barbeque and dry eyes 8 hours later? is it from the food or just a reg flare??

[valene2009]

i am not sure if i am having a flare due to just having one or because i ate barbeque chicken yesterday at 12:00-
my eyes started feeling irritated and really super dry around 8pm and still are this morning.. I was just curious if the flare
is due to a food does it usually take about 8 hours to happen??? does anyone else go through this with food or do you think
i am just having a flare because i am??!!  thanks guys and gals!

[gphx]

The only way to answer this is to cut food groups out and see what happens.

https://sjogrensworld.org/index.php?topic=12998.0

[LizPetillo]

Did ya' eat bread with the BBQ? 
Was there sugar in the sauce?
Both of those are triggers. 

[valene2009]

i never eat bread-too dry for my mouth..
hey i started feeling so much better around 11am.. almost 24 hours after the food culprit.. either it was the
barbque and/or plaquenil really helps cut down the durration of flare ups. wow.!!!!
usually i follow a really strict diet.. i do know that i can eat chocolate when i want and it has no bearing on me. which
is a good thing.. anything acidic tho including oranges makes my eyes burn within a day..guess the barbeque did it

[irish]

Just out of curiosity are you referring to home BBQ with a grill. If a person is sitting in close proximity to the fumes of a grill eyes can get dry. I have had this happen to me and it can last for a couple of days. Irish

[valene2009]

oh i am sorry..no not by a grill.  barbeque chicken from a restuarant..sorry

[Nancy60]

I didn't realize food could cause a Sjogren's flare.  Is this common?  Can someone post the information on it somewhere, or a link to the info.  I would be interested. 

Nancy

[marilyn143]

great that you were able to figure out the trigger!

[CAT1962]

I eat all the "wrong" foods...no one really knows what triggers this stuff IMHO. Could be coincidence.