Can diet cure early onset rheumatoid arthritis?

Hey all. I'm 18 years old. For the better part of my life, I've been feeling a lot of pain in my joints whenever temperatures drop. Initially when I was younger it would only be in my wrists and I brushed it off and attributed it to the cold but then it just progressive got worse. Then from around last year I couldn't even touch things straight from the fridge because of the pain. Now I feel pain in all my joints in the mornings and nights when temperatures are lowered. As we speak, all my joints are aching vehemently as it is pretty early in the morning where I am. I went to the hospital yesterday and I had a pretty high ESR (49mm/h) but my R factor is non reactive. The doctor gave me some anti-inflammatory medication and painkillers and said I come back in two weeks. He also mentioned Rheumatoid Arthritis in passing and I kind of latched onto that and started doing more research. I should add that many of my family members struggle with some form of autoimmune issue.

Now, my mom is a holistic healing kinda person, doesn't believe in western medicine. So she doesn't think I should take the drugs and thinks I should instead follow a specific diet. She also doesn't believe that I could potentially have RA and is categorically against me seeing a rheumatologist, in the belief that western medicine is inherently cruel. I tend to agree with her in most cases but I'm feeling unsure about following her course of "treatment". However, she is adamant that it will work because food is medicine.

I don't really know what to do. I haven't taken the anti-inflammatories yet, only the painkillers. So my question is: can I fix these issues following a particular anti inflammatory food diet? Will the joint pain and the potential RA go away? Should I trust my mom on this?

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