Cancer, heart disease, obesity – these are three of the most common, serious health problems in the United States. Know what they all may have in common? Inflammation. That’s right, the same joint inflammation that causes arthritis may be associated with other health problems, and your eating habits can play a big role in reducing inflammation and helping all of those conditions.
Scientists know that the enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and 2 (COX-2) are major causes of joint inflammation; that’s why you may take medications – such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which block COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes, or COX-2 inhibitors – to treat your arthritis. Researchers have learned that COX-2 enzymes become more active and cause more joint inflammation when you take in more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids.
Omega-6 fatty acids are found in corn, sunflower, safflower, soybean and cottonseed oil and are prevalent in many snack foods, fried foods, margarines and other spreads. (They’re also in egg yolks and meats.) In fact, many of the foods people overindulge in during “snack attacks” are linked to increasing joint inflammation and obesity. Interestingly, inflammation is connected to obesity – and obesity to arthritis – because fat cells can produce cytokines – proteins that encourage inflammation.
What can you do? Add more veggies, fruit, nuts, tea and even chocolate to your diet. Many plant-based foods contain antioxidants and phytochemicals, both of which may decrease the activity of the COX-2 enzyme, reducing joint inflammation. And don’t forget to load up on omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish such as salmon and tuna.
I have had 19 surgeries to date including 4 back surgeries with hardware, 4 left knee surgeries, 1 rt knee surgery, right shoulder shoulder, tubes tied, hysterectomy, gall bladder removal, spleenectomy, rt thumb surgery, tonsilectomy, gastric bypass surgery, and 2 heart ablations. I suffer from severe pain due to spinal stenosis in the cervical thorasic and lumbar regions, however it's the cervical area that's causing the worst pain at the moment. I have numbing and pins and needles in my lower arms and hands so bad that I've dropped things while holding them. I have severe migraines that put me in bed for days at a time. I also suffer from severe hypertension, most times the average is at 80/55 however it's been as low as 58/42. I also been treated for AFIB and PSVT... I had just PSVT first and after the first ablation i then had AFIB... the specialist did a second ablation in which a steam burst happened during the procedure causing extreme pain. I had to be admitted to the hospital. I was then told that I had two more pathways that needed to be burned but they'd have to do it a few weeks out because the 58 burns they just did was a tremendous strain on my heart. I also then learned that I had 2 leaky valves and an enlarged rt aorta... so now that left me wondering is my hypertension caused from the leaky valves, or visa versa... IDK?? Anyway... back to the bones, I'm fortunate enough to have great insurance and noticed that quite a few of the people that posted on here do not and need help paying for prescription medications. I was a licensed pharmacy technician before my body started falling apart (literally all of the above only started happening 22 years ago) so I know how they can get ligit help! OK... ready??! Everyone ... it's not hard at all... go to this address below,
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GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! Keep your spirits up no matter what!! My brother (who is a radiologist) told me that no matter how BAD it hurts to keep moving! The day you decide to give up and quit moving the day you succumb to the pain is the day you die!
Indecently.. I take the following meds
fluocortisone (BP)
topamax (migraine)
zoloft (depression)
plavix (clotting)
ambien (insomnia)
amerge (emergency migraine med)
fentanyl (severe pain)
4800 mg omega 3 fatty acids (pain & heart)
2 caps of Krill (pain & heart)
6 gtts of hyaluronic acid (pain)
I can't take ANY anti inflammatory meds because of my gastric bypass situation in case you're wondering
I have recently developed inflammation in my fingertips but I have had joint pain in my wrists and thumb joints for the last 4/5 years. It could have some kind of RSI (from horse riding) or arthritis but not been diagnosed. My doctor gave me Meloxicam which worked reasonably well, but then the pain got a bit worse so I added Glucosamine Sulphate 1,500mg a day and Omega 3 capsules which worked wonders. I decided to stop the Meloxicam (big mistake) as my hands became very painful. I restarted the Meloxicam and although the pain is less I am not back to where I was previously.
I had a particularly bad flair up around Christmas time and have identified chocolate as the main culprit - such a shame.
