What is a suitable medication for arthritis if you have a very acid stomach?
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No, amputation is not the answer! Have you thought of trying complimentary therapy? Glucosamine Sulphate is a popular complimentary treatment for mild to moderate osteo-arthritis. Glucosamine is a form of amino sugar believed to play an anti-inflammatory role in cartilage formation and repair. It's derived from shellfish (so avoid if you have any allergies to shellfish) but there are vegetarian forms available. Usual dose is 1500mg once a day. Glucosamine is easily available from any of the high street health food shops, but you may find it cheaper to buy online.
If you are prone to excess stomach acid, you could ask your GP about prescribing you a medication to help to protect the lining of your stomach/digestive tract, such as Lanzoprazole or Omeprazole or Ranitidine. Eating about 30 minutes to an hour before taking any medications can also help (unless your medication needs to be taken on an empty stomach).
Has your GP referred you to a rheumatology consultant at your local hospital? You could (diplomatically) ask about this. There are also specialist pain clinics that you could be referred to which deal with all aspects of uncontrolled pain.
Always check with your GP before starting any new treatment, particularly if you are on any blood thinning medications such as warfarin, aspirin, or clopidogrel.
Don't give up hope, there are lots of options that your GP can investigate with you. Good luck, hope you feel better soon.
Consult a physician, moron.
Maybe you could investigate alternative medicines. I grind up cloves and put them in little capsules. There have been studies done that show very good results. Cloves are very beneficial in other ways too. Ginger and cayenne are both good too. The only trouble is the little capsules aren't all that easy to find, and work out quite expensive, so if any of the above come in capsules, maybe you could try emptying them out and filling with the above.?
Bet your blood is acidic,treat your acidic stomach and you will cure your arthritis---easier said than done
Check into bee-sting therapy...
Try this, it's really saved my life. I also have an ulcer.
http://www.flexadrin.co.za/
I suffered arthritis quite badly 3 years ago and i stumbled on a piece someone had written in the paper Deeside Natural Mineral Water was a good help with arthritis so i bought a bottle and have never stopped drinking it every day and my Arthritis has almost dissapeared// Read their website and it will tell you Queen Victoria had this delivered to Balmoral and its still delivered to this day Good Luck
You don't say if your arthritis is rheumatoid (auto-immune) or osteo (from injury or age). There is a difference in how they are treated.
If you have rheumatoid arthritis, talk to your rheumatologist. If you don't have a rheumatologist, get one.
If you have osteoarthritis talk to your general doctor.
You might consider getting a pain management specialist.
Unfortunately, most pain killers are hard on the stomach. Immunosuppressive drugs all have their own side effects.
your doctor should provide tablets for you to take along with the arthritis drugs to stop them attacking your stomach.... i also have a bad stomach and arthritis
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