Case history: juvenile arthritis

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Case history: juvenile arthritis
CASE HISTORY: JUVENILE ARTHRITIS
Kelly Johnson was a nine-year-old schoolgirl when she developed arthritis of the right ankle in the spring of 1970. This was followed by migration of the arthritis to both knees and ankles. Aspirin was the only treatment given until an operation (called a synovectomy) was performed on the right knee, in order to allow it to move more freely.
Four months later, the partially crippled child was hospitalized for food and chemical testing. Examination revealed swelling and limitation of motion in both knees, as well as a scar from the previous operation. Upon beginning the period of fasting, Kelly experienced nausea and headache as withdrawal effects. Progressive improvement occurred, however, so that after four days of fasting her joints were more mobile and less painful than they had been in many months.
Severe recurrences of arthritic pain, swelling, and other symptoms was associated with the ingestion of the following chemically less contaminated (organic) foods:
Rice: 2 hours, stomachache; 9 hours, itching
Chicken: 21/2 hours, pains in elbows and hands
Pork: 3 hours, stomachache; 14 hours, joint stiffness
Beef: 3 hours, chest pain and residual stiffness
Potato: 3 hours, right-shoulder pain
Wheat: 31/2 hours, itching
Corn: 5 hours, itching; 10 hours, swollen extremities
Milk: 91/2 hours, mild itching of skin only
Beet: 14 hours, swollen, stiff hands and feet
In contrast to some of the earlier cases, Kelly's symptoms generally came on hours after the food ingestion test. Since another meal may have intervened between the ingestion of corn, milk, or beet and the development of symptoms, it was often necessary to repeat tests in order to make sure that a given food resulted in a given symptom. This is the kind of test which is extremely difficult to do outside a specialized hospital setting.
Other commonly eaten foods were all test-negative. Kelly went home in good condition and remained well on the diet we devised for her until the gas-fired furnace was turned on that fall. This was followed by a flare-up in her arthritis. She was therefore moved to an all-electric house. Since then, Kelly has remained symptom-free, adhering well to her dietary program. Other than some physiotherapy for pain in the operated knee, she needs no therapy— not even aspirin—at the present time.
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