I am going to the doctor tomorrow to ask him to monitor my condition or send me to someone who can analyse what is going on. There has to be an answer to pain.
too much fruit esp berries will create and exacerbate ongoing inflammation and work against any meds for it. anyone with infl-- probs should limit acidy foods. omega-6 is an inflammatory anti-oxidant, and overdoing omegas will create new probs. in seniors, the anti-oxidant effect is greatly lessened. and benifits may not outweigh side effects of fructose .
Can you provide some clinical citations for the dietary recommendations you suggest? That is always helpful. Otherwise we are all going sideways. If it isn't in the journals, clinically studied, it is very sad and misleading to find diet or treatment advice given within these pages that may seem to be authentic advice to a beginner. i would love to see clinical evidence on reducing ra symptoms with diet. i just never never find it. studies on cancer and heart disease which are also inflammatory based conditions do seem to have some good dietary studies....but they do not find same results for ra sufferers.
carmen
I have OA and at 52yrs had spine surgery as they had to dig out the arthritis. Then the next year I had a total knee replacement and the followint my other knee. This OA took away my 22 years as a welder..put me in depression..made me so I cannot sleep at night and I used to be very social and even took that away..made me obese and really made me feel like not living.
Lately my insurance co Humana gave me two memberships to two different work out clubs. One I go and do water areobics and the other that is closer to home lets me go get on the tread mill and stationary bike.
The most important is that I stumbled across the product SamE. This stuff is so amazing. It instantly took away my depression and helps me sleep better now and gave me energy to make me want to go do things. Try it. It works! Caution..do not overdo it like I did. I was laid up for two days because I power cleaned my and my daughter house and mowed and weed eated the WHOLE yard. Remember you are disabled and this stuff makes you feel like you are not:)
arthritis surgery. The doctor removed my thumb joint,but instead of a plastic joint,he too 2 tendons from my arm, rolled one up and put it where my joint was and with the other tendon, tied my thumb back up. I was in a plastic brace for 3 weeks and then went to a removable brace for 3 weeks. I started physical therapy the day after my surgery and today have gained 99% of normal usage of my thumb. I hope your thumb is doing a lot better.
I really hope you have found relief. I've had a joint replacement done on both thumbs, and carpel tunnel on both wrists. The outcome has been good on both of them. They aren't back to 100% of what they were before, but they move well.
I don't remember being in a cast, except for ten days after having surgery. After that I was in a removable splint. the splint pretty much immobilized my thumb. The hand therapist made the splint, so it fit my hand perfectly. Not painlessly, but it did conform to my hand.
I worked with the hand therapist for at least 2 months. The exercises weren't fun, but they worked. I don't believe the outcome would have been as good without the therapy.
I don't like to slam doctors, but you might want to get a second opinion.
My surgeon stabilized the new joint by transposing the two tendons to the thumb. So the tendons form an "X" over the new joint.The thumb can still slip out of place, if you do the exercises incorrectly. Otherwise, it forms a stable joint.
I would be worth talking with another doctor. I wish I could tell you that you can regain full use of your hand. You may be able to do just that. But I'm not a doctor. I can't promise you that. Only a hand surgeon can assess your thumb and give you an accurate prognosis.
I hope you find a doctor who can help you. There are many good doctors and hand therapists. You need one of each on your side. May you find them soon.
Try this article for Burning Feet Syndrome.
http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200312/20031218makkar.pdf
C, fish oil and calcum. What else would help. I am also taking plaquenil (10mg twice daily). I know that it will take anywhere from 2 to 6 months before it will take affect.
Thanks
Sarah
I have found a website that lists food for fighting inflamation. It is called the anti-inflamation diet on website. www.drweil.com I am trying it with Sam-E so far so good. My pain is in my shoulder & have trouble sleeping as I can not lay on my left side. This pain has been constant for 3 years. I am allergic to NSAIDS so I am not to take anything but Tylenol doctors orders. There is no medical pill for me.
I don’t feel the pain at all when I wake up or during the day. I have also been having and hip pains (rather pain in the groin and lower abdomen area) for nearly the same period of time and only recently knee pain as well (but only when I am coming down the stairs, not when I am going up).
However, I do not feel the hip pain during the day either, only in the morning. It usually goes away gradually after I get up to urinate. Initially, I thought it was due to urinary tract infection, but initial tests showed negative.
