Curious to know if anyone on these boards has any experiences to share regarding adjusting diet to help manage an illness or particular condition/s?

Inflammatory and autoimmune conditions would be of particular interest.

As I mentioned earlier here: thread.cfm?threadid=147272&messages=8#3412169 I've had some unexpectedly positive results with both adult onset asthma and early indications of arthritic joint pain (in knees, ankles, wrists & fingers) from cutting out dairy and nightshades. I don't know as yet whether both food groups are implicated in either issue. But from reading online, it would seem that dairy in particular can be a problematic issue for many people.

Has anyone else cut dairy, or other foods, and had success at managing painful or otherwise restrictive conditions? Were there any anecdotal reports, press articles, medical research that encouraged you to try dietary self-help measures?