I do have flare ups and don't really know what causes them. Sometimes if I eat a lot of sugar I notice a difference but most times I really can't trace the cause. I sure am tired of being in pain most of the time

For me it is the cold, damp weather.

Not arthritis but too many peanuts will cause my knees to hurt big time. Right knee starts first with pain in the muscles right above it then moves to the joint. Normally have to wait until it passes although sometimes an allergy pill will help. Had food allergy testing many years ago and just after they injected the peanut stuff the pain started.

I am beginning to think it was almonds that brought mine on.

Rainy weather causes mine. It’s supposed to rain tomorrow and I can feel it coming.

Eating more than a bit of tomato (fresh or sauce) will make my joints swell and get hot and red. Almonds seem to make me have chapped, peeling lips.

Oh goodness yes I definitely have flares. Weather changes do affect me. Eating foods that are known as bad for arthritis like tomatoes, potatoes, and other nightshades. Google foods to avoid with arthritis.

For me the big thing that knocked me out of remission was stress. The flood situation last year and it got much worse this year.

A couple of things that help me quite a bit are Krill oil supplements and Coq10 supplements. I take a fairly high dose of both. It's also helped my cholesterol levels and triglycerides. I have a Krill oil I order from Amazon that I love. It's never given any type of fishy taste or burps like some do. It's priced fairly.

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Too much walking in wrong shoes. I take a couple aspirin for a day or two. I have it in my feet. They don't hurt during the day but when I sit down in the evening they get to hurting. Also use some topical products.

Krill oil should never have a fishy taste because of what krill are. They are a small shrimp like creature not a fish.

I use the raisins soaked in gin for several years now, and besides pain during winter when I am cold, I am fine.

teddybear - I have post-traumatic arthritis in a shoulder that would flare up in cold, damp weather and from overuse. My doctor recommended glucosamine chondroitin which has helped me tremendously. Haven't had a flare up since taking this supplement daily.

I keep forgetting to take my Osteo Bo-Flex........ thanks for the reminder. I find it really helps but because I stopped taking it, it's going to take a while to get back into my system. I prefer it over RX medications. I'm not sure why my joints hurt. I also haven't been strict with my Keto diet, which I KNOW helped me a lot. Time to jump back on the wagon and get my body back together.

Thanks for all your comments, this last time I had a bout with it scared me it came on so quickly and so severe , I could barely get from one room to another to get medication . After a full day of complete rest I am better.

As ravencajun Zone 8b TX mentioned, CoQ10 and fish or krill oil are two supplements to look into. There has been research on the anti-inflammatory benefits of both. I take a CoQ10 that is both water and fat-soluble for better absorption.

For those with peanut/almond triggers - those are known to cause thyroid suppression. There is a link between arthritis and hypothyroidism, you might want to have that checked. Please don't let you doc waste time on TSH testing, it's a poor test. Your need FreeT3, FreeT4 and ReverseT3 to get a full picture.

I was never bothered much by arthritis until this winter. Age may be catching up with me. This morning, for the first time in the last 2 weeks, I was able to walk more than a mile. The warmer weather is a factor as well..

Another tomatoes victim. And cow dairy (casein), gluten, peanuts, soy, high sugar, too many potatoes and I have to keep on my supplements. Tomatoes are the worst for me though - I get swelling within hours. I really miss tomato sauces:(.

It really does hit hard and fast in a flare up. Glad it passed quickly (for the most part it sounds like).

Okay, are we talking about Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis? I have Osteoarthritis in my shoulders, mainly, and I suspect it's now in other places, too. I honestly don't know if the treatment is different between the two or not, nor do I know if the same things affect both types or not.

I don't think the weather really has much of an effect on me, but I do know that the Nightshade family of plants can cause me a lot of pain. And I love most of them. I also have found that eating fresh raw pineapple is a BIG help in reducing pain! Cherries are supposed to be, too, but I find the pineapple works better for me.

I've had to give up the Krill and/or fish oils, and the COQ10. They both were helpful, but both can interfere with the Plavix I now take, and also can aggravate gout, which is another form of arthritis. Sometimes I feel like I can't win for losing.

I've had some type of flare up in my back for the last few days, not sure if it's the weather or what set it off. I've had to hit the prescription pain pills for several days now, and I hate doing that. So I'm back to being really strict with what I eat, I kind of ate whatever I wanted over the holidays, & most of it was not what I should have been eating!

Rusty

Various things affect me. If I'm doing a lot more than I'm used to doing, it affects me, weather affects me. And who knows what else. I keep my pain pills handy and take them when needed. For me, the supplements I take seem to really make a positive difference.

Rusty osteo is caused by wear and tear on the body. Rheumatoid is an autoimmune problem where the bodies own immune system starts destroying the body. Both can have flare ups or be a constant source of pain but Rheumatoid when it happens can be treated by steroids where osteo is treated with pain pills. Some types of exercise may help people with both types be more comfortable.