What is the basic cause for getting affected to arthritis?

I read somewhere that it causes arthritis but then i read somewhere that it can help ease it.

If it is bad, what is it in the diet soda that’s bad?

Is It the aspartame?

when i sleep i usually sleep on my side, and when i am on my left side i wake up in the middle of the night with alot of pain in my hip and up in my butt cheek that feels like a throbbing or a sort of numbness., once it wakes me up i roll over and it goes away. it doesnt give me any problems during the day when im walking or sitting or anything. just when i sleep or sit in my bed.
ive read things about arthritis and it seems to have the symptoms i have.
but im not 100% sure
if you have any ideas please let me know
thankss

I am a 26 year old female and for the past couple of days I’ve been experiencing headaches and body pain.

I live in Iowa. We’ve been experiencing some strong wind and some heavy showers. So I’m not sure if this pain is weather related or what. Here are my symptoms:

Ear/Jaw Pain – A little over a year ago I had a really bad ear infection in my right ear. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been experiencing ear/jaw pain. Sometimes it throbs. The ear/jaw pain started on the right side then it also started hurting on the left side. Its not constant pain. The pain comes and goes. I’ve noticed though that when I’m outside in the cold and wind sometimes thats when I experience the ear/jaw pain.

Neck Pain – The neck pain didn’t start until yesterday but when I woke up this morning I had a lot of neck pain.

Headache – I woke up this morning with pain in my temples. At first it was throbbing pain (non-stop) but then after I was up for a while then it wasn’t so painful but I’m still experiencing some pain in my temples. I have allergies so could allergies cause this?

All over body pain – For the past week I’ve been experiencing all over body pain off and on. But yesterday I had the all over body pain all day and now today so far I’m experiencing the same thing. Its like an achy feeling.

Tiredness – I’ve been feeling tired for the past week. I sleep well at night (I get at least 8 hrs of sleep) but I wake up in the morning feeling groggy and tired.

What could these symptoms mean? I have allergies and arthritis. Last spring I experienced these issues and my husband was thinking maybe I had fibromyalgia. He wanted me to go see a specialist but I decided not to at that time. So could this type of pain I described could it be fibromyalgia? If it is fibromyalgia should I see a specialist? Is there anything I can take for the pain?
I got my period last friday. I’m just trying to figure out whats going on with my body. So could my period cause this type of pain?

My dog has suffered from arthritis for years. He is 11 I think and it has recently gotten much worse. I have him bcuz years ago it turned out my (crackhead) uncle had been pulling his little (chiuahuah) ears, punched his tiny face, etc. With oscar really in pain now I am pissed. Wondering if the abuse caused this. The vets both said they can’t do much and gave him as much pain meds as poss w/o knocking him out. It hurts bad to see the “arthritic changes” they’ve diagnosed hurting my baby. He’s on metacam and tramadol. I’ve spent years healing emotional wounds and when I got him he had a crooked spine, both ears infected, an enlarged prostate, and 10 ( now extracted ) infected teeth. Did that piece of sh!t do this to him or is it normal aging? Its so hard to see him in pain, I love him. Is this from abuse or is my heart just looking for someone to blame?

My dog is old and for some reason he is acting like he has arthritis, its something to watch him try to get around, someone told me its cause wennie dogs have back problems, just wondering if anyone else’s dog might do the same thing, I dont know what to do with him…

I’m only 18.. so I know it’s not arthritis.. They also cause me a ton of pain.. I would think it’d be carpal tunnel only I don’t have any of the symptoms.. so what could it be? If you need any more details let me know.. Thanks for your input
What can I do about this? Doctors? Medicines?..

Hi everyone, I am not sure what is causing my knee pain but my symptoms are similar to arthritis. I have been very physically active my whole life, but I am only 20 years old…isn’t that too young to develop osteo arthritis? I am wondering if it is a possible explaination for the pain I have been having in my left knee (my right knee gives me no issues at all) I am very depressed, as I cannot be active the way I used to be. I have been to an orthropedic doctor and he believes I have bursitis. I did not have an MRI but he said if the pain does not subside in a month or two of physical therapy that he is going to order me an MRI. My question is, would ostero arthritis show up on an MRI?

I have a female Doberman who is approximately 7 years old. Yesterday she suddenly started to limp on her right back-leg and was avoiding standing on it. When she starts to walk it seems to get better and after walking she tends to stand on that leg again. There are no visible injuries and when I move and stretch her leg she seems fine with that too. Otherwise she is fine and happy, has normal appetite, and still wants to play.
I was doing some reading online and found informtaion on “Paneosteitis”. The symptoms seem to fit pretty well, except that they usually affect young dogs. It says treatment, if any, involves painkillers and basically it just has to be waited out. She is currently on an anti-inflammatroy/pain killer for arthritis.

I am obvioulsy going to take her to the vet if symptoms continue. I just wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience or some advice on what it might be or what could help.
She gets “Deramaxx” for arthritis on a daily basis already – prescribed by the vet.
Could it still be arthritis-related even though she is already getting medication for it, and it came completely out of the blue?

Thanks for all of the answers so far!

I’m a 21 year old with symptoms that fit with a connective tissue disease.

Apart from ANA, blood tests come back ‘normal’. My CRP is <3 (0-7) and rheumatoid factor IgM 9 (0-15). I have a positive ANA, not sure at what number or pattern.

I have joint pain in my knees along with swelling and stiffness. My fingers are puffy, stiff and swollen.

I have been given the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, but my I DO NOT have wide spread pain. The rheumatologist made a very quick diagnosis and was not thorough.

My GP suggested it might be Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease.

I also read about sero-negative Rheumatoid Arthritis, which my symptoms also seem to fit into.

I do not have Diabetes, and Lyme Disease is very very rare where I live (New Zealand). I’ve only ever traveled to Australia and Samoa.

I have to wait 2 months to see another rheumatologist. My knee pain and other symptoms developed about 6 months ago and the finger symptoms, about 2-3 months ago. Before this my pain was slightly more wide spread, but it was more likely I had the flu. This pain in my knees is different.

Also, my joints click, pop and grind when I walk or stand up.
My pain is worse in the cold, when walking up and down stairs or hills and in the morning.
Over the counter anti-inflammatories help the pain a lot. Nearly 80% of my knee pain goes when I take them.
I also have well managed Celiac Disease.

My other symptoms-
dry eyes, skin, nails and mouth.
Raynaud’s Disease.
Odd rashes.
Oral and nasal ulcers

I’m of normal weight, slightly low blood pressure, all other stats are normal.

Any ideas?