Posted 9/21/2016 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
I have joint pain too...I have found that when I am on steroids it is worse, when my Crohn's is flaring it is worse, the higher my CR-P the more the pain...some other meds I think have triggered it too over the years. What I do is hot baths with Epsom salts help the joints and my gut so I do that ALL the time and tea. In the summer I try to use hot compress when I can't tolerate the bath. I have also used peppermint oil diluted with a carrier oil directly on the joints that hurt and there is a blend I use too that helps with it called deep blue by Doterra. I dilute it in a carrier oil like coconut and rub into my joint then wash my hands really well because I don't want it anywhere but the joint. Deep blue is kinda like icy hot so that would probably work as well. Also, not sure if you have had a bone density scan or other testing recently? Depending on length of Crohn's and med. history you could/are more at risk for things like osteoporosis...