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symptoms chronic joint cracking all over

HI there
For the past year and a half I have felt my joint areas degenerating - there is a lot of cracking in all my joints at all time at this stage. All day every day and night. It started in my shoulders and has moved all over my body. I also had testicular cancer, and one treatment of chemo and syphillis last year. Rheuamtology tests have comeup negative and doctors are at a loss for what is going on. Am fully recovered at this time from both.  Also beginning to feel numbness and tingling in my hands and fingers.  Also it is not just cracking, there is strange movement and sometimes I have mild involuntary twitching though it is becoming more frequent.
It is quite extreme and at the moment a bit scarey.
Does this sound like anything to anyone?
I am 32
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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Hi, I'm about to be 31 and have these symptoms: joints cracking - specifically both knees, both elbows, entire hands, and feet. No neck or spine crepitus at the moment.

I also have slight discomfort in these joints and mild dull pain. Nothing debilitating. I'm relatively healthy, normal weight and diet. I am physically active, live in a city so plenty of walking and the occasional run. Alcohol consumption is probably slightly above average. Comprh. blood panel was normal so no elevated kidney/liver levels. Medical history is devoid of root canals, anti-depressants, extensive use of antibiotics (perhaps used a dozen times in life). Slight gastero issues (possibly gut microbe imbalance, negative endoscopy for ulcers).

I read this entire thread in horror since it's been going on for 12 years without any conclusive evidence. I don't quite know if AS is related here since AS seems to affect the spine primarily and not "crepitus all over" condition. Has anyone gotten a biopsy of their synovial fluid?

best wishes to all
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I should mention that infectious arthritis mentioned here could be a possibility. Forget bacteria or viruses: I had spent some time in Arizona and likely contracted Valley Fever, which is a fungal infection that seems to never leave the host. Note that coccidioidomycosis septic arthritis is a possibility.

How many of us have spent time in the southwestern United States?
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Hi, is this thread still active???

The symptoms drastically impact on my quality of life.

Shoulders in particular feel painfully weighted when raised slightly (i.e driving, using computer, reaching, lifting) and often "catch" on the movement back down
Wrists frequently sprain and become very painful doing day to day activities that put normal pressure on wrist, i.e pressup/pullup  
Knees pop back and forth when turning on heel, very jerky movement and very uncomfortable

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Historically diagnosed with body dysmorphia, feelings that posture is misaligned, i.e ugly protruding neck
-- ritualistic mirror checking, static stretching to try and force straight posture

Diagnostics performed -- bloods, MRI, no evidence of medical concerns

Enganging in weight lifting excercise produces state where muscles enrich, brings sense of euphoria

However -- issue is that mild/moderate physiological symptoms of joints catching during movement, sensations of joint "hanging" and painful pressure before clunking into place.

The conflict is that having been diagnosed with psychological illness NOT physiological,
great frustration results from attempts to engage in excercise or daily movement that result in pain in muscles in joints,

Reporting joints are not moving smoothly during movement -- preventing from engaging in excercise

Desperately want to feel like joints are not catching so can engage in excercise

Pain in joints from catching leaves me unable to engage in activities like weight lifting, as as such produces feelings of irratibility, depression etc.

Feel insane leaving GP having been told it's all mental only for joints to physically snap in pain.

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Hi, I want to believe it is still active. May I ask you few questions? 1) any alcohol, steroids?, 2) how is your sleep, how many hours a day?, 3) work - any shift work?, 4) have you got a water softener at home? Please answer those, even if they sound silly to you, you should understand that after after all I have done I have got no answer of what it is and why. I can only say that my fife aftwr heaving a baby delivered the similar problema, also babe got it :(
Hi Dewbie,

No Alcohol or steroids, however I do smoke Cannabis
No water softener
Hi, what about your sleep, rest? I think this is very important.
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.  There are 13 types with 12 having generic markers.  Look up 2017 classifications.  EDS is something that a lot of doctors don’t know about because the mutations are relatively newly discovered.  hEDS has not genetic test, but the other 12 hmcan be tested by Invitae Labs with doctor signature.  Tip:  if you get the EDs testing, get Marfans and LDS at the same time, because it does not cost any additional money.  
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hello guys, I am now heaving those cracking, pooping joints/tendents problem for over 4 years. Sometimes it is slightly less sometimes more annoying, I have not figured out yet why. MRI scans of knee joint and back showed some damage, or healed damages in muscles. I have not provided those results to any doctor yet. I have been told those silly things - it is all normal, it is just a wear and tear that comes with an age and I am 36. Obviously it could be wear and tear as I was over-straining my body, gym, work, luck of sleep but probably I am not the hardest working person and as others here reported they are a lot younger like 18 heaving the same or at least similar.
I have tested my stool for bacteria, leaky gut and others. I heave got leaky gut and some bad bacteria overgrown. Been on probiotics for over 4 months - no improvement in cracking/popping. Have not checked if it improved the leaky gut and reduced bad bacteria yet it was quite expensive test.

