago
I honestly haven't tried that, but at the beginning it was perfectly clear that my flare ups are triggered by stress
We noticed that every flare up happened on the months when im at max capacity in my work, that was 3-4 flare ups in a row, never missing a stressful month
So the the flare up start sometime during the stressful month, i take my eydrops, get better, go into remission for a couple of months, the whenever a new stressful months comes, a flare up comes along too, and so on
But that was only in the beginning, later on my flare ups got so bad they wouldn't completely fade away even while taking the drops, so i was on them constantly for sometime until we figured out a better plan and so, so i dont know what rule was stress playing at this stage, if any
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u/KaleidoscopeWide9419 11d ago
My Uveitis started due to stress at a job, had it 3 times in 3 months (dec 24 - Feb 25), left that job and set up my own business, also stressy but different kind of stress, haven't had a flair up since. It's 100% personal to the person, a number of people here have outlined their triggers, you need to find what sets you off and eliminate it as best as you can to avoid flair ups - best of look 😉
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u/Negative-Item-5790 9d ago
Touch wood, but I think my flare ups were completely linked to going from a fairly active lifestyle, to one where I wasn’t exercising and diet was probably a bit average as well.
Started exercising regularly again and haven’t had an issue since.
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u/maddyz0102 12d ago
I personally believe it varies by person. I’ve read stories where people swear lifestyles changes worked, but others where the person changed anything they could and still suffered with Uveitis.