Burning Pains In Elbows

[lorna]

I have been gluten free since march this year but have had burning pains in my elbows since. the pain is so severe it wakens me in the middle of the night.

I am on my 3rd type of anti-inflamittary but to not avail, is this gluten related.

[disneyfan]

It may be caused by some hidden gluten that you are eating and not realizing. Some people are sensitive to the smallest amount of gluten and not know they are ingesting it.

I would also suggest if you have not already, schedule yourself for a bone density scan just to make sure your celiac disease has not caused osteopenia or osteoporosis which would cause joint pain/aches/inflammation. If you had any malabsorption issues, you should talk to your doctor about taking a calcium supplement.

Another thought is that you may have developed a bursitis or tendonitis in your elbow from an injury from sports or exercising. For that you could go to GNC and try their Triflex which is gluten free. It has glucosamine/chondrotin/msm which helps your joints and cartillages. I use it and it really works.

I hope the inflammatories work soon, you can also try to use mineral ice on your elbow daily and that might help. Good luck!

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[lorna]

It may be caused by some hidden gluten that you are eating and not realizing. Some people are sensitive to the smallest amount of gluten and not know they are ingesting it.

I would also suggest if you have not already, schedule yourself for a bone density scan just to make sure your celiac disease has not caused osteopenia or osteoporosis which would cause joint pain/aches/inflammation. If you had any malabsorption issues, you should talk to your doctor about taking a calcium supplement.

Another thought is that you may have developed a bursitis or tendonitis in your elbow from an injury from sports or exercising. For that you could go to GNC and try their Triflex which is gluten free. It has glucosamine/chondrotin/msm which helps your joints and cartillages. I use it and it really works.

I hope the inflammatories work soon, you can also try to use mineral ice on your elbow daily and that might help. Good luck!

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[lorna]

Hey Disneyfan,

thanks for your response.

I have had a bone density scan and no osteporosis. Was diagnosed with malabsorbtion issues, main concern being iron deficient.

Not sports injury as i have pains in both elbows which was firstly diagnosed as golfers elbows (in both elbows). Ithink there maybe something that I am still eating thats casuing pain. Either that or need to try cutting out dairy produce to see if that makes any difference.

[rock on]

Hi Lorna,

One thought I had....maybe it's nightshade vegetables.

My husband has psoriatic arthritis & began to complain about a 'burning pain' in his joints, specifically his hands right before he went on the gluten free diet. A few weeks into the diet & he said that the burning was getting worse. We looked at his diet and realized that he'd begun cooking with paprika & cayenne pepper for flavor a lot. So, because those are considered nightshade vegetables & because I'd read that they can contribute to inflammation in the joints, I suggested he cut them out for a bit & see what happens. I couldn't convince him to cut out potatoes - another nightshade - because they are his comfort food & he felt like he was sacrificing enough at that point. So, he cut the spices out & within a week, the burning subsided greatly. Now he's been on the gluten free diet for 8 weeks & no cayenne/paprika for a few less weeks than that & just today he mentioned how his hands felt ok. In fact, I have a pinched nerve in my neck today & he gave me a neck massage like he used to! It's been about a year since my last one!

Maybe it's a different nightshade with you...I think they are: tomato, potato, peppers (not black pepper though), eggplant & tobacco. Check out some other threads, there's lot's of info about them on this board.

Just a thought...easy to test out & a lot easier on the system than anti-inflammatories.

Best,

RO