Search results

Hi All. A friend of mine has started this fantastic new initiative for people living with arthritis. If you would like to meet others with a similar condition to you in your local community, consider starting up your own Chat Rheum Meet up. It only takes a few minutes to set up your own meet...

Osteoarthritis, is the wear and tear of joints from old age. Rheumatoid Arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are both caused by inflammation from the auto-immune system. These are way more severe than osteo. There are around 25% of people with IBD that will develop an auto-immune arthritis...

I always enjoyed Red Wine, but noticed that I would suffer after drinking it. Switched to white - and it made it worse. Now I only drink Preservative Free Red Wine, and WA LA - No real issues at all. The sulphur preservative is something that my body does NOT tolerate at all. Oops Just...

Hi Sugarberry. I have RA & Crohn's. I first started with the Crohn's - diagnosed in 2011. When whilst undertaking initial treatment, I commenced with pain in my joints, which progressively got worse. I am not in remission for Crohn's but not the RA. About 25% of people with Crohn's develop...

Glad to hear you're on the right track. would love to hear what the orthopaedic says. I really hope it's something that can be fixed quite easily. Also, are you on Prednisone? That too can cause joint pain when on it long term?

Yes, everyone sees arthritis as an elderly thing - but that's osteoarthritis - which is wear and tear from old age. Auto-immune arthritis, including Rheumatoid Arthritis, is caused by the immune system. I hope it's not that, and it just comes down to aches and pains - but it's important to...

I was diagnosed last year with Crohn's and then developed severe pain. Was referred to a rheumatologist and about 25% of people with Crohn's develop auto-immune arthritis and if you do a search on here for "arthritis" you will see that there are many different posts regarding it. I would...

Oh MY Goodness - I've found my home!!!! YESSSSSS. I originally had a lot of back pain, then came the signs of IBD, then diagnosis with severe active Crohn's. From there, i was complaining to my Gastroenterologist about pains. He suggested going to a Rheumy ASAP. I have since been diagnosed...