Managing pain in both knees without painkillers
Hi, I'm guessing other people will be trying to manage their pain without painkillers... I've had long term severe IBS and after a huge effort managed to get rid of it with a very careful diet and following nutritional advice. Severe OA in both knees started 3 months ago and I can hardly walk and my sleep is really disrupted. Taking even one ibuprofen tablet creates gut havoc and has no effect on the pain. I'm waiting to get steroid injections but until then have been using cold and hot packs - both work at different times. Does anyone have any thoughts, advice or other ideas, it would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Hi @ALW
Welcome to the online community,great you have contacted us
You write that you have OA in both knees and have IBS which you are managing yourself without pain medication and ibuprofen ,you are waiting for steroid injections.you would like any thoughts or ideas from others.
Hope these help please tell us how you get on and do chat to others on our forums.
All the best Christine
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I've had both knees replaced, admittedly not totally without painkillers (though I've always take as few as possible) and I would definitely recommend the links Mod @Chris_R has given. Exercises are the key for me and doing them now will keep your knees in better shape for any forthcomimg ops.
You've done brilliantly to sort out your IBS. I hope you can keep it at bay. NSAIDS such as ibuprofen are notoriously tough on the stomach. How are you with straight painkillers such as paracetamol?
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Hi @ALW,
Managing pain without meds is going to be tricky and I can certainly understand your dilemma given the IBS.
There's some great information on this site about pain management but from personal experience I can nominate the following for you to check out:
1: A TENS Machine
2: Acupuncture
3: FlexiSeq Gel, Hemp Gel, Dyclonufec gel (Voltorol), Capsaicin cream, Red Tiger Balm
4: Bromelain pills, CBD sprays and capsules
5: Compression stockings and knee supports
#5 are very good to use whilst doing physio and exercise, I wear mine all day, every day.
Hope some of these might help, alas there's no silver bullet.
Jon
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