Alternative medicine

[cindy821]

what are some alternative medications that can be used for pain of arthirith? misspelled

[pengi07]

hi could you help me at all i noticed on the forum you were talking about nightshades do you know of the foods to avoid as i have rhumatoid arthritis quite bad im just waiting for a shoulder replacement and im willing to try anything thank you.

[Paxiled]

The nightshade thing is estimated to work for about 5-10% of those suffering from chronic arthritis.  The research, I believe, was done in Italy.  There is at least one book on it and probably more.  In Chinese medicine, they don't believe in eating nightshades much, and this may be one reason.  

[allmymarbles]

A patient of Carlton Fredricks, who had suffered serious arthritic pain for many years, was advised by him to cut out all nightshades (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, and tobacco). She was amazed to find herself free of pain for the first time. I did not follow up on this so do not know if it works for everyone. But it is simple and certainly worth a try.

[gymdandee]

if you go to my journal you can read my entry on Arthritis it was to long to post on the forum

[LazyMoose]

I have used boswellia, turmeric, ginger and papaya most in capsul form. They do work to some extent.

Yo can also get a topical gell with the ingredients above as well as others paxiled mentioned. So then it goes on / treats a specific area. Your supps / health food sore sould have this.

[Paxiled]

I should have added that diet is very important, as some foods are very inflammatory, such as sugar, dairy and wheat, and also a stretching program and something such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage to keep the energy flowing.  But again, everything is dependent on the severity of the problem and how much structural damage has occurred.

[Paxiled]

I assume you're looking for alternative remedies, not pharmaceuticals.  This can be very particular to an individual, and dependent on how severe the arthritis is and whether it's pinching nerves and such, and whether it's osteo or rheumatoid arthritis.  Generally, there are three types of remedies:  cleansers, particularly liver cleansers, to temper the immune system from adding to the inflammation; anti-inflammatories, of which there are many, such as ginger, turmeric, proteolytic enzymes, quercitin, freeze dried nettle leaf, scutellaria, boswellia, devil's claw, etc; and substances said to help with the joints themselves, such as glucosamine and chondrointin sulfate and hyaluronic acid.  Knox gelatin has been used for the joints, but it's because of the glucosamine and chondrointin in it and you'll get a lot more of it in supplement form than by eating gelatin.  Good luck, and good researching.

[amberette]

do you mean arthritis? If so, you can try minerals and vitamins to easy some of its effects. Try using gelatin. Not flavored Jello, but gelatin. It can be found in the baking area of a grocery store. This helps with joints. You can mix it with water or a flavored beverage and drink it. As for pain relievers, you can use excedrin, motrin (which helps with inflamation as well), Ibuprofen, any of those. Aleve is one of the best.