Let me know if you want to know what exactly was my stool tested for.

My question to you is:

Do not you suffer from the luck of sleep/ insomnia? Or did you prior to these symptoms occurred?

My wife heaving a baby - luck of sleep for over a year - joints started to crack and pop. Coincidence?
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I have the same problem nothing online I can find my joints starting popping constantly 7 months ago, then just recently 3-4 months ago my boyfriends joints started popping too. It has to be something that is transferred through salvia.  I used to have this problem where I would be spitting mucus all day long a year ago. And my tonsils are extremely swollen right now but I’m not sure if it has something to do with my joints because I’m supposed to be getting my tonsils taken out within the year so that could be it’s own problem. I think it might be a bacterial infection or virus. Can someone please help me out or explain to me what this could possibly be.  I also was diagnosed with MRSA I caught from my sister
Have you got water softener at you household and do you dring this water? I think that the main thing is a lack of sleep or inregular sleeping pattern that is going for months. Dont think anyone know what we are dealing with, sorry. But keep looking and please post here your thoughts and findings.
Spitting mucus has got nothing to do with it. Normal body reaction for lungs/bronchicles infection.
I’m learning that low vitamin D can cause a lot of these symptoms and can be very detrimental to your health and well-being. Have to check your D3 and make sure it is in optimal range not just “in range”   I am learning vit. D is so important to our health and joints, bones, protects us from cancer, and ms. and even depression. You dont need a script to raise your levels but they suggest to use vit. K2 and magnesium when taking it or it could make your symptoms worse.   Please do some research on this.
I was taking vit D3 with K2 and magnesium for a longer period and there was no improvement. Prior to that I have checked vit D3 level twice and it was always ok. I would suggest also to have the hormones checked cortisol, melatonin plus others and a kidneys for elecrolites imbalance.
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About 2 years ago my boyfriend had mononucleosois and by the time he was diagnosed I started to have his same symptoms. Neck glands were swollen for 8 months and i tested negative for mono twice and doctors just kept saying "im prone to swollen glands". I had drenched night sweats and got random hot flashes, joint pain and just kept feeling weaker and weaker. 2 months later lost my ovary function due to unknown, doctors just say that 90% of cases go undiagnosed so no point in searching for answers. 6mths more of pain, joint cracking, extreme back pain and popping tgat is ALWAYS there, constant urinary tract infections and changing doctors 3 times and they diagnosed Celiac. Changed diet, bowels are wayyy better but joints still cracking (more and more every day) doctor just says its stress related and gibes me antidepressants. I hate that they tell me that every time and then when it gets bad then they find some kind of diagnosis thats untreatable. I just feel like im deteriorating every day more and more. Dad died with cancer 2 yrs ago and mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer this year. Yet doctors think im crazy and just tell me to take anti depressants and pain killers. Goinf to try getting tests for what everyone suggested above. Thanks
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Not sure how long ago this was posted but did you ever find anything out? Going through something VERY similar.
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I have the numbness and twitching where I can actually see it pulsating on my arms and legs. I was told it's from neuropathy. If you have this problem you also can shake, and they say you can develop Parkinson's. So would suggest setting a neurologist. Hope this helps.
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Oh and eds can have things go with it too like mcad (mast cell activation disorder) and POTS disease ... the lyme disease thing going around on the net seems like a scam preying on suffering people.. they are always pushing to test with igenex testing labs so I quit going that route.. got to looking on that particular forum and it's always the same people speaking up about it too.. people are getting a lot of false positives from that way. I read an article where a guy died from lupus that got a false pos from them.. FDA is investigating I believe. Just be careful..a lot of people like us are taking antibiotic treatment for lyme and not getting better

