I'm looking for alternative remedies for joint problems. I can't find any non biased reliable information so I thought I'd ask you guys whats worked for you - I've heard about glucosamine, evening primrose and omega 3. I'm vegetarian.
Background - I'm not quite sure what I have. I'm 20, when I was a kid, about 11 I had bad joints in my legs. Went through all the rounds of consultants etc. I don't think they came up with a definitive diagnosis, but I think someone mentioned arthritis. I was on vioxx, but that was taken off the market. but i seemed to grow out of it. in the last couple of years it came back, and got LOADS worse this winter. I was taking sodium diclophenac, but it didn't seem to work, and when I did take it regularly, it really upset my stomach. The problem is really bad in my hands, but also knees and everywhere in the cold (changeable weather isnt helping) anyway, i have a phobia of doctors now so can't go back and discuss it. (sorry for the length!)
2007-03-28
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