Which Oil Supplement is Best?

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lizbet
lizbet Member Posts: 5
edited 18. May 2011, 18:09 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi everyone, I hope you are all as well as can be. I have been thinking of taking an oil supplement and don't know which one to take. Which one is considered best for OA? Is it Cod Liver Oil, Omega 3,6,9 or Primrose Oil? I have read good reports on all of these but dont know if there is any medical evidence to support one in particular. Just wondered if anyone can help. Thanks. xx :smile:

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  • keith1971
    keith1971 Member Posts: 302
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi,

    I don't have OA (I have Psoriatic Arthritis) but I take the one below for general health & well being! Tastes vile mind you! :P

    http://www.seven-seas.com/products/seven-seas/pure-cod-liver-oil-extra-high-strength-150ml

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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    There is no clear-cut answer to this: different things suit different people. I think you have to take a supplement for some time before any benefit can be detected but even then it is not guaranteed. I hope you find that one of them works - there is still some debate about their effectiveness in 'treating' OA. I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • kneegirl
    kneegirl Member Posts: 492
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi I take evening primrose oil in capsule format.

    I also take MSM.

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  • annajd
    annajd Member Posts: 27
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi there

    i take glucosamine and fish oils. i choose the fish oils as they generally have higher levels of the omega oils which helps reduce immflamation, over cod liver oil. Flaxseed oil is another oil that is very high in the omegas.

    i think give it a few months and if you feel they help you, great. but if not, try one of the others

    hope this helps
    x Anna x
  • mp1952
    mp1952 Member Posts: 425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi

    I take Omega 3 fish oils.. 2 capsules a day..

    (The Arthritis Research UK produced av ery detailed booklet last year about all the different supplements and which ones people found helped their arthritis.. if you look on their website you will be able to see it).

    Marion
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,483
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I take fish oils, omega 3. I have kippers, smoked mackerel, rollmops, sardines...... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

    Much nicer to take things naturally and I do have a bit of white fish on Fridays! Not sure it makes any difference but I do like fish.

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