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Body Pain. Have Osteoarthritis, Varicose Veins. Taking Glucosamine, Chondroitin. Reason?

I am experiencing extreme pain in my entire body it is as if pain runs in the blood. Iam 68 years of age. Used 2 a lot of phtsical activity. I have the problems of osteo-arthritis,osteroprosis,,rheumatic arthiritis.,vericose veins, & knees have been bad for the last 7 years.I take glocosamine & chondroitn , & vit. D , calcium on a regulayr basis. I moved from a sunny country 2 this place of clouds & cold , but i have been here for 3 years, how come the extreme pain has come up now ? Thanks for your help.My email is : YYYY@YYYY .
Fri, 7 Jun 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,

You have mentioned in your history that you are suffering from osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Osteoarthritis is a age related degenerative disease of the joints, most commonly knee joint is involved.
Osteoporosis is loss of bone mass and it is caused due to calcium deficiency in the body.
Osteoporosis is common in post-menopausal females.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune mediated disease and is common infemales.
it affects the upper limbs in females.
Osteoporosis has to be managed by taking calcium and vitamin D in dite.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease. The drugs- glucosamine and chroitin sulphate are slow the damage to the articular cartilage and bones.
Rheumatois arthritis is managed by immunomodualtory drugs.

Since, you have mentioned that you have moved to a place with less amount of sun exposure, there will be relative deficiency of calcium and vitamin D.
Vitamin D is required for absorption of calcium.
Calcium deficiency can be the cause of extreme body infact bony pains.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Body Pain. Have Osteoarthritis, Varicose Veins. Taking Glucosamine, Chondroitin. Reason?

Hello and welcome to HCM, You have mentioned in your history that you are suffering from osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a age related degenerative disease of the joints, most commonly knee joint is involved. Osteoporosis is loss of bone mass and it is caused due to calcium deficiency in the body. Osteoporosis is common in post-menopausal females. Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune mediated disease and is common infemales. it affects the upper limbs in females. Osteoporosis has to be managed by taking calcium and vitamin D in dite. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease. The drugs- glucosamine and chroitin sulphate are slow the damage to the articular cartilage and bones. Rheumatois arthritis is managed by immunomodualtory drugs. Since, you have mentioned that you have moved to a place with less amount of sun exposure, there will be relative deficiency of calcium and vitamin D. Vitamin D is required for absorption of calcium. Calcium deficiency can be the cause of extreme body infact bony pains. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal