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Itchy joints
by myproblem, Jan 29, 2008 09:15PM
Has anyone else ever noticed that the joints which are most sore itch deep inside? I first noticed it in my hands, that a joint would seem itchy, but scratching didn't help. After a while I realized that it was a precursor to, or concurrent to my joints being inflamed. Just wondering how common this is, and if anyone knows the name for it. Also, out of curiosity, if you have experienced this, what autoimmune disease do you have.
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I have the complete ability to make my itchy finger joints in the morning appear or disappear depending on what I ate the day before!
I HATE to wake up with my finger joints itching horribly until bubbles appear and some water leaks out, UGH!, but occasionally I stray from my health food diet.
I'd love to know why I can't eat more widely,
I have had several autoimmune like symptoms and when they occur I get itchy.
I too get pain but usually in muscles (rather than joints) but have a itchy feeling right before a bad occurance. Before I get nodosum erythema I itch real bad in the exact same spot as where it occurs. So, I have come to think that the itching is a autimmune response but from what I have read is common to several autoimmune diseases ( for example lupus and allergies).
Have you noticed anything triggering bad occurances?
Some of my triggers are eating, the day before, extremely sweet things like fructose syrup. But even Rice Dream ice cream is too sweet and causes the awful knuckle itching and sore joints and cracked skin the next day.
Other things that bring it on: acid, like ascorbic acid (vitamin C) that companies add to foods.
It seems to take 2 days for me to get over the effects, sigh! I wish I knew a way I could eat a wider variety of foods, or a way of recovering faster when I mess up.
Crikey. When the problem first started 20 years ago the first thing I did was go to have an allergy test done which incorrectly found I was allergic to nothing.
I don't know if that will help any of you, but I would suggest thowing every piece of latex in your house in the trash.
I am interested in knowing exactly what you eat and don't eat. There was something on the Mixed Connective Tissue forum about the Lupus Diet. Now I've been reading about broccoli and cauliflower helping Lupus patients. I thought those were the "night shades" we were supposed to avoid. But it also has something to do with cutting out the salt and of corse the ever wicked sugar. I'm open to the healthy information about Lupus.
Thanks and God bless you,
KaraJo