Things to help with joint pain on Cron's... I suffer from the same condition..
TR= Time Released, E=Esterfied, Other wise assume all things here will dissolve at the normal rate for the type of pill they are.. Also I may list a product code here as a GNC 6 digit number.. I'm not trying to pimp GNC... Its just I work there so I get my stuff cheap from them... Also I list the GNC number because their are a lot of people that work at GNC that don't know what you are talking about it you ask them for some of these products,,, If you have the 6 digit number then they can releaize it is a porduct that they carry it ill just be a pain finding it sometimes... Most people that work at GNC don't get past 3 months so don't expect to find someone that will be able to help you to find things... Sometimes you might get lucky though but DO NOT get your hopes up...
Things I take for joint pain... Full listing and dosages will be posted at the bottom.. Also I will explain why I take certain things that are time released and others that are not...
I take Glucsamine 500/Chindrotin 400 (TR). It comes in a TR tablet. It also comes in a non TR tablet.. No studies have found there is a difference between the hydrochloride or the sulfate verison of Glucosmine and Chondrotin. Granted that was about 2 years ago I checked.. So I may be wrong
The main thing with the Glucosamine/Chondrotin is that is mainly used to help lubrcate your joints... So if your younger it may not do anything for you...
Methylsulfonyl-Methane (MSM) helps a lot with cartiliege damage and repair.. It may also help with tendon and ligiment repair... This is the main supplement I would recomend to people who are having join problems due to high dosage corticosteriod treatment... It helps ot repair cartiledge damage... The steriods ,at least with me, don't seem to effecting the lubrication of the joints. I just get some inflmation and cartiledge damage I believe...
Omega 3,6,9 Fatty Acids... The omega 3 fatty acids (found from fish) seem to do the best as far as lubracting the joints... You can find EPA and DHA the main omega 3 fatty acids from any fish oil supplement... Beware though you may belch back up fishy after taste if you use fish oil pills.. I use a product called DHA 250 (126321 GNC 6 digit code).. It is fish fatty acids without the fish... They take the fatty acids from the fish oil and leave out the fish part so all you are getting is the fatty acids and not the fish with the fatty acids... You can also by complexes of the various fatty acids... Basicly what they do with those is they slap fish oil, flax seed, + other oils to give you your full spectrum of omega 3,6,9 fatty acids... Remember there is no single natural source as far I know that contains all the various omega 3,6,9 fatty acids... Also their are different kinds of omega 3,6,9 fatty acids and they come from different sources..
Another thing you may want to try is new and everyone tht has tried it has loved it...
Hands Free Pain Cream... Made by GNC... It its white willow bark (natural acyelic acid) and methane... Something to try if your hands are hurting you a lot... Otherwise I wouldn't bother with it...
Omega 3 - Fish or Isolated Fish fat (You get EPA (eicosapentaenoic
acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid from these)
- Flax Seed Oil (ALA alpha-linolenic acid)
Omega 6 - Flax seed oil is the main source
(LA) Linoleic acid (GLA) Gamma-linolenic acid
Omega 9 -Flax Seed Oil (OA?) Oleic acid
Tylenol (acetomenphin) or something that has that in it would be the only pill I would take internally for joint pain... Remember many pain pills have tylenol in them... Such as my Darvocet... WACTH OUT on what pain meds you take though... Too much tylenol can hurt the liver.. The ones that are higher in narcotics will cause instestinal slowing and blockage too which if you have active bowel inflammation would be a bad bad thing...
NSAID - Non steriodial Anti-Inflammitory Drugs - take these for more than 2 weeks (basicly anything excpet tylenol) and it may trigger a chron's attack or cause other digestive problems...
Remicade my also help with the join problems if you deveolped Rhemiture athritis...
Okay enough rambling this is what I take for my joints only...
Glucosamin 500/Chondroitin 400 (TR Tablet) - I take two of these in the morning with breakfast..
Hydrocloride Sulfate
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DHA 250 (Small oval soft gel) - I take one of these with each big meal so I take about 3 a day
(Fish oil without the fish)
(DHA 250 mg and EPA 100mg)
MSM 1000 (large white capsule) - I take one of these with each meal sometimes 2. I try to take in 4000 mg of this a day.
Methylsufonyl-methane
1000mg Per Pill
Okays I'm tired of typing now I hope this helps some...