i have rhumatoid arthritis and noticed that i get a flair everytime i eat red potatoes. any one know of other foods that can trigger r.a attacks ? (besides chocolate... everyone knows this one but hey a bit of pain is worth that yummy food :])

I also have RA, but have never noticed a flare up after eating certain foods, but I do remember reading something about how foods can affect RA. There is a website that you can check out called Accordant.com. I have Health Partners insurance so I am able to use the personal health care manager, I just signed up and have not yet accessed that portion of the site. But there is an area where you can log on as a visitor and from there you go to Ask Accordant, where you'll find many questions and answers about RA. I found the site a bit confusing to navigate at first, and also noticed that there hasn't been any new posts in quite some time, but the Ask accordant area is helpful. Even the message boards are old news, but the questions and answers are still useful.