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Maybe some of you should check ehlars danlos syndrome too.. could be a possibility.  Just my input. You would need to see geneticist for this.. I'm having issues too just going thru the motions praying I make it to a diagnosis or God takes this away from me. I hope all of you feel better.
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Hi Guys, I had couples of these things, I my sister has Ankylosing spondilitis. I had 2 knee surgeries when 13 because of sport and both shoulders injured while working out too heavy weight.
So when some symptomes started to show up in my lower back and then all the (cracking, poping, grinding : mostly neck+back, hips, knees, shoulders, fingers)  I started to think Spondilitis for me too... So started to, gluten free, starch free, sugar free, dairy free, and nightshade vegetables free diet, and I was doing some 24h fastings once a week. The poping and grinding continued ( mostly in my right knee and the crepitus in my neck) but pain was very low and I must say I felt good from starting eating well, even though I had these small symptoms.
One day I ate pizza and no bad feeling at all.. so I progressivly started to eat stuff like bakery, pizza cheese and milk and all those things I had cut and nothing bad happen. So 2 weeks of bad food I now my shoulder is grinding and poping like hell and started to feel pain in my elbow too( where I had nothing).
So I will start againthis diet hoping it will help a little.

I go check for Lyme because someone here suggest me too.
My conclusion, could be these possiblities
- Bacterial infections
- Lyme
- Ankylosing Spondylitis + causing osteoarthritis
- Degenerative Osteoarthritis of the spine and all over body
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Lupus
- Osteoarthritis caused by injuries
- Osteonecrosis caused by injuries

If anyone has some suggestions to disease it could be, type it here. I still come in this thread regularly. Hpe They will find something soon! But remember Your body is not you, It is only a recipient for your soul! We all have souls trap in deficient body, but we most keep our soul clean and not fall into depression. I try hard to not see this as the end of the world, but we most focus on good things. And we never know maybe science will make a discovery us out. There is people out there who feels no pain but can only wink there eyes.
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I have done a gluten free diet for a while, but no change. But then, u need to run it for a bit longer to notice any improvement >6 weeks. I have lost 20kg of body weight, and still no improvement. Definitely we all should cut down on diary products as non organic calcium reduces the blood flow and causes osteoporosis as the recent studies revealed. Calcium damages the veins and cholesterol is being send there to fix it blocking the flow. I was high dairy products user till like few days ago.

Good job you here Kev, I thought no one is interested of this problem, thread anymore.
Thanks Dawbie! I made some research with my symtoms and I think I have osteonecrosis in shoulder (pain just starting) knees (soon) and probably hip will fallow as it pops too...
For those with weakness, tingling, numbness, and blurred vision. muscle stiffness, And Grinding and Clicking joint with pain.. check for   Multiple Scl
erosis  

Multiple Sclerosis : is an autoimmune disease that attack your system : His main symptoms are
- weakness, - tingling, - numbness, - blurred vision.
- urinary problems,  - muscle stiffness
and it cause osteonecrosis where the symptoms are Grinding and Clicking joint with pain and bone deterioration...
For Multiple Sclerosis is was more for people with the symptoms above
and with electric shock down their spine..
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Hello guys are you still alive? lol I feel like I wont live too long, maybe couple of years more... thank god I found this thread. I am 35, 2.5 years ago it stared. Little clicks in my knees, within months spreaded to all of the joints. At the moment back, knees and shoulders are the worst because I use them a lot at work. I work in a docks. Last 2-3 months constant upper back pain, pins and needles and stinging like, possible trapped nerve. Other joints that click and grind are: ankles, hips, wrists, elbows, back&neck and even chest. (shoulder blade grinds) 4 years ago I had very stressful time, I did not sleep well or long enough for years because of stress or work (shift work). 4 to 2 years ago I was on blood pressure tablet and have been drinking alcohol too often at the same time. 7 to 5 years ago I was an anabolic steroid user. I have many root canal treated teeth. That is all about me. I have had bad headaches before the joints started to play up, thought it was because of blood pressure or hang over after alcohol. Those headaches come with very stiff neck. Lately endocrinologist I contacted told me it is all cos of steroids use and related collagen problems that build all soft tissues including veins ( I have got some minor leaking veins I can see on my legs) fair enough I thought but I was still not sure, can not trust just one doctor.
Oh, and I have GERD, or at least hiatus hernia. Really bad reflux occurred several moths before problems with my joints. Once joints started playing up ginecomastia occurred as well. Is that due to blood pressure tables, I do knot know yet, still got it.

