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Winter and age
Topic Started: Jan 5 2016, 08:11 PM (444 Views)
Catseye
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brenda
Jan 10 2016, 09:14 AM
Catseye
Jan 10 2016, 05:37 AM
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I have pain most of the day and every night. It has just been a constant thing for me to be in pain, and it's been that way since last spring.


I'm very sorry to hear that, Brenda.

For what it's worth: I have a wonky shoulder. I think it is disintegrating, from years of carrying heavy bags on long straps. Anyway, I can always tell when I've been eating inflammatory foods because the shoulder starts hurting. When I clean up my diet, the pain disappears, poof.

You might try that.
What foods give you inflammation trouble? I've never heard of this concept before.


All the foods that we love, of course. :) But especially transfats, white sugar, white flour (but not whole grains) and animal fats/saturated fats from CAFO animals, since they are fed stuff that feeds inflammation. And maybe full-fat dairy.

If I go overboard on these, my shoulder acts like a built-in barometer. I'm sure it must differ among individuals, but I can support a moderate amount of these in a short period. It's only when I let it go on too long or too intensively that my body rebels.

You might try entirely stopping these foods for say 4-5 days, and see if it makes a difference. Very important to avoid food that has had any kind of processing, unless you're sure it doesn't contain transfats or sugar or white flour.

See below for more info.


https://www.womentowomen.com/inflammation/reducing-inflammation-the-natural-approach-2/
https://www.womentowomen.com/inflammation/causes-of-inflammation/
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I will add that many people go around with low grade inflammation for years, maybe all their lives, and so it has become the norm. They don't even know they're inflamed. Then they clean up their diet and they're totally amazed at how great they feel.

Not everybody, of course; YMMV.
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brenda
Jan 10 2016, 09:16 AM
Jolly
Jan 10 2016, 05:45 AM
Guys,

Naproxen sodium is your friend:

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Buy the generic and take as directed. If that don't cut it, you can bump it to Naprosyn levels, but you should use it at the lowest level of effectiveness - More ain't always better. Don't lay down right after taking it, unless you enjoy severe heartburn. I find it best taken with a meal.
I asked my doc for a recommendation of another pain med, and she did not recommend that one. Is it hard on the kidneys like ibuprofen is?
It's a NSAID, like Ibuprofen and a lot of other arthritis drugs (meloxicam, ketoprofen).

Probably more than you want to know about analgesic nephropathy:

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/kidney-disease/analgesic-nephropathy-painkillers-and-the-kidneys/Pages/facts.aspx


Now, having said that, an opinion...

Remember when they talked about taking Celebrex (a NSAID which is a cox-2 inhibitor) off the market?

As one infernal medicine doc told me, "I have patients where this is the most effective drug available to me. Everything is risk vs. reward. Do I not prescribe the medicine and watch the patient's quality of life go down or do I prescribe and take a chance on the side effects? The decision should between the doctor and the patient."

In my opinion, the choice should be that of a well-informed patient.

Another opinion: If you have chronic arthritic pain, you need to be under the care of a good internal med guy at the very least. You might need to be under the care of a rheumatologist.

Family Practice guys are great - I use them myself. But just as you might not want Dr.K as your surgeon or Bachophile as your gas-passer, there is a time and a reason for specialists.
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