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Originally Posted by mrsD
Another good natural substance is Bromelain. One has to get the enteric coated form, so it is protected from the stomach acid, for best absorption into the body.
I've been using 500mg a day of LEF (the only one who makes this form), for my lupus/angioedema reaction. And it has helped my arthritis quite a bit. Bromelain is listed as a bradykinin receptor antagonist and that is why I am trying it. This is a specific action for me. But it has the additional benefit of helping
my osteoarthritis. So I am pleased. I just made a refill order at Amazon for it, for 2 bottles, because I am going to try 2 a day now. 
Thanks for your updates.
The flax works like the fish oil, and in females is converted to EPA in the body at about 20-25%. Males don't have this ratio however. (it is thought that is difference is because women carry a fetus which needs alot of Omega-3's to
form the brain and nervous system).
We used to make salad dressings from flax oil. Now it appears in many smart foods, and so I don't need it so much separately. |
Well, as I mentioned, it seems like all omega 3 items = flax seeds eaten like nuts, flax seed oil in capsules, fish oil in capsules, only moments after taking them, my legs start reacting - muscles cramping and then when it gets intense, I realize it's nerve pain, like my feet aren't burning but instead my legs get to burning... I have googled and googled trying to find one other person with pn reporting this problem and can't.
Soooooo.... I went out to get the Bromelain, found 500 mg tablets, hoping amoungst hope that THIS one - might not do anything to me when I take it and I would have something to help me with the knee arthritis... I cut just a third of it off to test (because if I react, I react for hours and have trouble sleeping through it at night too)... and I reacted to it, within five minutes the muscles started to move on thier own. But at least I tried it.
If I just stick with the Vitamin D and the Benfotiamine that stopped the miserable itch problem I had, parathesis (spell?)... things are completely silent, practically. I can take Glucosamine. I suppose I
should be thanking my lucky stars for that-
My question then, Mrs. D, it seems that it would be logical not to do things to aggrevate this pn condition in an attempt to make arthritis better. What do you think? I appreciate your opinion, Thank you, Karen