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What's even better than

Verified Atheist — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:22:36 +0000

What's even better than suppressing inflammation, is avoiding the triggers that cause it — when that applies, of course. Many, many doctors have talked about how one's diet can trigger (or suppress) inflammation. While I have no doubt that some of those doctors are quacks, I also think there's little harm in experimenting with elimination diets where you start with a very few basic foods and then slowly add in new foods to see how they affect you. Not all people have the same triggers, of course, and not all inflammation can be blamed on diet.

Just edited to add the line

jollyroger — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:36:27 +0000

In reply to This......I Believe

Just edited to add the line re:lysergic acid, which I cannot believe I actually forgot in the original posting!

It's never a mistake to

artappraiser — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:18:53 +0000

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It's never a mistake to suppress inflammation, imo.

I believe this too after years of reading and research on my own ailments, those of family, as well as the big controversial ailments like arteriosclerosis.

Men especially sometimes have a thing about not wanting to take OTC pain meds when they are hurting as if they are a bad thing and pain is a good thing. I think they got it wrong and I try to convince them to check out for themselves how wrong they got it. It's ironic that later in life the same kind of guys will gobble statins on some doctor's orders even though they are making them feel lousy and screwing up their whole system.

I think had they had been taking ibuprofen or aspirin as needed over the years, and furthermore antihistamines (maybe even more important) whenever they had immune system activity, they might not have that build up in their veins now....

There is even less reason to forego antihistamines whenever you have an infection or allergic reaction now that we have non-sleepy ones. I really believe they are good for most people and they should take them more often, even when symptoms are mild. Same with NSAID's. The latter's only downside is the stomach irritation, especially with aspirin. So take smaller doses....a baby aspirin a day keep the doctor away, ask most smart doctors....

I have learned from hard experience, more than once, that breaking a cycle of inflammation and pain and more inflammation and pain is the best thing you can do for a lot of major health problems. Then, along with help from diet and/or therapy or exercise and time, the body can often heal itself of many underlying issues, but only if you handle breaking that cycle causing all the secondary complications first.

Yes, of course, all meds have

MrSmith1 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:58:20 +0000

In reply to ALL MEDS HAVE SIDE AFFECTS.

Yes, of course, all meds have side effects. It's always a question of whether or not you accept the trade-off.

Prolonged inflammation will definitely do damage. So, do you live with the inflammation or do you do something to lower it or get rid of it? What if the choice is that you have prolonged inflammation or you have a 1 in 1000 chance of getting some form of cancer? Do you take the sure thing and live with the damage the inflammation will do to you or do you gamble that you will be one of the 999 that don't get cancer and will live pain-free without inflammation?

I took the gamble. It may have been the wrong choice, but not taking it would have definitely shortened my life expectancy. My inflammation was not located just in my back and knees, it was systemic. My SED rate used to hover between 55 and 65. For over 16 years, I tried everything, including dietary changes, alternative therapies and lots of different meds in order to lower my SED rate. It didn't budge. When Remicade came along, I was willing to try it. It lowered my SED rate to 1, and now my SED rate hovers between zero and 1, which is considered normal. The side effect? I have a slightly increased risk of infections. The increased long term risk of cancer originally thought to be a definite side effect of these types of drugs has recently been questioned by clinical studies and may have been over-hyped as a possible side effect.

ALL MEDS HAVE SIDE AFFECTS.

Richard Day — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:04:24 +0000

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ALL MEDS HAVE SIDE AFFECTS. hahhahahahahahah

I am speechless. hahahahahah

There are so many perspectives as far as what you just wrote.

There are terrible aspects.

And there are humorous aspects.

I really do not know why your comment just threw me off the roof. haahha

Inflammation got to me.

I was told by my social worker to forget seeking medical help for my gout.

Anyway, I have written 2? blogs on my epiphany regarding carrots and broccoli and spinach (canned) and sweet potatoes; which cured my gout and I ended up with no medications and my gout gone.

All medications will have side effects; diet is a medication and it saved me!

the end

Cox-2 inhibitors are sooooo

MrSmith1 — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:32:22 +0000

In reply to Actually, I'm not entirely

Cox-2 inhibitors are sooooo 2000. You need to get with the biologic anti-TNF meds.

It's never a mistake to suppress inflammation, imo.

All meds have side effects. But the side effects of the meds are almost always less of a problem than the effects of prolonged inflammation.

(I've been on Remicade, a biologic drug, since May of 2001.)

Actually, I'm not entirely

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:07:41 +0000

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Actually, I'm not entirely sure about that...even as we confer I am seeking guidance from medical professionals in my family...sometimes it can be a mistake to suppress inflammation, although in general I still adhere to the principle.

You had me at 'suppressing

MrSmith1 — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:10:22 +0000

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You had me at 'suppressing inflammation' ...

But I deliberately inserted a

jollyroger — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:50:24 +0000

In reply to See, you are nuts. But so am

But I deliberately inserted a portentous pause! (ya gotta hear Murrow do his "This I believe"...you could recite the pledge of allegience in the pauise....)

See, you are nuts. But so am

Richard Day — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:34:44 +0000

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See, you are nuts.

But so am I. hahahahahahahah

Stick with Creative Corner Jolly!

We need ya!