Ive had coeliac disease for 3 years now and ive found if i eat gluten or wheat that along with severe stomach pain and sometimes abolistic fits(im a really sensitive coeliac) i also get really painful joint pains in my fingers and legs and im only 16! haha its definately not artritis so i really suggest going on a gluten free diet-it really helped me...and another tip if you get joint pain,i feel that applying heat packs to the joint really takes the pain and swelling down...Hope that helps x
2007-03-14 09:51:10
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answered by Anonymous
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You don't have to have noticeable intestinal symptoms to be celiac. It's just the major cause that people want to fix.
Try the diet. It will not hurt you. You will have to be 100% free of gluten for it to work at all. If you cannot be absolutely sure you are 100% free then don't bother until you are willing to make it 100% free of gluten for a decent stretch of time, no shorter than a month. Cheating or accidental cheating will throw off the results of your elimination diet.
The gluten free diet helps fix joint pains for arthritic celiacs because they are once again starting to absorb needed nutrients they were not absorbing before the diet.
I saw an arthritis doctor because I was so bad I couldn't even walk. He put me on methotrexate and alieve. The combination worked for the swelling and pain but my other symptoms were still causing me trouble. Eventually we eliminated gluten and then I was able to eliminate the methotrexate and only very rarely have an alieve now.
I now classify my arthritis pain as mid to low. I often have cranberry to help sometimes with the joint pain. I personally seem to do better when taking vitamin D and folic acid.
I was less then impressed when trying out MSM and other joint supplements in the vitamin isle.
My arthritis didn't show up until after I poked myself with a stick on a hike a few years ago. Personally I may have some woodsy bacteria or fungus that is suppressed when on the GF diet. I don't know. All I know is I feel better GF.
To make a long story short your joint pains may just be from a vitamin deficiency which is aggravated by another problem which could be celiac and could be something else.
If you do an elimination diet generally you may want to try other items as well, dairy, nuts, etc. Generally you do two weeks and add another FALCPA item. Don't forget that when you get down to meats and vegetables only that some stores still add color and other things to even the most basic of foods. You will not know until you ask.
Good luck finding out what makes up the food colors. They appear to be exempt from FALCPA and other FDA rulings as far as I can tell. Anybody please correct me if I am wrong.
2007-03-16 07:29:18
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answered by Anonymous
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I once had bad joint pains with no obvious cause. At the time I was consuming a lot of the artificial sweetener: aspartame. I read somewhere that this could cause joint pains. Sceptically I gave it up for a week. The pains went completely in days. Still sceptical I started taking it again and the pains returned. I gave up again and have avoided it since. So - yes, give up gluten for a week or so and see if your pains disappear. What have you got to lose? If that doesn't work it might be aspartame? Good luck!
2007-03-14 09:55:59
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answered by Jewel 3
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Do you use artificial sweeteners? Aspartame used to sweeten diet soft drinks and many low calorie foods has been known to have many side effects. Joint pain was one of the side effects named. A gluten free diet could be benificial even if gluten is not the source of your joint pain.
2007-03-21 04:55:43
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answered by Barbara F 1
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Yes, it's worth it! Doing anything to try to be healthy is worth it. I have done some research for myself on this and have found that although it is not universally true for all patients with RA, but many people treated for RA improve quite dramatically once they stopped eating gluten. Many even go into complete remission by doing this.
Although stopping gluten is very difficult to do, it is certainly a reasonable approach to consider for such a devastating illness. Generally improvement is noted in a week or two.
2007-03-22 07:12:52
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answered by mrs sexy pants 6
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A pointless thing to do. Joint pains are common, as are sero-negative arthritides. (Rheumatoid negative). No evidence that removing gluten would affect either scenario.
2007-03-14 09:51:09
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answered by Dr Frank 7
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Many people have found that apple cider vinegar is a remedy for joint pain. More information at http://aches.in/naturalcuresarthritis.html
2007-03-16 02:54:33
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answered by Rajni P 3
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Hi,I get joint pains have you had any luck.Hope you have.Good Luck
2007-03-21 07:56:02
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answered by Ollie 7
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