Over the past few years I have been eating lots of nightshade food especially tomatoes and green pepper as well as vinegar, and three to four servings of fat-free plain yoghurt, all of these every day. I am mentioning these although I do not know if they were the causes of my pain.
Oh yes, I have eliminated most refined carb and sugar from my diet and my diet is heavily based on vegetables and fruits and nuts, and especially those high in anti-oxidants, and a little multi-cereals whole-grain bread, more fish and less meat. I take a mug of milk with coffee every morning and a glass of red wine most evenings too.
Recently I have been taking a tea-bag every day of Luisa herb for its melatonin properties to help me to sleep.
Well, so I have been eating lots of prunes (dried plums) lately for its rich anti-oxidant properties. To my surprise, my shoulder pain has nearly all gone, with very little noticeable lingering discomfort rather than pain.
My hip and knee pain remained though. Why, I do not understand.
I took Glucosamine Sulphate for one month and it did not help. However, when I switched over to Ibuprofen, my hip and knee pain disappeared although the light lingering discomfort on my shoulder remains.
Oh, I feel no shoulder pain at all during the day even when I move heavy objects. However, the best part of it is that I have returned to playing tennis after leaving it some years and I have been able to hit the ball and especially to serve very hard without the slightest (shoulder) pain at all, but the discomfort when I go to bed at night still remains and disappears when I wake up in the morning.
Could any doctor explain such strange symptoms?
Well I just got my 8th cast off last week, my thumb coming out of joint a couple a times, and after 3 surgeries I still am unable to use them. The doctor told as he was wrapping my hand after removing the cast and the pins that I would beable to move my thumb the next day and I would not need therapy. He told me if I needed him the next day to call him and I did just that!! But I waited one extra day. I haven't heard from him yet and that was 5 days ago. Plus...his secretary sent him an e-mail for when stating I wanted to talk to him. Still no answer!!! I told him before I had this done that all I want to do is play guitar again. I have been playing, writing and singing for 32 years,but playing my guitar just got to painful that is why I opted to have this done. My love of music is what keeps me going. The thought of never making a beautiful sound come from my guitar again makes me feel so sad. I can't sleep at night because it hurts, my everyday activites...well I feel like I have lost my lively hood. I'm unable to use this hand as of yet...my fingers are swollen, I am unable to bend my wrist or move it back or forth, I can't move my thumb yet, my whole hand feels like the circulation is cut off the pain travels up my forearm, my index finger doesn't close all the way. They ended up putting pins in there just to hold the joint in place(thanks to my boyfriend suggesting it) and they first told me the finger wasn't moving due to the pins, and that as soon as they removed them I would beable to close the index finger again. I just want my life back. I want to go back to work. I want to beable to do my everyday normal things.
In ending, I'm very disappointed in my Doctor for not even calling me back. "Don't give me your phone number if your not going to return my call." I refuse to call his "phone" again. I'm not a happy camper and I don't know what to do!?!? Any advice would be welcomed. I'm not a demanding person, but come on we pay him for our services and should be taken care of in a humane way. Is this a case of take the money and run...I mean him...not me!!!
P.S. Please overlook any mistyped words..I'm very tired and frustrated..I just hope I got my point across, and hope to get some kind of answers.. Thank you so much.
I suffer from spinal arthritis and bulging discs, I am allergic to citrus and sulpha/sulpher. I am limited in what I can take, and trying different medications has made things worse and added symptoms to my already long list. I have read the comments and will try changing diet and adding yoga.
I am trying to find a support group in the colorado springs area, can anyone help me with this. Thank you all for sharing, I feel alot less lonely in this as it is hard for my husband to understand the level of pain sometimes. vj
Out of nowhere I started suffering from severe inflammation and excruciating shoulder pain, possibly related to polymyalgia rheumatica, which runs in my family. My right shoulder is now partially frozen (adhesive encapsulitis). I've seen four doctors; all my blood tests are negative for PRM or RA.
Advil didn't help but four weeks of acupuncture twice a week totally followed by once a week totally knocked out the inflammation and much of the pain. My shoulders are still healing (rotator cuff muscles were tearing while I rolled around in my sleep).