Reading above posts I can see I had very similar possible thoughts about of what it could be.

1) GERD - increased acidity
2) Lack of nutrient (due to coeliac disease or something else)
3) metabolic acidosis
4) EDS
5) Root canal (apparently teeth has got many other very tinny canals that are connected with other parts of the body and bacteria living there produce toxins after the tooth is canal treated.
6) connective tissues disorder/degeneration after use of steroids
others after reading this forum
7) Someone mentioned a possibility of damaged nerve in neck that could cause all that. That is a new interesting theory to me.
7) Lyme disease (done blood test for IgM and IgG, possible different names in english, result - negative).
8) fibromyalgia
9) Bacteria or virus

I personally would stand up on GERD, EDS, Root canal, Lyme or bacteria.

HAS ANYONE ELSE FOUND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH US YET PLEASE???
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I think we all have too many similar symptoms so each of us separately could be having something else (other disease). There must be 'one' reason for all that for all of us!
Hi dawbie, Have you check for osteonecrosis.. I have come accross reading for these symtoms, The alcohol and  steroid  intake could make it happen.. Hope you doing well
Hello KevinK001, great thanks for that. I have just read about osteonecrosis and must admit it looks quite possible it may be this. For example my hips are making sort of pop like sound, like want to pop out. Had a thought that the bone is shrinking making it loose or just the ligaments not holding it correctly. And my recent though ware actually about the issues with the blood flow - no correct blood flow no healing or less healing of the injuries like as they describe on osteonecrosis. I need to do some x rays at least or mris, to prove myself there is really some damage there. I think there it. Reading about osteonecrosis does not fill me hope.
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Hey I'm not a doctor or anything just a 17 year old girl with a lot of stress and the same problem, I can pop almost any bone in my body and the pain in my muscles is absolutly terrible my muscles ache all the time, I don't do any sports I just have anxiety and the pressure of my families expectations, high school, a job and collage just add to the anxiety. I can't get enough sleep because of the pain I'm in but it seems to ease up a little when I eat foods with a lot of magnesium in them. I guess magnesium rich foods like almonds, fish and penut butter could be worth looking into if nothing else works. I've also found that excersise whenever you get time could work to. It seems to ease the pain for half the day for me. I havnt been able to see a doctor about it so I can't really add much more other than what I've experienced.
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I found this forum by searching joints popping, hip pain, etc. I'm not as bad as most here but just trying to avoid getting worse and educate myself. I'm 59 so I can expect some pain, bones popping.
Doctors just guess about everything and in the end blame it on Fibromyalgia.

But what surprises me is how young many of the posters here are. Just a guess but there has to be more to this. Perhaps some of the shots the younger generation is getting, i.e. GARDASIL vaccine, different Immunizations, etc. If not mistaken they get many different shots then I did growing up. When my daughter was a baby I couldn't believe all the shots she received. There were a few that were "optional" and we elected not to have them done.

Anyway I hope they find answers for all the people suffering.  
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I have something similar begin to happen to me, i first thought i had bad posture and it lead me to a lot of joint damage but i think i now have something more serious and my joints are weaker and cracking all the time. I'm 28 so this doesn't make sense... I did a test for c reactive protein (a marker of Inflammation in blood) and it should elecated at 4-5 when my friends all tested under 1 (which means no major source Of Inflammation)

For now i think it can only be nutrition (but i have a mostly clean diet, unless I'm missing one key nutrient) or maybe a root canal i did a few years ago that supposedly could have bacteria attacking the rest of the body...  I'm thinking this because i can't explain why else my C reactive protein would be constantly elevated every weekly test i do.

