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Joint And Muscle Pain

Kimbalou

By Kimbalou
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Kimbalou Enthusiast
Kimbalou
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I have been having a lot of joint and muscle pain. I have been taking Kung Fu classes for over 2 years. I have never been a really good athlete, but kung fu has helped me a lot. However, I now wonder if all my joint and muscle pain is related more to having Celiac than just Kung Fu. Yes, the classes are intense, but I really don't think I should be having this much pain related to the classes. I have always wondered when the pain will go away, and I've always thought it was just because I need to be in better shape.

I love Kung Fu, but I don't know how much longer I can do it. I've been gluten free for almost a month, except for the week before my biopsy. Do you think the pain will lessen after being on the diet for a longer period of time?

Do you think it's unhealthy for me to keep going if I am in pain? I just have mixed feelings about it. I don't want to make more problems for my joints by exercising so hard. But, exercise is good for us!

Any suggestions?

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I'm kinda in the same boat in wondering how much exercise is good for you when newly recovering. I'm only two months in. But I am not made of the kind of stuff you are. If it hurts I just quit!! No but seriously I decided that walking and stretching is enough for now. I don't know if you can damage things or help them with vigorous Kung Fu exercise, but I'm giving my joints a break from any strenuous stuff prolly for 6 months. I will be curious to see what others say. On the muscles, I found that I still kinda hurt when I wasn't eating enough protein like when I first started the diet. Others say that Potatos (nightshade) can contribute to joint pain. Just learning myself, but had a couple of thoughts.

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mushroom
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I agree with eatmeat4good that probably a less strenuous form of exercise for a couple of months at least would give your joints some relief and a chance to heal. Not that I'm suggesting you stop completely, but walking (on a treadmill if your climate is not good this time of year) or cycling would keep things moving without over exerting. Your body is in healing mode and you need to be a little kind to it for a while if you can. It will probably let you know when it's ready for morel; right now it doesn't sound very happy. Three weeks gluten free is not very long in the healing time frame, when you consider how long it took you to get where you are. :)

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okieinalaska
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I have been having a lot of joint and muscle pain. I have been taking Kung Fu classes for over 2 years. I have never been a really good athlete, but kung fu has helped me a lot. However, I now wonder if all my joint and muscle pain is related more to having Celiac than just Kung Fu. Yes, the classes are intense, but I really don't think I should be having this much pain related to the classes. I have always wondered when the pain will go away, and I've always thought it was just because I need to be in better shape.

I love Kung Fu, but I don't know how much longer I can do it. I've been gluten free for almost a month, except for the week before my biopsy. Do you think the pain will lessen after being on the diet for a longer period of time?

Do you think it's unhealthy for me to keep going if I am in pain? I just have mixed feelings about it. I don't want to make more problems for my joints by exercising so hard. But, exercise is good for us!

Any suggestions?

I just was diagnosed and waiting on my biopsy so I can't answer about pain lessoning. (I am hoping the answer is yes for both of us!) If you are in that much pain I would consider taking a break (or cutting back) but I know I would have a hard time taking a long break...I do jujutsu, battojutsu and ice hockey and they are my sanity savers. Can you call your doctor and ask?

I wonder if that kind of joint pain, can you make it worse by doing activities? Or if it's like arthritis where the more you use your joints the more it improves joint function?

I hope you start feeling better soon and also can continue with Kung Fu.

Amy in Alaska

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FooGirlsMom
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Hiya,

I do think the pain will lessen some after you go completely Gluten Free & root out all the sources of contamination & food sensitivities. One of my big culprits I discovered was corn. I took it out of my diet for 2 weeks. My joint pain really lessened (esp in my right hand where it feels like arthritis) I did a test yesterday and ate some gluten free popcorn at the movie (was free) and I was pleasantly surprised that I had no GI effects from the popcorn (this is new and wonderful) but last night I had pain in my right hand. It was so sore I had trouble opening & closing it and my knuckles were popping. So corn equals joint inflammation for me.

I don't think you should stop moving - whatever kind of activity it is you can tolerate - stay with it.

One side note... have you ever tried taking omega 3,6,9?? If you aren't allergic to citrus, you can get lemon flavored ones. My husband has knee pain & he takes 3 a day, one with each meal & swears by them. I noticed a difference with them too but I can't take them yet. They cause the big D :( I hope that'll change.

If you're female, joint pain can become worse around your monthly cycle. Mine generally worsens for a week and then lessens again.

Hang in there. If your joint pain is partially caused from inflammation, cleaning up your diet should help in 1-2 months.

FooGirlsMom

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GlutenFreeManna
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I had joint and muscle pain that lessened for me after about 6 months-8 months. However I also had to cut out soy to see a big improvement in my joint pain. I agree with the others about doing some less intense excercise for a while. Swimming is a really great low impact excercise if you have access to a local pool. They often offer water aquatics classes. Maybe you could just switch to a water areobics class for a few months instead so you are still active but putting less stress on you joints.

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