Unfortunately, the inflammation and pain are now hitting my hips and knees. Some days I can barely walk. I restarted acupuncture a week ago. It's making a huge difference! I am hopeful that I will be able to control this over time. The key is to find someone trained and certified in oriental medicine (lots of acupuncture quacks around). I hate needles but I hate the idea of focusing on drugs more. It doesn't hurt at all; give it a try.
I'm also looking into possible food allergies (google ALCAT). Wouldn't that be great, just quit eating wheat or dairy...
Best of luck to all of us :I
Gluten is the protein found in wheat and barley. It is hard to avoid at first, but it gets much easier later. It is well worth the effort.
But i want to know weather it is curable or non curable.if curable there is any chance of getting in future.i need complete details bout these any body know please inform me.
But it would effect only one finger at a time. over the years i have noticed that this has been happening to most of my joints but most often the fingers, heels and knees , Never two joints at the same time. As i am getting older there seems to be more frequent occurrances. I sometimes cannot put my heel down on the floor it hurts so bad. The heel gets inflammed just by walking more than a kilometre or by a little bit of runing or even if i just jumped a small stair or two. Never two heels at the same time!
I cry with pain. i have seen many doctors and had my uric acid checked many times but all results were fine.
What could this be ? Please help me, My number is 0726110101 or carlossone2003@yahoo.com.
I got rid of chemicals and preservatives in foods. They make your joints swell and hurt
I also limited most of the salt in my diet. If your having swelling and pain in your joints with fluid build up you dont need salt or preservatives to make you retain more fluid causing pain. I also started eating whole grains made my own bread i quit eating processed flour because of the chemicals. ate much more fruit and vegetables limited sugar it took me 3 years to recuperate from my bout of arthritis and pain etc but i did, i have some pain etc occasionally mostly during weather changes other than that im basically pain free so although i get flare ups its not too prevalent i also took vitamins and still do drinking a lot orange juice Hope this information will help with pain etc There are also some herbs and spices that help with pain and tart cherries
My RA has progressed and I am on Methotrexate and have recently started on Orencia. I think I am in more pain now than before. I was advised by both my Dr and the Infusion Nurse that it will take 4-6 months before I feel any difference. They also said the pain will get worse before I get better. I fear what lies ahead if it's going to get worse.
I tried Celebrex but I got headaches. I am a migraine suffer and have to be cautious of migraine producing medications, food and etc. I have had several severe migraines in just the one month I've been on Orencia. I was given Vicodine but can't take it because I can't function at work while on it. The fatigue of the RA is so bad I need to take naps at lunch and sleep when I'm not at work.
I've changed my diet and have tried exercising but it has left me more exhausted and mentally drained. I don't want to go out on disability? Any suggestions??
For years I would teach people what to do to lose weight yet would not follow it myself. I am a Nurse and we are really bad about not taking our own advise. Well here goes. I finally listened and started to do what i TAUGHT. I lost 90 pounds inthe klast 9 months or so and it was good that I started losing it before I was laid up bedridden for 6 months with RA. I am now just wobbling around but at least I am doing that. I am an insulin diabetic with high blood pressure and other issues. After losing the 90 I now take nothing for the diabetes and no blood pressure meds either. I eat something within 30 minutes of getting up in the morning , usually an apple. I contine to eat every 2 or 3 hours all day, grazing instead of eating a big meal. I eat about a hundred calories each time i eat even if I am not hungry. I now weigh 200 pounds and plan to lose another 90 since I am only 4'9". Please try this if nothing has helped in the past. The RA you will have forever but it does help to simpify your life to only deal with one big issue and not multiples. Take care
Thanks everyone for your contributions as we are a unique group.
Aquatic exercise done in a pool can be very helpful, and thanks to water's natural buoyancy, it's gentle on the joints. The Arthritis Foundation offers warm-water Aquatic Exercise Programs throughout the country. Visit www.arthritis.org/chaptermap to contact your local Foundation office, which can help you find a program near you. Always remember to check with your doctor before starting any new exercise program.
All the best,
The Editors
Arthritis Today magazine,
a Arthritis Foundation publication
The symptoms leading up to the treatment were pain in the knee. The pain progressed up my thigh. Swelling and pain were the obvious symptoms. The MRI revealed the damage to the miniscus. It was torn and there was a buildup of residue.
