osteoarthitis treatment with UC

New dx of osteoarthritis...hand and knee pain... Has anyone found anything that helps that does not cause flare of UC

Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory. Anecdotal story: I do not have arthritis but sprained my left wrist 2 weeks ago and had light pain (not enough for a doctor). Couple days later forgot to take 500 mg turmeric pills for about 2 days and the pain increased quite a bit along with swelling. Took a pill and next day pain is almost non-existent and no swelling. YMMV.

edit to add: I have to be careful about taking too much Turmeric or the wrong type. Too many Turmeric with black pepper capsules and IBS acts up. Also added organic turmeric (Frontier brand from health food store) to stir fry and gut went into IBS-mode the next day. other people can take higher doses with no problems.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 5/13/2015 4:41:51 PM (GMT-6)

So did the xrays show osteoarthritis?

The reason I ask is because many people with IBD have joint pain, especially in the extremities, and this is not damaging to joints. It is painful though. I take sulfasalazine to deal with this aspect of my disease and it works well.

The dexus scan looks at bone density, not osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is what happens when your cartilage in a joint is gone, and the bone is rubbing on bone.

www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/osteoarthritis/basics/tests-diagnosis/con-20014749

Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are not the same thing in any way.