[moody_mare]

As subject says!  Anyone else got inflammatory arthritis? I am 34 and was diagnosed recently. Sulphazalazine not working (also had 4 steroid injections), so looking at other medications now :-(

Feeling pretty sh$t right now 

[jaykay]

I'm sorry you're feeling rough {{{hugs}}} ,

I have psoritic arthritis which is basically inflammatory.. Varies (as does my skin) as to how bad it is.

When I follow the advice in this article (scroll down to the anti-inflammatory bit) cooling inflammation I am way better - but then I cheat and things start to hurt again  Who knows why I don't stick to it - human nature I suppose 

[moody_mare]

JayKay,  Thank you so much, what a fab link. I can certainly stick to part of this - Vegetable antioxidants -- vegetables and fruits, along with coffee and chocolate supply very useful. Guess which bits 

I am on a gluten free, cow product free diet but recently found orange juice also makes the joints worse. I think xmas excess caused this flare up!

I was once told to stay off lettuce, cucumber, mushrooms, red wine and beef. You can guess which ones I cheated on? 

[JulieS]

So sorry to hear you're in such pain.

Have you tried Aloe Vera Gel?  Make sure it is pure Aloe Vera and you will notice a big difference.

Let me know which area you live in and I can put you in touch with a local distributor.

60 day money back guarantee. 

I'll take my Forever Living Products hat off again now   

[moody_mare]

Julie S. I am looking into Aloe Vera at the moment, I am rather excited about it! I am in South Gloucestershire. I believe Zoe Bond is a distributor?

[JulieS]

It really is amazing.  Do give it a go.  I have got lots of customers who have had amazing results by drinking the gel for lots of different reasons.

I don't know Zoe personally, but I'm sure she will look after you very well.  If you do have any trouble getting hold of some let me know.

Let me know how you get on

[Sandy]

I get it too, went to my Dr's when I was 25 and sent for tests and he said my body reacts to things....I can be great one day and hardly able to walk the next although I do walk nearly every day. I thought I could leave off anti inflamitary pills but that was a big mistake, I get stiff as a board. Due to my problems I hate walking with people as i never know how far I can go etc and if on my own I can stop and put my back into place again. I know it IS diet related as my daughter gets the same, we both get a hot foot at times and a lump in our heal!!! I also can get very tierd and want to sleep, again, I do not but its a bit like flu at times. I think mobility is the key, if I sat and ate all day I would be badly imobile!!! Its manageable but sometimes you just cannot be bothered to do what you need to do!!!!

[jaykay]

sometimes you just cannot be bothered to do what you need to do

that's just it!
If I avoided sugar, alcohol, citrus fruits, nightshades, gluten, cow's dairy..... I do the latter two cos they make me feel so ill, instantly - but I cheat with the rest and really I shouldn't  Oh and exercise and don't stress - yeh, right 

[Sandy]

I am lactose intollerant and can do a party trick if I have a whole glass of milk, I blow up and burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp non stop for half an hour then I am OK. We had a guest that said its a condition common for fair skined celts..my gran had it as she used to drink mint cordiel and burp!!! she was fair skinned red head from Ireland!!!! Chocolate is bad for me and any salty products, I love chees but keep off it...also bread is bad but hey, there is limits!!! I love Whiskey and thats good for me 

[jaykay]

I love Whiskey and thats good for me

[moody_mare]

sandy, sounds the same as my symptoms, only I love whisky but it cripples me. learning to like brandy now 

today was one of the days that I just wanted to sleep. thank goodness for the animals. I have to get up and do them. milking really helps my hands get going too

[Sandy]

I cannot predict how I am going to be and it can look like I am putting it on, I did have a dislocated hip until I was 50 and that left me with other issues that make things worse........I love the counryside and like to keep going, hope I can until I drop off the planet!!

[moody_mare]

ouch, dislocated hip sounds painful

[Sandy]

I love horse ridding too but that used to kill me, now I can get my legs apart without pain but too fat and stiff to ride     I often chat with my middle daughter who has excatly the same sadly it must be either a trait, weekness or inherited......I am not too good today or yesterday but sometimes I improve if I walk a long way!!!   I get stuck re jobs as often I have to do things that put the added stress on my joints and I dare not, how about others? do you manage to work OK? I worked with a nasty women who did get sacked who frowned on people taking pain killlers, with a badly arthritic dislocated hip she made me so angry and also I ended up doing far too much physical stuff that she knew would be bad...I was sent to therapy and my boss went mad...little female dog

[Plantoid]

As subject says!  Anyone else got inflammatory arthritis? I am 34 and was diagnosed recently. Sulphazalazine not working (also had 4 steroid injections), so looking at other medications now :-(

Feeling pretty sh$t right now 

Perhaps not so bad as you.
 I discovered that  tea , coffee and supermarketfresh tomatoes  frequently  flare things up  so I rarely  have them.
 I discovered it by accident when I was being advised about toiletting probs due to diabetes   . The diabetis medication helped but staying off those three things has really changed the arthritis peoblem so far.
I fought shy of the steroid route , I've had enough to last me a lifetime already and they only helped for a day or so .

 I attended a three week residential pain management  course at The national Royal Rehumatology Hospital in Bath several years ago. I learnt that staying immobile  is just as bad or worse than the pain .. as daft as it sounds .
So because of the way they taught me to cope with pain  I still  persist in trying to keep my kneees and shoulders etc  flexible and do daily gentle non load bering movements to this end whilst laid on the double bed.