During the time of the diagnosis I was not able to walk very well. This interfered with my exercise schedule. I gained 15# during this period. Then I started doing exercise with my arms using a stretch band. The band was pretty soft at first and then it was tightened for increased resistance. My calorie intake is 1,300 per day. Because of the reduction in physical activity the intake was reduced to 1,100 per day. Now my weight is decreasing. Physical therpy will last another two weeks. Then I should be able to start walking again. Once 5 miles a day at 4.5 mph is achieved the intake should be increased to 1,800 per day. Presently I use a liquid diet of HMR supplements and one meal a day.1,100 is not a lot of calories. Two meals at 370 calories leaves enough for a decent meal. Desert is either and apple or other fruit. Snacks are chopped celery or carrots.
Not easy but the pain is subsiding and my mobility is returning. Pretty soon tying my right shoe will not be a problem.
Living with pain is not easy or pleasant. I am going to get a self hypnosis cd to control pain reaction. Will let you know how it works.
Paul Butler
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I found this web site very educational re.
foods we eat and should avoid.
I am having problems with knee & hand pain and try to maintain a healthy diet. Movement is also very important. I have found that different physicians have totally different advice and wonder if they have had enough education on nutrition and the different types of treatment for arthritis.
It has been proven to Help joints?
I have had knee inflammation for 11 years now. It's getting TOTALLY Exhausting! In that length of time I've done more icing my knee than Not.
Recently a P.T. has given up. He said I would go for the next choice A MRI, or He also said have You ever thought of CUTTING it OUT> I said to him, you said you wouldn't let anyone stick a needle in you to drain or whatever. OK?
I read an article that the inflam. could be from a compressed nerve?
REALLY CONFUSING!
MY INS. IS GOING FROM $575mo. TO $687mo.
THIS IS CRAZY, A DAMNED IF I DO OR DON'T CITUATION.
I am wondering that maybe it can not be RA.? as other people symptoms on here seem to be different to mine, but then like some other peoples comments if I eat red meat,cheese and bread I do find the pain worse?!
any help would be appreciated thank you.
After 2 weeks she ordered an MRI. Before the pain started I had moved some 5lb. boxes into another room for storage, and the Dr. thought maybe I had pulled a muscle, tendon, or damaged the rotator cuff.
MRI showed severe swelling in my muscles and tissue surrounding my shoulder joints. I was places on a Medrol pak for 6 days and sent to PT for evaluation.
Sometime during the PT, I called my sister and ask what kind of Arthritis was in the family and she said all the females on my Mother's side including her had RA.
I went to the Dr. and ask her to run a test to find out and sure enough it was positive.
Long story short, I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica. My symptoms are text book with shoulder pain onset suddenly, and now it is in my L hip. More test are being run and he placed my on 20 mg. Prednisone...of which I am to wean down to 10 mg. in the course of 3 weeks. This is day 2, and the pain is less, but still present. I am able to move a little better, but still slight discomfort when I stand from a sitting position.
I will be ready more about this disease and diligent about care and comfort.
This is a very helpful web site.
My question to you all is: did YOUR situation come on suddenly? I was fine...as far as mobility and such, then all of a sudden this past year..BAM...I feel like I aged 10 years in 1 year. I DID have an ENORMOUS amount of stress. I would call this past year one of the WORST of my life. Things are better now, but...my body refuses to join my mindset!!
As far as ACUTE pain for headaches and joints...my chiro gave me BIO-FREEZE. I like the roll on..it's like that HEAD ON stuff..I roll it right on my Forehead..even though you aren't supposed to! I also take MIDRIN and have for years. It's one of the FEW drugs I like as it doesn't give me side effects and not addictive. You take 2 when you feel one coming on. Then 1 per hour up to 5 hours. They took it off the market for a few months, now it's back! THANK GOD! Also, there are times when I get the WORST HEADACHES and I feel like I am going to STROKE OUT. NOTHING HELPS. I do have phenagren suppositories on hand and use 2 @25 mg to help with nausea and they sedate me.
We bought a BLENDTEC Blender at Sams. LOVE IT. We eat blender food a lot. Recently, we fasted red meat for lent, then added it back and at first I thought it was ok, but after a week of eating a LOT, I think it's affecting me. One of my BIG no no's is SOY SAUCE! I love it, but we marinate steaks and mushrooms in it and I USUALLY get a migraine after eating..so now I use BUTTER..haha. not good, but oh well..beats the pain!
