Joint pain - feet - please tell me how you ease yours before I chop mine off?

I wish I could offer something because I've dealt with crippling joint pain for years, even without apparent CD gut symptoms. My feet are about the only part of my body that doesn't give me problems.

I recently went on sulfasalazine, which was something I hadn't tried because I had been told I had a sulfa allergy by my childhood doctor. Long story short, I took the risk and found I don't have an allergy. It has helped with the arthritis, but I'm not pain free, nor is it completely gone away, but it's certainly a lot better. Biologics are out of my price range (and comfort range), and I've been through most of the other CD meds without much success when comes to the arthritis.

Would like to offer you more but you seem to have tried the things I have been doing. Those gels did a lot on the first try but we're never worth the aggravation and seemed less effective fast. Can you get a foot massage? Have you tried one of those balls you roll under your foot? As posted above I am pondering the sulfazine. Hope you feel relief soon.

Hi I know the pain. Both hands and feet. Mine from extremely low magnesium levels. Ask your doctor to test you. Low magnesium is associated with low potassium and may cause muscle spasms. Eat a banana or two to raise the potassium level or gaterade if you like. Try an over the counter muscle relaxant like robaxacet.