Heather in OK Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 If you have joint pain have you tried going gluten free? Did it help? I have had some pain in my right shoulder, elbow, and arm for a few weeks now. I do need to be adjusted so I think the shoulder pain will be helped by that. However, my elbow and forearm muscles bother me. Sometimes it hurts more than others. I was doing some reading on arthritis and joint pain and found that gluten can sometimes be the cause. Which is interesting because yesterday I made coffeecake for breakfast (and didn't have just one piece..lol) and my arm is VERY sore today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 If you have joint pain have you tried going gluten free? Did it help? I have had some pain in my right shoulder, elbow, and arm for a few weeks now. I do need to be adjusted so I think the shoulder pain will be helped by that. However, my elbow and forearm muscles bother me. Sometimes it hurts more than others. I was doing some reading on arthritis and joint pain and found that gluten can sometimes be the cause. Which is interesting because yesterday I made coffeecake for breakfast (and didn't have just one piece..lol) and my arm is VERY sore today. It can't hurt to try. I went gluten free and my hip pain has decreased but not disappeared. My main symptoms were gastrointestinal and a vitamin B12 deficiency. Both of those have disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I think celiac/gluten intolerance affects everyone differently. My main symptom was joint pain. It was to the point that I could hardly move my fingers and elbows. Within 2-3 days of going gluten-free, the joint pain went away. I have heard others say they never had joint pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Going gluten free did not help my joint pain so after a month or two I went back to eating gluten. In my case, vitamin D did help the joint pain. So it depends on what is causing the joint pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 You'll also want to look at the link between the nightshade family and a tendency to have inflammation. These would be potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 When my fibromyalgia was at its worst, I found that a gf diet helped my joint pain. I'd say an improvement of about 25%. I also noticed that my energy level and mental 'sharpness' improved as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Nope..haven't seen a correlation there. I didn't have any of those yesterday but I did have A LOT of bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I can tell when I've had too much gluten, my joints hurt. So, for me, cutting back and cutting it out have been helpful. I had pizza the other night and a sandwich w/bread for lunch in the same day and I hurt the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Going gluten free did not help my joint pain so after a month or two I went back to eating gluten. In my case, vitamin D did help the joint pain. So it depends on what is causing the joint pain. Same here. I notice zero difference with gluten / not gluten, but I had a pretty radical improvement with *serious* vitamin D supplementation. (Simple bloodwork showed I was severely deficient, which is why I started supplementing in the first place.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missesd Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I have had ankle pain since I was 7. Then late 20's- 30's, somewhere in there it went from ankle, to ankle and knee. More recently it is graduated up, now it is ankle, knee and hip. I asked my Dr, but he kind of blew me off which pissed me off. I have been dealing with it all my life, and I am getting pretty tired of it. I wonder if I should try a diet change?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I tried majorly upping my vitamin D (naturally through large doses of fermented cod liver oil). Unfortunately, my hair started falling out. I don't know if that is related, but I read in some cases too much vitamin A causes these sorts of problems. So just to be sure I stopped the cod liver oil. I haven't noticed any return in joint pain. Regarding the hair loss, I have also lost a lot of weight, so that could be a culprit too. I'm just trying to be proactive though! Just like Abbeyej, I didn't supplement with high doses of vitamin D until I had a bloodtest that showed a serious deficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Going gluten free did not help my joint pain so after a month or two I went back to eating gluten. In my case, vitamin D did help the joint pain. So it depends on what is causing the joint pain. I take Vitamin D3 for joint pain (Sarcoidosis). I also take Celadrin capsules and MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane). I definitely feel it if I stop taking any of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 ...(naturally through large doses of fermented cod liver oil). ...I read in some cases too much vitamin A causes these sorts of problems. So just to be sure I stopped the cod liver oil. ...Regarding the hair loss, I have also lost a lot of weight, so that could be a culprit too. ... I'd certainly be tempted to attribute this to the high vitamin A -- I've read of various adverse effects of too much A from cod liver oil -- or the weight loss rather than the vitamin D. While I wouldn't encourage truly massive doses of D without a doctor's supervision, there's no evidence that it's toxic even at very high dosage. BTW, I take 1,000iu of vitamin D per 25lbs of body weight. So a 100lb adult would take 4,000iu per day, a 150lb adult 6,000iu... My doctor's office has started giving 50,000iu 1x/week for severely deficient patients (of whom I'm no longer one, lol)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I have been doin GF, along with sugar free, dairy free...etc for a few months now. I do have way less joint pain when i stick to the diet. However, I do believe sugar is more of a trigger for me than Gluten. I am Vit D deficient and have been taking D3 for almost 2 years now and that does not seem to be a contributing factor to my joint pain, as it is better at times and then other times, not so much. This really cold weather seems to be a trigger too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I had joint pain before going GF. I do get a bit, but nothing like I used to. It was one of the unexpected benefits as I went GF for gastrointestinal issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 You'll also want to look at the link between the nightshade family and a tendency to have inflammation. These would be potatoes, tomatoes, and peppers. Potatoes, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, tomatillos, tamarios, pepinos, pimentos, paprika, cayenne, and Tabasco sauce are classified as nightshade foods. ITA with this poster. My naturopath has me off of gluten, dairy, sugar, and nightshade veggies among other things. For my joint pain I'm off nightshade veggies. The other things are for other symptoms. She never mentioned anything other than going off of nightshade veggies for my pain, though. Just an fyi. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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