20 years ago my allergist put me on what he called the CAVE MAN DIET. It's an elimination diet. You eat ONLY FRESH fruit/veggies/ and VERY limited everything else. NO CHICKEN, RED MEAT..but you could have TURKEY, WILD GAME, FISH. Long story short, I LOST 30 lbs in a 6 wee4ks..and once I added back food, I KEPT losing weight and thought I was SICK! Diet is HUGE..we were created with a special design and it knows what we NEED. I am going back on that diet and try to figure out WHAT will help my pain and also LOSE WEIGHT!
One last note...I have NEVER been able to drink BEER. One good swig and I get a TERRIBLE migraine. And now, nearly any alcohol I cannot tolerate without a migraine. I did read VODKA is the only thing that might work. Luckily, I just don't drink much and therefore don't have to deal with the issues.
Let me know of any MIRACLE PAIN RELIEF!!
I take my daughter's ballet stretch class and the stretching is about all I can do now.
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I'd be interested in hearing about any other benefits people have experienced with this product.
Some one please help I am 67 and had a good athletic life. I feel too much athletic in early ages also degenerates your joints. I can't exercise as I do not know which exercise will help and which will worsen my state.
Just wanted to make a suggestion. A friend of mine who's daughter has RA (and my friend has Lupus) suggested I take about 4000units of Vit. D. After about 1 wk it took the swelling and pain from my ankle and foot (I have RA and am on a presc.anti-inflam plus Humira weekly injections), and I currently take about 2000units of Vit D a day, no longer taking my drugs routinely, just when I absolutely have to. I live in MI, so apparantly we dont get the vit d in the winter and a lot of people have low levels. Vitamin D is a natural anti-inflammitory and if good for other things...it is also inexpensive.....Just a suggestion...
FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA) -- Anna Marques was still on crutches last year, hobbled by damage to the tendons and ligaments in her knee that never fully healed.
"I twisted my knee when I was picking up a suitcase. It was a pretty good twist," explains Anna.
Now, a therapy that uses Anna's own blood is helping her get rid of the pain from this old injury and avoid surgery.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy or PRP, explains Dr. Mayo Friedlis with the Capitol Spine and Pain Centers, is an emerging treatment that uses the body's own blood platelets to heal tendon injuries and osteoarthritis.
Dr. Mayo Friedlis explains,"This kind of treatment is perfect for that, because it can actually rebuild the spot, rebuild the injury and not just cover up the pain."
PRP first requires a blood draw. That's processed through a special machine called a centrifuge. What's injected into the patient is a few tablespoons of a highly concentrated solution filled with powerful platelets that help to regenerate soft tissues and bone cells.
Dr. Friedlis explains,"On the surface of the platelets are these granules, and they control very powerful growth factors. These growth factors attract very special cells including stem cells to the area, which help the body to heal itself."
The one downside is that the PRP treatment itself can hurt.
"There's a little soreness when we're injecting. These platelets have some chemicals in them that are healthy, but they cause some pain," explains Dr. Friedlis.
Anna says a natural solution to strengthen her knee is worth the discomfort.
I have been doing weight Watchers.Please try it it works
I need to lose waite and I would like to receive more information on what to eat and what not to eat.
Thank you. Molly
Even on this one website-advise arthritis food- start breakfast with eggs, soybean recipes- next minute an article that you should avoid omega 6. Where to be found you have guessed right eggs and soybean.
Mowi suffering OA Netherlands
hope this helps
Ihad carpel tunnel surgery two yrs. ago. I was fine after. Now, I'm having a lot of pain & stiffness in both hands. In the morning it's interoable. I'm wondering if there is a connection. My hand dr. said no and is sending me to a specialist. Thanks
When initially diagnosed 4 yrs ago at 40 I was put on Celebrex and Plaquinel - both have terrible side effects i.e. increase of breast cancer and blindness. I found out about Amenas Sea Minerals 100% natural derived from the ocean, made in Queensland, Australia and an absolute Godsend, allowing me to come off medication and be painfree for 3 yrs, recently a situation meant I forgot to re-order and was without them for 3 weeks - this was long enough to allow my levels to go from 15.9 (almost normal) to 40! And the pain was excrutiating. I am now back on my sea minerals as well Prednisone and Voltarin rapid 25 in a bid to get it back under control with a visit to a rhematologist in the very near future also happening. Can't wait for the day I can be just on sea minerals again...I will never run out again that's for sure!
