<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about Rheumatoid Arthritis. I appreciate all of the information, and many people were kind enough to share their stories or diagnosis/treatment with me. The general consensus is that yes, since it’s an autoimmune disease, it is related to both diabetes and cd, which are also autoimmune diseases. It seems that one autoimmune disease tends to lead to others! (what a bummer!) Some people sent web sites which show the diseases as being linked, or just general information about cd or rheumatoid arthritis. Web Sites: Rheumatoid Arthritis & Diet: http://www.PaleoDiet.com/ra/ Low or no stomach acidity, hypochlorhydria and hypochlorhydria: (web address follows-you need the whole thing) http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind0205b&L=celiac&O=D&P=4804 http://www.healthy.net/library/books/textbook/section2/heidel.pdf (This link is a "pdf" file and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it. If it's not already on your system you can download it free from: http://www.adobe.com/acrobat http://www.nutramed.com/arthritis/arthritisfa.htm http://www.mercola.com/2001/may/26/wheat_gluten.htm www.celiac.com and go to Site Index, then to Diseases and Disorders related to Celiac Disease. Arthritis is one of these. http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/celiac/index.htm#8 or http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/celiac/#8 There's a list there of other diseases linked to CD http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/pruessn.html http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/69/3/354#SEC8 http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00319 http://www.tummyhealth.com/sprue_(celiac_disease).htm http://www.gastro.org/reuters/2001/Feb/12/20010206clin009.html http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac/messages RA Medications Used, and Comments: Generic Plaquenil made by Geneva Pharmaceuticals 1-800-525-8747. Someone else on this list takes a generic Plaquenil by Watson Labs. Prednisone - It's a miracle drug but very dangerous too. I developed osteoporosis from taking it and spent a year on Fosamax to get my bones back to normal. Voltaren (which is an NSAID) Neurontin Vioxx Methotrexate and Folic Acid (has been used for about 50 years!) Paracetamol Paradex Arava – an article in the Parade magazine said to be very careful of that drug because of potential liver problems Remicade (has risk of stroke with no warning) * Please carefully compose your subject lines in all posts *
