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Posted 10/12/2013 12:23 AM (GMT 0)
I play lots of sport and recently I've been getting lots of pains in my jaw, shins, ankles and wrists. I didn't hurt them from getting hit or injury they just start to hurt ha, sorry for the bad explanation. Has anyone else got this or is it just me?

Age: 20
Male
Medicine: Humira and immuran
Posted 10/12/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Were you on prednisone at all recently? If so that may be the culprit.
Posted 10/12/2013 7:47 AM (GMT 0)
most people with uc experience pain - either from your body being ravaged by the illness or the drugs treating it -
Posted 10/12/2013 9:05 AM (GMT 0)
No i wasn't on prednisone recently!!is there anyway i can stop this pain from happening?

Age: 20
Male
Medicine: Humira and immuran
diagnosed: April 2010
Posted 10/12/2013 9:50 AM (GMT 0)
I was told in the hospital that joint pain is a common symptom with UC...often one of the first signs of the disease. I take Tylenol if it gets too severe.
Generally try to avoid NSAIDs as they can lead to further GI bleeding- unknown if a flare or side effects of them- neither of which you want anyway!
Continue to be active and rest when you need to....that's probably the best thing you can do for yourself!
Posted 10/12/2013 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
Did you take the Tylenol regularly or just when they were especially sore?What are NSAIDS?Not too educated about all the medicine!
Posted 10/12/2013 4:29 PM (GMT 0)
I have almost a constant slight back pain throughout the day. If I stand for any given period of time my shins start to hurt. At night my back and knees can get REALLY bad, to the point where I have trouble walking sometimes. Once I lay down in bed, the pain goes away. I am still taking vicodin around the clock, a low dose, but it does absolutely nothing for my joint and muscle pain. It just helps with the pain in my colon.
Posted 10/12/2013 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
kor4life,

about 25% of all people with inflammatory bowel disease have joint pain. It is probably related to the inflammation in your bowel, and the most common way to treat it is to get more aggressive about putting the UC into remission. Are you in remission?

If you are in remission, how long have you been on humira? Some people here have reported joint pain when they take the biologic meds.

My advice is to get an appointment with your GI to talk about this.
Posted 10/12/2013 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
I take Tylenol when I need it. I have done everything in my power to not take narcotics- so many bad potentials for people with them- even worse with UC!
NSAIDs are things like Aleve, Advil, (naproxen, ibuprofen) and avoid aspirin.
I agree you should also talk to your GI- lupus like symptoms are a side effect of Humira
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