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Kristin started the keto diet in January 2019 in the hope it would help her stomach distress. Her husband and son decided to join her in the diet. Not only did her stomach pain resolve, but the whole family also lost significant amounts of weight. But even more astonishing to Kristin, the symptoms of her life-long rheumatoid arthritis greatly improved. Kristin first shared her story with Diet Doctor in August 2021. We caught up with her again in September 2022. She and the family continue to do very well. She is now wearing size 4 dresses (down from size 16 in 2018!) Better yet, the inflammatory markers for her rheumatoid arthritis have stayed low, and her symptoms have improved so much, that her doctor is reducing her medications yet again. "This is huge!" she says. "Cutting out carbs and dropping weight was the easiest thing we have ever done. Seriously. We just wish we’d known about keto 30 years ago," Kristin says.

Here is Kristin’s original August 2021 story, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity. What’s your name, age, and where do you live? My name is Kristin. I am a 48-year-old high school science teacher in Wyoming. When did you start the keto diet? Did you have any health or weight struggles before going low carb or keto? I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when I was 5, but I had symptoms as early as 15 months old. As a child, the RA came and went but by age 21, the RA came on with a vengeance and never went into remission. I had my first son at age 25. His first year of life was rough for me. The RA flared worse than any other time in my life. Over the next 20 years, I bounced around on a number of different biologic drugs, such as Enbrel, and eventually was also put on methotrexate for immune suppression.

I also was on levothyroxine for a low-functioning thyroid. Between the thyroid and RA, I was tired all the time. My low point came in October 2017. My ankles flared so badly I could barely walk and I was in excruciating pain. Sitting, standing, lying down - everything hurt. In the winter of 2018, I had surgery for a severely prolapsed bladder and rectum. The pain and fatigue put me in a constant fog. In the fall of 2018, I was doing better with Rituxan infusions and methotrexate but was now suffering from intense stomach issues. It seemed that no matter what I ate, I would bloat horribly even when I thought I was eating healthy (tuna on whole-wheat bread, Supraketo for Ketosis example). The pain was incredible! January 9, 2019, was the turning point. I’d figured out that flour was one of the culprits causing my stomach pain. That day, I decided: no more grains for me.

I had tried the paleo diet several years previously, but my blood sugar got worse and I was borderline type 2 diabetes, so I was hesitant to eat that way again. I’d heard about the Supraketo Keto Pills diet from coworkers and I thought they were crazy, but their weight loss was impossible to ignore. I’d heard about the keto diet from some coworkers and I thought they were crazy, but their weight loss was impossible to ignore. I decided to give keto a try even though I was convinced a high-fat diet and low carbs could not possibly be healthy for humans. I never dreamt I would lose weight or improve my RA. I simply wanted my stomach issues to resolve. What were you eating before making this lifestyle change? Lots of carbs like cereals, yogurt, bread, chips, granola bars, industrial seed oils, pasta, fruits, and vegetables - basically the standard American diet.