Have any of you with these symptoms also had a root canal in your teeth done?
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Yes! omg I had a root canal done twice on one of my front teeth. The first time they totally messed it up and drilled into my gums. The second one they told me how they meseed it up and didn't care and than attempted to fix it... but It still hurts till this day. And I have had these symptoms the past year getting worse. I feel like I'm dying some times.
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Im surprised that nobody has mention hormones as a culprit for joint, muscle, fatigue and a multitude of other dipilatiting symptoms. I am a female age 45 and had-have a multitude of the symptoms mentioned here...I laid in bed for a year and the Drs. are useless!!  I am posting this so I can help somebody else. Everyone just thinks hot flashes but hormones can affect your entire life physically and mentaly. The op had testicular cancer and that controls a lot of the hormones. I dontknow that much about it-but I think that extreme stress and fatigue at some point in someone's life attributes to the functioning of your hormones. I do believe that I suffer in periomenopause because I had physically taxed my body so bad that the adreanals are affected and adreanal-fatigue is somehow related to this. I have now been on bioidentical hormones for about 2 months and the differense is amazing!!  When I have to up the progesterone per the protocol I'm on right now...my symptoms come right back:(. I'm not sure about all the hormones that affect men but there is a hormone called DHEA..that will affect joints and muscles and energy. I had my hormones tested and I think they all came back in the normal range but they still gave me the option of going on replacement hormone therapy because of my symptoms. My symptoms started as sinus headaches right between my eyes and a burning pain that turned to nausea and nervous stomach by the afternoon and I couldnt function for the rest of the day...that lasted for months. My symptoms then progressed into...extreme fatigue, joint pain and pressure and popping and clicking in the joints-almost all joints were affected. Popping and cracking in the joints almost to the point of having ..OCD with popping my joints. My right knee was terribly affected and I had the urge to snap it continuously and the pressure would build right back up and I couldnt get any relief. It was so painful every second of the day!!   I also had muscle burning and fatigue...I could barely extend my arms out to make a pot of coffee. I had back pain and stiffness-I couldnt even stand up straight and would be hunched over like an old lady and couldnt even walk across the room., I have bilateral numbness and tingling in my lower and also strange electrical pains, pulses and body twitches. Then some days I was fine and could walk perfectly but it was getting were the good days were far and few in between. Mentally-I was depressed, had extreme rage, I wanted to commit myself-Drs were a joke and I felt helpless and alone and at  my wits end and I wanted to be alone. I isolated myself. These are all because of hormones and never once have I had a hot flash!!  Even though you might not be periomenopause age-late 30s on up-maybe something is going on that could be affecting your hormones. I just hopes this helps somebody!!  
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I agree with you on the homones...I've had the same symtoms as you, I thought I was going crazy at first. My manapause symptoms have been a nightmare. My bones, joints and whatever can pop just pops throuout the day but espeacially in when I'm still for a whike like sitting or in bed or in the morning when I get up or even when I toss around in my sleep. My elbows, knees, arms, shoulders, neck, etc. It's embarrasing to say the least.
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Hi. I have all the same symptoms you folks mentioned above. Stiffness, cracking, pain, low energy. All the trips to the doctors (including full examination in the NYU Hospital For Joint Diseases in Manhattan) did not return any results. I was told that all of my tests and blood work was totally fine, while I did continue to have pain. I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

But here is a remedy to all of you suffering which helped me tremendously. I still get episodes throughout the year in between seasons, but nothing like it was before!
While traveling in Israel I went into the small corner health drug store and described my symptoms to sales guy. He told me that I was calcium deficient and gave me the calcium formula which you folks can buy or preorder in any Vitamin Shoppe, which surprisingly sold everywhere in Israel. IT’S CALCIUM MAGNESIUM PLUS BORON. He said to take it 3 times a day, 500 mg(one tablet), before food. Guess what folks- THE PAIN WHICH I HAD FOR YEARS WAS GONE IN 2 DAYS! Now I am taking 1000 mg tablets, 2  day as a prevention and drinking a lot of milk (which by the way source of Calcium also). It works like a charm. The only minor drawback that boron makes a bit sleepy, so taking it before going to sleep it works as a sedative and blood pressure reducer. I’ve tried most other formulas of calcium after and they did not work for me.
P.S. Chinese herbalists told me that this condition is some form of migraines. One of them gave me a remedy once before and taking it removed cracking for like three weeks completely… I unfortunately misplaced his info. Just letting you know it might work also.
Please let me know your reports and reviews. You can reach me at:  ice_skytemple***@****
The very best of lucks to you. Speedy relieve!