My daughter is 19 months and was diagnosted with JRA. I asked her doctor about det and he told me that she can eats what she wants. But s not that i'm seeing here. Somedoby can help me telling some website, book that i can read about.
Thanks
I went to a chiropractor after several visits wasn't getting any better My knee was the size of a basketball.DR took out fluid from my knee and have me steroids was good for only one day.BUT I got scared when
I had issues with bladder control,and stomach issues as well.the pain in my leg got worse each day I thought I had bone cancer.I also thought it was MS,due to the loss of control in bowels and bladder issues. I was taking tylenol 12 pills a day,DIDN'T HELP THEN I STARTED TO TAKE 8 aleve A DAY which was the only one that would calm the pain.a PAIN KILLER called BC POWDER...WAS THE BEST BUT WAS HARD TO FIND.it comes in powder form that you place under your tongue.I heard it can be found in truckstops
I got so depressed I didn't want to live.
one day I was in the waiting room for physical therapy,I was crying a river from all the pain I had.the therapist came out and told me to go to emergency room asap.
at emergency room I couldn't move my leg,couldn't stand on it,x-rays were taken and showed nothing wrong.they kept telling me nothing was wrong,they looked at me as if I was a lunatic.I kept asking them to tell me where this pain was coming from no one had an answer/that nite I wanted to end my life!The next day I was taken by ambulance to the county hospital emergency.I was seen by a resident Dr after ruling out MS.He took blood samples he advise me that I may have lupas or rhumatoid arthritis,had heard of RA but never crossed my mind I may have that This was not my vision of arthritis,and I never heard of Lupas but at least I now had a name for this monster......well it ened up to be RA.........and as it progressed to other parts of my body,I ended up in a wheelchair,more depressed thinking why me?I was just begining to live!
I was going to beat this.
My Dr was going to put me on the gold shots,but I got lucky a new medication for RA was in medical trials and needed volunters.My Dr submitted the paper work and I was accepted.That medication is Enbrel given by injection once a week.It saved my life,along with my pain pills.this medicine works by slowing the disease down,my stiff joints started to move again!!!!
I hope that my story will encourage people to not give up.You can be helped. Ra doesn't have a cure but you can learn to manage it .keep a journal and every day jot down how you feel try to see if there are any patterns that draw a red flag. This journal can help you and your Dr manage your disease/treatments and options that are best for you.
Today I do have flare ups and pain is some thing that I have learned to live with and I watch what I eat.Eating less red meat has helped and I eat plenty of dark leafy vegetables,and don't drink alcohol it works for me.Good luck and never give up.Find a DR that listens to you and if they don't keep searching you and your Dr need to work as a team to manage your illness,your mental health.Pain is the number one cause of depression with chronic diseases like Ra.
Trying to stay of cortisone, using vitamins, krill oil, devils claw. has anyone tried ginger for this?
Any other natural medication anyone can suggest that has worked to keep inflammation down?
Thanks
Any advice on diet and or medication would be great. They have me on low dose methadone for pain. Only 5 mgs a day.
Please respond to this so I can know where to go or what direction to turn to.
Thank you
Jan MacKay
I do believe in healing foods. I eat lots of fruits, (cherries are supposed to be anti inflammatories), and vegetables, I eat a fat free diet,sort of pritikin, but do have low fat dressings, but fat free cheeses. I gave up dairy for awhile as I had read that helps. My numbers went down but then the nutritionist told me I needed that due to osteopenia so I went back on. And i was happy as I do love yogurt, cheeses, etc. but all fat free. i also eat soy products. soy burgers, cheeses, milk (in addition to fat free regular milk). I dont drink or smoke. I do believe all the supplements have helped me alot. I was diagnosed about a year and half ago with RA and it was way worse in the beginning. Hands wrist joints. I have been on Plaquenil since, which I am not thrilled about, BUT have not had to take anything stronger, with worse side effects, which I was determined to NOT ever have to do, and it has not hit me anywhere else. Maybe some in my neck. But i was also rear ended so we are not sure. I must say I exercise alot now,and it really really does make a huge difference. Treadmill, eliptical, weights. This to me has been the single most important and noticeable thing for me as far as 'pain control' etc. And getting out in the air is important. Walking, etc.
