Joint Pain with UC

Were you put on antibiotics during/prior to your diagnosis by any chance? That is what ultimately caused the joint issues for me, when I had no prior problems with it.

From my understanding, the joint issues are a sign of intestinal permeability and gut dysbiosis. There's some speculation on gluten/lectins in wheat and various foods causing it, but only you would know by eliminating them. Probiotics might also help restore the intestinal ecosystem, but those are hit and miss.

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Yikes!

8-10 antibiotic courses will do a number on the gut. I would get on some kind of probiotic regimen or try to mix things up with kefir and fermented foods.

It took only 6 pills of cipro to completely wreck my tendons and joints last year. I had no prior joint issues and was actually very active - I did yoga and ran a couple miles each week. I still had UC, but antibiotics more or less left my body debilitated. I still suffer some lingering issues, but I am getting close to normal. What helped was addressing the bacterial component of the gut. Fermented foods like sauerkraut, kefir, and elimination of problematic foods helped fix some issues. I would even try for a fecal transplant if possible... The only problem is finding a donor who hasn't been on antibiotics. That's a real ***** here in America.

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I posted to you when you were first diagnosed. Seems like you disappeared for the last two years - I'm glad you're back to check in. I hope you will stick around longer so you can get to know us and we you.

The whole "I can't breathe" thing sounds like a panic attack and not "joint pain." It's hard to tell what else could be going on. Joint pain with inflammatory bowel disease happens fairly often, but it's usually in the extremities, like hands, feet, knees & elbows. Not always, though.

I have joint pain. Pretty bad at times. GI said it's probably from the UC. I have not taken any antibiotics . I have mostly lower inflamatiion . I'm on Simponi. You would think that would take care of the joint pain since it's also prescribed for RA. Right now I'm doing ok, not in remission so why so much joint or muscle pain . Have no idea!

Joint pain can accompany UC but I suspect in most cases that it has more to do with the UC meds than the UC itself. However, UC is an inflammatory disease and inflammation doesn't always effect just one area of the body.