[Dietary therapy for inflammatory rheumatic diseases]

Patients suffering from inflammatory rheumatic diseases should be offered an individual dietary counselling, adequate for the specific disease, and concomitant nutrient intolerances or sensitivities, and co-morbidities. Dietary counselling is an important support of pharmacotherapy and should be installed simultaneously with DMARD therapy. Patient suffering from inflammatory rheumatic diseases are enabled by dietary education to support pharmacotherapy, and even contribute to a better long-term outcome. Benefits of nutritional therapy arise not before three month on the diet and intensify within 12 months. Especially initial pharmacotherapy has to be continued. Within one year doses of NSAIDs and glucocorticoids can be lowered by one third on the average.