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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Oh yes Smudge. Have suffered from arthritis since I was in my teens. The arthritic pain relief drugs don't help much with the pain in my feet and the doctor isn't sure what is causing them, but I can't take any more pain relief than I already do. I am just wondering if another arthritic sufferer has any ideas of whether it is connected.
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Thanks Keith. Because my doctor doesn't think the foot pains are anything to do with my arthritis, I have been referred to a podietrist and apparently this is the length of waiting. I have had xrays on my feet which don't show anything untoward. I have also had loads of blood tests which are all fine. It is osteo arthritis that I suffer from. The pain is not too bad during the day but happens as soon as I relax when I go to bed and actually wakes me on and off every night.
2big2care. Thanks a lot. Coincidentally at the weekend I bought some combined omega 3 fish oil and glucosamine sulphate capsules from Boots and started taking them yesterday. So hopefully, they will help. How long did it take for the glucosamine to start giving relief?
I am a young at heart 57 year old who loves walking dancing, etc. and I really don't want to give in to arthritis, which I have had since my teens.
Thanks so much Morello. I really appreciate an answer from a professional podiatrist.
Funnily my feet look really good - straight toes, no lumps or bumps or fallen arches. I have always walked about with bare feet (indoors) and a physiotherapist tells me that this is probably why I am having problems. I can't understand this because I would have thought that was a natural way to walk.
Thanks again.
elleroo. I can empathise with anyone who gets it at a young age. I can remember my hips aching when I was about 11 but just didn't mention it to anybody - I suppose I thought it was normal! Thanks for telling me that you get cramp in your legs and feet as well, it makes me more sure that it is the arthritis that is causing it. My doctor doesn't think it is and the xrays didn't show anything.
Like you late at night and first thing in the morning are the worse times. I look really stupid coming down stairs sideways! I am determined not to let it get me down. It's such a common condition. The worse thing that used to happen when I was young was old people saying 'you shouldn't be getting arthritis at your age', and making a joke about how they were more sprightly than me!
i cant honestly remember how long it was before the glucosamine sulphate kicked in and started to relieve the pain but it was during the 1st month.
i recall at an early age having 'growing pains' in my left knee.(the knee that is 'dameged) i thought this was strange because my right knee was growing at the same time and that one didn't hurt but the school doctor advised me to forget sport as i would pay for it later in life. needless to say i did not heed his advice and enjoyed life to the full. no way was i going to give up any of my sports.as i said yesterday i'm back as active as i ever was its only age that stops me playing again. so stick at it and good luck
I attend a Primary care trust disscusion group at the last meeting a lady who has arthritis said "dont eat anything with aspartame if you have arthritis" the health person taking the meeting agreed with this. My daughter has arthritis and had not been told this.
On loking it up on the internet I found it is an artificial sweetner used in diet foods. There is an American site against the use of this stuff and if only 1% is true it is frightening, not sure of full web address but dorway is involved
.This site lists 92 symptoms said to be associated with this stuff including joint pain.
My husband had been suffering from various different illnesses most of which were in the 92 symptoms not surprisingly. He stopped having anything with this stuff in and within a week some symptoms went, but reoccur if he injests this stuff in error.
Ingredients show it as aspartame, aspartine E951.
Its worth a try cutting it out results are usually very quick within a week, warning if your body is addicted to this you will detox for the first few days and feel awful
Let me know if you want further gen on the foods with it in
Hi, thanks Sandbach99. I don't actually eat any diet foods or many processed foods. However, I will look carefully at any ingredients and avoid aspartine E951 or aspartame.
Other foods definitely can affect my arthritis. Red meat is one and red wine, both of which I love. If I lived on fish and salad I am sure I would be very healthy, but I do love my grub!
I'm really glad I posted this question. Lots of great help from all of you. Many thanks.
going to a further health meeting tomorrow will try to find out more