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Posted 10/25/2011 12:31 AM (GMT 0)
 

  Hi Everybody,

  I developed Inflammatory Arthritis last NOV. it accured in my foot. It was extremely painful. Never felt pain like that in my life. I had to go to the emergency room. 

  I was put on Indomethacin and Oxicodone. I still take the Inodomethacin when needed. It spread to my knee so I had to get a Cortisone shot for that now its in my hand/hands.

  Has anyone developed any form of Arthritis due to their immune system issue due to UC?

   I'm on Remicade now and I also throught that helped with Arhtritis. Also on Imuran but it doesnt help with my arthritis either but working for my UC.

  Thanks for any input. turn

  Donna~~~~~

Post Edited (JOVIGIRL71) : 10/24/2011 6:34:19 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/25/2011 6:20 AM (GMT 0)
I have battled the inflammatory arthritis for about the last 5 years. During one episode, it was so bad I could hardly put my feet on the floor in the mornings. Every muscle and tendon in my body was on fire. In desperation, I even wasted money on a new bed set. I would have slept on nails to get relief. I went in for a colonoscopy and my GI recommended Aleve. It helped for a while but now the arthritis is always there but not as intense as that first flare. I seem to be in remission with the UC but the arthritis is worse or seems that way. I couldn't take the Tramadol my general dr. prescribed so, I take some Excedrin in the mornings to get going if it's really bad. I plan to talk about some other options with the GI soon. Good luck.
Posted 10/25/2011 8:23 AM (GMT 0)
i too have them. i do control them both with diet, though.
Posted 10/25/2011 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
For a few years my main complaint about my IBD was the pain in my hands and wrists. Are you being treated by a rheumatologist as well as the GI? I'd recommend having both on your team if you are having joint involvement. My rheumatologist was the one who pushed my GI to treat my bowel more effectively (to relieve the hand pain). My GI's approach was to give me 6 months of entocort (I have Crohn's, not UC) and then slowly start me on sulfazine, which is an old drug that is effective for both joints and bowel.

HTH.
Posted 10/26/2011 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
hello,

thanks for getting back to me. i do have a rheumatologist doctor which i'm going to call tomorrow. i'll try aleve. i've stuck to tylonal do to non asprin. but i'll give aleve a shot. :-)
Posted 10/26/2011 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
Can't do aleve with UC.
Btw, I too have the inflammatory arthritis that came with the UC.
You may want to try an anti-inflammatory diet, which is hi in omega 3and low in omega 6. I have found that to be very helpful.
Posted 10/31/2011 8:14 AM (GMT 0)
hi insofla,

thanks for the advice on the diet. i see you wrote you take protein shakes this doesnt bother your arthritis at all? i'm thinking of staying away from meat and eggs. i dont eat eggs. i dont drink milk. maybe give it a trial run to see if that will help.
Posted 10/31/2011 1:05 PM (GMT 0)
JOVIGIRL71,

The protein shakes do not factor in the arthritis at all. And I love my shakes, they are so delicious! I make my protein shakes with almond milk - which is not technically considered dairy.

But through careful food journaling (which I would recommend you do as well), I started to notice a pattern: on days I had salmon & lobster I had no arthritis pain, whereas on days I had chicken I had much more arthritis pain. So I started doing some research and found out about foods high in omega 6 vs omega 3. It's the omega 6 rich foods that are the evil, inflammatory ones!

Did you know that grass fed meats are pretty low in omega 6? So I switched to eating only grass fed meats and lots of fish, along with veggies and fruits of course - and I found that to make a huge difference in the arthritis.

Here's the thread on the topic: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&p=1&m=2238257#m2238369

If you look at the list, there are cooking oils and other foods (non-meat) that are high in omega 6.

Let me know what correlations you find. Good luck,


 

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