I have 5 kinds of crippling Arthritis, can barely walk and use a wheelchair, cannot exercise. My steroid drugs and other medications and the inability to burn calories or move my body has made losing weight impossible. On an average day I eat less than 550 calories. I eat the same thing almost every day. A handful of Jelly Bellys with coffee for breakfast, more coffee for lunch and a protien bar for dinner. 1/2 cup of low fat, frozen yogurt is my last meal of the day. I take loads of vitamins. I do nibble Jelly Bellys (four calories each, no fat) during late aft and do not count how many I eat. given my diet, I need to stop them but every time I have tried, I couldn’t do it! I take lots of pain meds, never get high or take more than prescribed and am a very disciplined person but need some help on how to quit these Jelly Beans! When I try to eat small, healthy meals I gain more weight! My theory is that I am using sugar for energy and storing the rest. Can anyone tell me how to detox?
Perhaps I was unclear. I obviously know not to buy them but I crave them and want to know how to stop the craving, how long it might last, how many days it takes to lose the craving, that sort of thing. I am unable to shop and my family is not supportive about it because in their well meaning love they feel I should not give up my only fun pleasure (food wise) because of my pain and suffering. More about breaking the addiction please? Thank you.
One more thing…I don’t eat cookies, cakes, sugary treats, chocolate, none of those things! Just those damn Jelly Beans. Sometimes I think they must have Estrogen in them since I am in Menopause and so many of my friends love them too! lol

A un-atended knee injury is turning into arthritis in both knees, the pain is excrutiating & the swelling is uncomfortabe I avoid taking too many anti-inflamatory pain pills. Has anyone out there in a similar situation used accupunture for relief ? what were the results ?

And are you taking medication for these medical problems?

hey everybody,can anyone give me some names to some over the counter medicines for arthritis that works well? my mom has a touch of arthritis in one of her knees that’s been giving her trouble and she needs a little relief before her doctors appointment .if anyone can help us out about this we would greatly appreciate it thanks a lot

i have arthritis in my back and i think it may be in my hip because it is very sore and hurts with the change of weather, they took xrays and said i have it in my lower back but the xrays on my hip are normal. i know my hip has never hurt constantly like this before and its been like this for alittle overa yr. i am in the army and they said i could possibly be med boarded because of it but i want to know how bad does it have to be? does anyone know?

If yes, what treatment did you do and did it help? Please, serious answers only.

I was diagnosed with JRA last year at 14. Mine is the severe type. I am on methotrexate, enbrel, and several steroids. Pain pills dont really work. HELP!

I wake up many times during the night in pain. My joints and muscles hurt from head to toe most of the time. I stay tired all the time. My iron level stays low. I am currently on prescribe medication which only helps a little. I really do not like to take medicine and especially when the doctors tells me I have to be on it for the rest of my life. I have tried several different natural remedies but nothing seems to work. I was hoping someone else with these diagnoses has found the miracle cure for this. Thank you and wish you always with good health.

I have known several people to use MSM but none who had Rheumatoid. Have you? Did it help you?

I know this is a ridiculous question, but just on the chance I may get a positive answer & for my pets’ sake, I must ask it.

My husband & I are unemployed, cars broken down, no cash on hand or income whatsoever. When we had good jobs our pets’ health needs were taken care of immediately & usually w/o regard to cost as long as they weren’t so sick that spending lots of money would be simply throwing it away. Even later after being laid off but while receiving unemployment benefits), we did everything possible to keep pets healthy — took them to vet as needed & provided excellent home care, diet, etc. They still get great care by us @ home, but we can’t take them to vet anymore. We only have food stamps now, so we make them “people” food using chicken-brown rice-fresh veggies, since we can’t use food stamps to buy regular pet food. They’re probably healthier for the home-cooked food, but it’s a lot of work!

We had terrible fleas this year here in Dallas-Ft. Worth TX. Despite removing them from house to bathe/treat them while simultaneously treating exterior/interior of house for fleas/eggs, washing all bedding, using Frontline & Advantage on them, & now despite a 5-day hard freeze here 2 weeks ago, they still have fleas & therefore also have those worms in their feces that pets get from eating fleas (either pin-worms or tape-worms or round worms, don’t remember which they’re called). Only effective treatment is pills from vet. Also, older bloodhound needs his once-a-month ($32 ea. time) cortizone shots for his hip/arthritis probs. They all need updates on vaccinations, heartworm checks, then heartworm prevention meds. One cat has diabetes but is healthy & does just fine when she’s on her insulin (just like a person). But now we can’t afford insulin & her monthly blood-sugar level test.

Has anyone ever heard of a nationwide or Texas group of voluntary, pro-bono veterinarians who volunteer a portion of their time to treating pets of people who are temporarily broke w/no way to pay unless after finding, beginning jobs later on?