Tips for Managing Crohn's Disease-Related Arthritis

As those of us living with Crohn’s disease know, its symptoms aren’t contained to the gastrointestinal tract. In fact, arthritis is the most common sign of Crohn's disease outside the intestines, and it can be a tricky one to manage. Here are some helpful tips and tricks to help keep those creaky joints at bay.

Warm water bath
It is well known that a hot shower reduces pain and has a prolonged effect, especially if you soak in a warm tub.

These sneakers are made for walking...

Walking is one of the simplest exercise which most people can do. All it needs is a good pair of shoes which gives you solid support and cushioning. With such a pair of shoes walking will be pain free.

Avoid sugar

White, sparkling sugar are known to cause inflammation and should be avoided. We all crave for sweets some time, best to eat a whole fruit, as it will give you a feeling of satiety due to fibre and less calories too. If at all, you love sweets, use unrefined sugars, jaggery / molasses/ honey.

Yoga is better than jogging for arthritic patients

High-impact exercise like running can be tough when you are in an arthritis flare and could make matters worse. However, you definitely shouldn’t cut out exercise all together. It is critical to keep your joints loose and moving, especially during a flare. Stick to low-impact exercises like yoga or swimming. Do whatever you find it easy and makes you happy.

Meditation

It is seen that meditation can reduce mental distress for those living with rheumatoid arthritis. Managing stress is important, as stress is known to trigger inflammation. Meditation makes one relaxed and at peace and is known to reduce chronic pain.

Add Omega 3 in your diet

Studies have shown that adding onega-3 foods or supplements significantly reduces the need for pain medications.  Any anti-inflammatory supplement can be beneficial not only for arthritis but also for Crohn's disease too.

Don't miss sleep

Sleep is essential for overall health, poor sleep has negative impacts on joint pain. To get good sleep, keep off electronic gadgets at least 30 minutes before you hit the bed. It is good to meditate before going to bed to get some sound sleep and to relax your body and your mind.

Peppermint oil

Peppermint essential oil contains menthol, which has anti-inflammatory properties. When applied on the skin it feels cooling and soothing. You can safely apply peppermint oil mixed with coconut oil directly to aching joints to potentially help manage pain and reduce swelling.

Avoid NSAIDs

Some researchers say NSAIDs raise the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like Crohn’s. So instead of popping ibuprofen for your pain, consider using acetaminophen or another type of pain reliever as prescribed by your doctor to help manage pain and inflammation from arthritis.

Discuss the best treatment options for you with your doctor

It’s always a good idea to talk to your doctor about the symptoms you are experiencing. The good news is, many of the medications prescribed for Crohn’s disease also treat the arthritis symptoms that can present with IBD. Take time to ask your doctor if they have specific recommendations for your arthritis pain and inflammation management.

One can try alternative treatments too to get relief. What is most important with arthritis is to keep moving, as when you move, the joints get flexible due to synovial fluid which reduces friction between the articular cartilage of synovial joints during movement.

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Vitamin D could help curb rheumatoid arthritis

A new study now finds that maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D in the body may help prevent the onset of inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

The research, found that while vitamin D can be effective at preventing inflammation, it is less effective once inflammation is present. Researchers now say that the findings have important implications for the use of vitamin D as an inflammation treatment.
 
Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own tissue, including the joints of the body. Over time, the inflammation can lead to bone erosion and joint deformity that seriously impacts a person’s life.

A professor told that the current understanding of vitamin D and rheumatoid arthritis is based on studies of patient blood which may not truly represent the situation at the site of inflammation – the joints.

The research also found that the impact of vitamin D on existing inflammatory disease could be predicted by testing on healthy volunteers.

As a result, the researchers said that if vitamin D was to be used as a treatment, clinicians may need to prescribe much higher doses or provide a treatment that also corrects the vitamin D insensitivity afflicting already inflamed joints.

The study, tested synovial fluid and peripheral blood from the inflamed joints of patients and came to the conclusion that the inflamed joint immune cells were much less sensitive to active vitamin D.

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Running is actually good for knee joints

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Contrary to popular perception, running actually reduces inflammation in knee joints and slows the process that leads to osteoarthritis, a study said.

 

"This idea that long-distance running is bad for your knees might be a myth," said study co-author Matt Seeley, Associate Professor of exercise science at Brigham Young University in Utah, US.

In the study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, the researchers measured inflammation markers in the knee joint fluid of several healthy men and women aged 18-35, both before and after running.

The researchers found that the specific markers they were looking for in the extracted synovial fluid -- two cytokines named GM-CSF and IL-15 -- decreased in concentration in the participants after 30 minutes of running.

When the same fluids were extracted before and after a non-running condition, the inflammation markers stayed at similar levels.

"What we now know is that for young, healthy individuals, exercise creates an anti-inflammatory environment that may be beneficial in terms of long-term joint health," said study lead author Robert Hyldahl from Brigham Young University.

Hyldahl added the study results indicate running is chondroprotective, which means exercise may help delay the onset of joint degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis.

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The Importance of a Balanced pH Levels

“pH” stands for power of hydrogen. It is a measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in the body. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, with 7 considered to be neutral. A pH level lower than 7 is considered acidic and pH levels greater than 7 are basic (or alkaline). The ideal pH in humans is slightly alkaline (7.30 to 7.45). 

An unbalanced system can create many health issues:

High acidity in the stomach can cause indigestion, nausea, acid reflux, bloating and Inflammation of the internal organs.

In the circulatory system, the body responds to the acidity by lining the vessels with fatty plaques to prevent life-threatening leaks, which arrest imminent death, but strain the heart because the aperture for the blood to flow through is narrower. When the heart becomes completely exhausted, this is known as a heart attack.

Acidic environments are breeding grounds for anaerobic pathogens whereas the high levels hydrogen of rich body fluids keep bad bacteria inactive.

When the respiratory system is overloaded with acidity, the transport of oxygen is strangled. When the ratio of acidity is too high, wastes in the form of mucus and infections and viruses build up in our lungs, which leads to colds, bronchitis, asthma, etc.

The two main form of arthritis (Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis) are related to pH imbalance and accumulation of acid deposits in the joints and wrists. This accumulation of acid damages the cartilage. When the cells that produce the lubricating synovial fluids and bursa fluids are acidic, the result is a dryness that irritates and swells the joints.

Acidity weakens the nervous system by depriving it of energy, leaving you physically and mentally exhausted.

If the body is overwhelmed by excess acids, one of the things our body starts doing is pulling alkaline minerals from the bones and releasing them in the blood. If this occurs frequently, the minerals build up in the kidneys results in painful kidney stones.

When acidity increases in the muscle cells, it disrupts the metabolism breakdown of glucose and oxygen to energy - This causes the muscles to perform poorly.

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