More natural way of treatment

tereskaszul

Good evening everyone,

I was wondering if enyone tried using a more natural ways of treating RA. I have been diagnosed with RA back in 2020. I am 36 years old female. Since my diagnosis I have been given numerous medications (Sulfasalazine, Hydrocloroquine, different bialogocal medications, steroids), but nothing really worked, a part of steroids, which should not be taken for a long period of time.

I found rheumatologist with totally different point of view to a modern medicine. He is of opinion that to treat any auto-immunological illnesses, the patient needs to start from cleaning his/her bowels from parasites and pprotozoa. Any thoughts on that?

Thank you for any comments and advise.

Regards,

Teresa

noddingtonpete

Hello @tereskaszul and welcome to the community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

I understand that you have had RA for a few years and looking for alternative treatments to those prescribed. We have information on our website about alternative treatments (I've put a couple of links in below which may help) but we are all different and what works for one may not help another so really it is a case of try it and see if it helps you.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/your-experiences/your-questions-answered/your-questions-on-alternative-treatments/

and

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/complementary-and-alternative-treatments/what-are-complementary-and-alternative-treatments/

Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I am sure that others will connect with you to share their support and views as well.

With very best wishes

Peter (moderator)

stickywicket

There is definitely some connection between the gut and autoimmune diseases but I don't think they know what yet. And there are other factors too. have a - long - read here https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036413/

I've had over 60 years of RA. I'd prefer not to have to take DMARDS but, frankly, not having had the option in my early years, I wouldn't now dream of not taking them.

If the treatment proposed is simple, painless and merely a preamble to proper meds why not give it a go? But I do find myself wondering if your consultant is an NHS one or, if private, at least NHS qualified. If not, I'd not want to know. If this treatment is a cure then why don't we all know about it? If not, then how does it help? I'd want to know a lot more about it.

airwave

On a purely anecdotal basis, I certainly feel better (in myself, not on a pain level but then I find it easier to deal with a higher level of pain?) since I started eating yoghurt (Easy Yeo) on a regular basis.

its a grin, honest!