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I feel sick and now feel my joints cracking. I was very healthy. Only thing I found was my a and a was off. Someone told me sounds like Bartinella but relay tests come up neg. I found a guy in NC who grows your blood I took a blood test every two days the times. All three dressed were sent to him to grow. The norm is 65 or less mine read 269 wow. I am now on two antibiotics and am getting better.  I also found a specialist in FL who treats this. He says you should also test for barbisiosis and if you have that too you more than likely have Lyme deserve which most tests won't detect either there is only one place I no of in California but I hear they only accept medicaid lol I have insurance.  Hope this helps someone.
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Beware Bacteriacide Antibiotics Like Cipro, Augmentin, I went from not having cracks to having all over body in 24 hours on the seventh day of treatment for an infection we didnt even have proof I had(did not do urine test). Please beware certain people with certain genetics will have their joints destroyed for life in a matter of days.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3760005/
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I'm 35 in constant pain first  it was my knees now my whole body pops and cracks I have sickle cell trait .I drink a lot of water and exercise and its very painful. I have always been drug free and athletic .I don't know what to do my doc says dink water and exercise but I think it's something more.I bared 4 children and had carpetunAL and it feels like it's all threw my body.
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Hey, i'm a 20 year old male currently suffering with allot of the symptoms explained in this forum. Been steadily declining for a year, started in my shoulders, now my whole back pretty much hurts, even my knees and arms have started to feel sore. Had to quit my job as a chef, which i loved, just because i felt like i couldn't even wake up in the morning on the bad days. Been trying to swim daily just to keep my muscles and joints moving, it helps, but it's nothing to write home about. Tried fixing my diet, i.e cutting gluten out my diet, no refined sugars, more protein, fruit and veg, so far no monumental improvement, it's important to stay positive though. Done allot of my own research, came up with allot of the things already mentioned here, also came across something that hasn't, ME (myalgic encephalopathy)/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), at least this gives me some hope for a recovery, so i hope it is this i guess, common symptoms tick all the boxes for me anyway. For now just going to carry on trying to stay as healthy as i can. Hope you all get well soon, stay positive!!!
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hi, I'm in the same boat, nearly 22, female and everything is cracking and popping (definitely not normal) I've danced since the age of 3 -maybe that impacted it? who knows.. both of my parents have arthritis so not sure if that can get passed along, at the moment my shoulder is the biggie. Its cracking like crazy, even hurts to put a top on/off. I can't even tell you how long my back has been cracking for (and not like how most people occasionally get their friends to crack it) i can literally stretch my back and it cracks- 3 times every 5 minutes.. something like that. Im fed up of doctors and I was also put on amitriptyline to cheer me up but didn't work (other than getting super tired) any way I hope you have figured something out because its getting beyonnnndddd ridiculous now... :( :( good luck!
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Im  46 and have similar symptoms. I feel better when I eat only green vegetables ( kale, ect) , all types of fruits, fish, meat, some roots, but  no grains, no beans, no rice, no potatoes, no sugars, and drink regular water and electrolyte water, I also drink tea with honey.  I also take probiotics. When I dont follow this diet I get sick and all my joins would hurt and pop like crazy.
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There i took some time and found article about what i was trying to explain:
https://experiencelife.com/article/creak-crackle-pop/
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I've read many of your posts and I see one big common thing - drugs, prescriptions and such.

People, i bet most of you are from US and have almost no clue of healthy diet and over all what food is. So I would suggest to many of you stop using drugs (depends on your condition) and start eating healthier, taking less drug which eventually messes up your organs and body functions. And far most important to people with joint degeneration - DRINK lots of WATER. For an average person half of a gallon is a MUST per day and i bet 90% do not do it. (this does not include coffee, all those synthetic juices that Americans have. I am talking about pure simple water (best would be to get it from a forest stream where water is clean, if not bottled good quality water should help). And do not drink the whole gallon in one go. Spread it over the whole day (yes you will go to pee a lot more, but it's good, body will cleanse itself, just give some time.
I will not expand on more of my comments, but basically water will increase join motion and less cracking, also will get rid of muscle cramps.
Also not sure of what you all have done but test your blood for not only vitamin D, but minerals like calcium, magnesium and others which are helpful with muscle problems and joints.
Do not expect fast results, it takes time.
That's my suggestion, and all of you can do whatever you like, though from what i see is that many of you gave up on doctors.
good luck
Duke
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Your answer to these cluster of symptoms was very interesting. How did you get pointed in the Thailand direction? I'm interested in self therapy as conventional medicine is not hearing me or helpful. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I have snapping in my shoulders,elbows,wrists,back,knees,ankles over six years. I was misdiagnosed many times however i believe the right diagnosis for this syndrome is one of four things. Joint hypermobility syndrome, ligament laxity (in my case), EDS Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or a  lack of lubrication within the joint (synovial fluid).
The best treatments for ligament laxity are prolotherapy  and platlet rich plasma as they generate collagen
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