Dealing with internal inflammation and joint pain

Posted by callieb1102 @callieb1102, Aug 15 10:02am

Last year I was diagnosed with Lupus, Erosive Osteoarthritis in my wrists, Psoriatic Arthritis and Differential Autoimmune. I had, what I discovered is considered a "Flare-Up" that started all of this last year due to a lot of stress, although my blood work has been off the charts for 6 years now, which is why they added "Differential Autoimmune" because they cannot figure out why WBC & RBC and other markers are sooo low or high. I do take Plaqeunil for the Lupus and was also on Tremfya for the Psoriatic Arthritis but now that is being replaced with Skyrizi. I have been really suffering with inflammation of the wrist and ankles and probably all over my body and could not sit or stand for any length of time. Took me about 20 minutes of moving in the morning just to get started with my day after a miserable night of sleep. After my last visit to the pain management doctor for yet another injection in my shoulder, she suggested that I research holistic therapy and herbs. I recently listened to podcasts about home remedies and one section was about inflammation and drinking homemade Ginger Root tea. I'm not one to just run out and try something BUT, I did. I bought Ginger Root, Fresh Lemon and Yogi Mango Ginger tea bags (to lessen the strong taste of the ginger root) After two days (maybe less) of drinking a cup in the morning and evening, I can tell everyone, that I have slept like a baby, can stay in bed all night and barely stiff in the morning. I swear on this tea!! I can also tell you that my husband (gym rat) and had come home complaining about a stiff neck. When he went to bed, just lying down was very painful and he was almost in tears. I told him that there was also a ginger root compress in the podcast. I grated some ginger root into a paper towel, applied to his neck and wrapped it up for the night. It is supposed to draw out inflammation. The next morning, he was amazed on how much better his neck was, and we did it again the following night with the same success. He has been telling everyone about it. We recently went on vacation and of course I had to take my ginger root with me. Before trying this, I could barely sit for any length of time due to the pain in my hips. We flew for three hours each way for vacation, and I had no issues whatsoever with the sitting. I wanted to keep this short and sweet, sorry! BUT I challenge anyone suffering with inflammation of joints to please try this. I so hope this message helps others!!

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@daun44

Sugar causes inflammation, my Dr. told me so giving it up helped me.

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Refined sugar is truly nasty stuff. I have cut out almost all of it. But I still enjoy a desert now and then and a can of regular coke. Moderation in all things.

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@heyjoe415

Refined sugar is truly nasty stuff. I have cut out almost all of it. But I still enjoy a desert now and then and a can of regular coke. Moderation in all things.

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I keep it under 30 grams. Sometimes when I have a migraine I have a small can of Pepsi and later I crash. It used to sustain me at work.

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