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Sjogren's flare-up?

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This week my mouth has been feeling extra dry. I find I am reaching for water more often than usual. Not only does my mouth feel dry, but my eyes and nose feel dry too. I am willing to bet my saliva glands are acting up again, and I think I know why. I have been trying to add some things to my diet because I am always fatigued and faint. I know red meat is okay for me to eat because when I eat it I don't get any joint pain after. I have been trying to add eggs to my diet and I "thought" I was in the clear, but now I am not so sure. I also have been eating lots of natural peanut butter and chocolate cashew milk (it tastes SO good) and I am trying to pinpoint what may have caused the flare-up. My left index finger has also been puffy this week too. I don't feel terrible, but it is enough to make me want to step back and evaluate what I have been eating. I think it is the chocolate cashew milk. I've stopped adding cocoa powder to my oatmeal after learning about

Triflin' stir fry

I made the most delicious dinner tonight, and it was cheap enough to be triflin'. ======================================================================== Rice Frozen veggies Two eggs Spam bits Cooking oil, prefarably olive or coconut oil. Cook frozen veggies and rice with a few dollaps of cooking oil in a pan on the stove. When veggies start to defrrost and heat up add in eggs and cook til solid. Add in cut up bits of spam.