Integral
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Hey all,
My Mum is 49 and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when she was around 24. She has had multiple surgical procedures, the last one being around 10 years ago. She has had part of her colon removed as part of surgery.
In her case, she's been a house wife since her issues began, and has been a great mother to me and my brother. She has never been well enough to work, though her flare ups have become a lot less freqeunt the past few years.
Her main issues now are low immunity, fatigue, weakness and most recently arthritic-like joint pain.
She has taken a wide range of medications for all her health complications.
Now I'm an adult (24) and better able to help her, I want to engage with the problem and be of some assitance to my Mum. The concern right now is the joint pain she's suffering from, she's been so bad at times she couldn't walk up the stairs. Her Dr. just prescribed her some painkilers, including the opiate Tramadol which raised my concern a bit. However, I feel as if medication in the case of her joint pain is perhaps not the best source of managing the issue. Is there anything I could suggest to her from a nutrition or lifestyle perspective to help?
Any information or resources would be very much appreciated.
Thank you guys as always for being a great support.
Integral.
My Mum is 49 and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when she was around 24. She has had multiple surgical procedures, the last one being around 10 years ago. She has had part of her colon removed as part of surgery.
In her case, she's been a house wife since her issues began, and has been a great mother to me and my brother. She has never been well enough to work, though her flare ups have become a lot less freqeunt the past few years.
Her main issues now are low immunity, fatigue, weakness and most recently arthritic-like joint pain.
She has taken a wide range of medications for all her health complications.
Now I'm an adult (24) and better able to help her, I want to engage with the problem and be of some assitance to my Mum. The concern right now is the joint pain she's suffering from, she's been so bad at times she couldn't walk up the stairs. Her Dr. just prescribed her some painkilers, including the opiate Tramadol which raised my concern a bit. However, I feel as if medication in the case of her joint pain is perhaps not the best source of managing the issue. Is there anything I could suggest to her from a nutrition or lifestyle perspective to help?
Any information or resources would be very much appreciated.
Thank you guys as always for being a great support.
Integral.