My doctor is very happy with how I am doing, and he thinks it is great that I have taken the reins and have followed and tried all the things I have read about. He is very open to all the alternative things. Anything to keep the inflammation down and to prevent having to put me on stronger drugs. Which he is even not thrilled about, having seen some of their harmful side effects in his practice. Accupuncture helped my lower thumb joints and neck. and pro lo therapy shots gave me the best relief but they are pricier. Cortizone did not help me at all. And rest, and avoiding stressful situations helps me. But the exercise has been the best and has helped me not get those intense "fatiguey" periods like i used to..
Thank you
I cannot eat tomatoes, potatoes, peppers including black pepper or any berries at all without having extreme hip leg and back pain. If I have tomatoes or berries I have pain within 20 to 30 minutes and if I have peppers in usually takes a couple of hours. If I have potatoes it sometimes takes until the next day. These things were staples of my diet everyday! I am now very deligent about not eating these things and am pain free unless I get these given to me by accident which I have had people who don't believe who will sneek them in to see if it is "all in my head" and I am the one who pays the price.
My doctors had me on heavy duty narcotics for my pain including oxycontin and fentanyl patches and now I take NOTHING!
I tell my doctors that I can't eat these foods without them causing me pain and they kind of just give me the skeptical look but I really don't care what they think. I say try an elimination diet by not having certain foods for a week and then reintroducing them one at a time and if there is something that is causing you pain you will know it and it is worth it to eliminate it to prevent the pain.
No person is alike and what causes pain for one might not cause pain for another. I just know that I am now miraculously "in remission" just by avoiding certain foods and if I would have know this all those years ago I would have done it sooner. I would much rather skip eating a tomato than endure the years of pain and suffering that I have.
Good luck to you all and I wish you less suffering.
Annie
A modest percentage of us have noticeable but transient reactions to one or more members of the nightshade family. When my disease was active, tomatoes generated almost immediate pain in my hands and feet. They don't bother me any more, but I do try to limit my consumption to a few delectable homegrown ones!!
I also seem to do better without cow cheese or milk or wheat.
There is apparently no one magic bullet which works for everybody, but if you pay attention you can identify your own food triggers --if any.
I was complaining about sore joints a few days ago, and the pharmacist at the hospital where I work (I'm a Nurse) told me to try taking 1500mg of Glucosamine SULPHATE because the sulphate had been shown to have beneficial results. But the clinical results are still not in for the Hydrochloride.
(1500mg is the theraputic dosage).
It's too early yet to say if it has made a difference. But I'll keep at it.
He also informed me I needed to bump up the dosage of Omega 3 I was taking.
I now take 1 tab 3 x a day as this was the best dosage to reduce joint inflamation.
I will keep you posted when the results are in.
Thanks
I experience similar symptoms to yours if I eat oats because I'm allergic to oats (according to a blood test for allergens). I wonder if that's true of you, too. Oats are nutritious and help many problems, but not if you are allergic to them.
began eating oatmeal daily for breakfast plus 9 golden raisins soaked in gin which is suppose to eliminate knee pain. for last three weeks i have had extremely loose bowels and stomach cramps periodically. my knee pain is almost gone, but above symtoms increased. anyone else had similar reaction to eating oatmeal daily. or eating raisins.
I read that chicken is not good for anyone with inflammatory conditions...I never eat it at all.
Theresa,
Have you thought of eating wild-caught Alaska salmon?
lucy
I had similar pains to what you described but not as much. I have found that I have been able to cut down to every 3 days instead of every day, and that works for me.
Sometimes I can take it even less frequently, but the need for it comes back.
As for my diet I do eat fish about once a wk, I eat mostly chicken, some beef, what is the one thing I can leave off and one thing i can put into my diet that will be benefitual to the arthritis and pain.
Thanks so much, Mae
My inflamation rate during this time has dropped twenty five points, and I believe it is the fish oil.
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