[boogaloo]

as alot of you know im young and have arthrits i want to be better so bad so im always asking people what will help i have been told that i need to quit all carbonated drinks like soda and even sparkling water!!!!!!!!!!
im so addicted to these drinks does anyone know about this or heard this?

(afterthought) i bought glucosamine sulfate 750mg im 105lbs and 5'2 could this be making me nasueas??

thanks
be well,
boogaloo

[DSW90049]

Never heard about any connection but the amount that they do not know about arthritis dwarfs the amount that they do know, so . . . anything is possible. I will research this.

As for glucosamine and that sort of thing, I take it and I guess it helps. If you are taking stuff like this or a vitamin on an empty stomach, yes, you can get naseous and a stomach ache. Don't take any pill on an empty stomach unless the instructions are to take on an empty stomach.

I get a lot of pain relief from the strong indicas which have flooded S CA, like all the Kush and OG variations and sub-strains. Also helps with sleeping.

[SubUrban Cowboy]

I would absolutley quit soda. The sugar is no good for you, along with the fact that if you leave a penny in Coke over night it will look like new the next morning, leave that penney in there for a few weeks, it will totally disolve. I am not sure about the carbonation being bad for you joints, but the soda is. The salts a nd sugar in the soda do not allow proper hydration of the body. I suggest drinking lots of water, this really helps achy joints. I always have a full water bottle on hand, and since I started this my joints hurt much less. You do not have to totally cut out soda and other sugary drinks, but maybe drink them only once or twice a week. I can almost garuntee that if you start drinking more ater you will feel better. I am not suggesting that water will cure your aches and pains, but I am sure you will be in a little less pain.

[GreenLantern]

I've heard that too. Sodas are no good at all. For arthritis I heard hash products are good, because injesting cannabis products is more benificial.

[The Urban Spaceman]

Originally Posted by SubUrban Cowboy

I would absolutley quit soda. The sugar is no good for you, along with the fact that if you leave a penny in Coke over night it will look like new the next morning, leave that penney in there for a few weeks, it will totally disolve. I am not sure about the carbonation being bad for you joints, but the soda is. The salts a nd sugar in the soda do not allow proper hydration of the body. I suggest drinking lots of water, this really helps achy joints. I always have a full water bottle on hand, and since I started this my joints hurt much less. You do not have to totally cut out soda and other sugary drinks, but maybe drink them only once or twice a week. I can almost garuntee that if you start drinking more ater you will feel better. I am not suggesting that water will cure your aches and pains, but I am sure you will be in a little less pain.

i used to be a coca cola junkie! i had a 6-8 can a day habit. i also have arthritis. i have stopped drinking almost all sodas (occasionally a DIET soda 1-2 a week!) and ONE 12 oz coke a week and have switched mostly to water.
My hands hurt less BUT best of all my Gout doesn't flare up nearly as much as it used to. that sugar and sodium will get ya!

Spacey

hey tus hows it ? hope you guys feel better ? I also have arthritis and LOVE COKE CLASSIC. but shit is pure JUNK. bad for you

[rix]

Originally Posted by The Urban Spaceman

i used to be a coca cola junkie! i had a 6-8 can a day habit. i also have arthritis. i have stopped drinking almost all sodas (occasionally a DIET soda 1-2 a week!) and ONE 12 oz coke a week and have switched mostly to water.
My hands hurt less BUT best of all my Gout doesn't flare up nearly as much as it used to. that sugar and sodium will get ya!

Spacey

your Gort ?

[flylightly]

I personally do not have Arthritis however my mother has suffered from Rhuemetoid Arthritis since I was very little. She too had it from a young age. I have seen that poor woman go through more pain then I could ever imagine. They have her on oxycontin and all the other lovely drugs given. However lately she has been really fatigued. I know her pain is getting worse and worse. She hasn't had a year without a surgery since I was born. Its sad. If any of you have any personal stories or any advice for her please let me know. Ive tried getting her to realize that cannabis acts as an anti inflammatory. It would help with nausea brought on by the opiates like oxycontin that they have her on, and could even greatly help her pain management. I will give her credit she did take a hit but she smoked it and she doesnt smoke cigarettes or anything like that and never has. I have a vaporizer but I dont think shes going for it because the smoke made her sick. Anything to help please.

[Frankie]

The phosphorous found in many soft drinks - in particular the dark ones such as Coke, Dr. Pepper - interferes with your body's ability to assimilate calcium because it binds with calcium. Bad deal for peeps with OA.

This is off topic but related:

Most soft drinks no longer contain "sugar" - that is, beet or cane sugar - and now have something called "high fructose corn syrup." This is really harmful shit and many experts believe it is one of the chief reasons for the huge uptick in diabetes in kids and young adults. It is metabolized differently than sugar, and because it is a more complex sugar it stresses your pancreas and upsets the alkaline-acid balance of the kidneys. Very bad for anybody, but especially for OA.

Look at many food labels and you'll see this high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar. WHy is it there? It's cheaper.

[flylightly]

I just asked my mother and she said that carbonation will not effect your pain or inflamation in any way. To much soda diet or regular will cause inflamation because of the sodium content but nothing to do with the carbonation. Hope that helps.

[The Urban Spaceman]

Originally Posted by rix

your Gort ?

I have a form of arthritis called GOUT but...
THIS is my GORT: Klaatu Barada NIKTO

[420Jen]

I have not heard about the soda thing either. I am also addicted to Diet Coke.
I am going to try to cut back and will let you know if it helps. As for me I find that indicas also work best on my Arthritis. Would love to hear any other suggestions though.

[Old_Hippy]

Originally Posted by boogaloo

i have been told that i need to quit all carbonated drinks like soda and even sparkling water!!!!!!!!!!

Whoever told you that is an uneducated idiot and I would suggest you avoid them in the future. When you have a question about arthritis, ask your rheumatologist, not some bozo that probably never even finished high school.

I've heard of many anecdotal remedies (flax oil, green tea, etc), but none of them come close to what your rheumatologist can prescribe for you - although there are unpleasant side effects to some of the prescription drugs.

[bundherkeegant]

i have some athritis at times.The thing that gets me over it is smoke a fatt bowl then give your self a good massage or have your chick give it to you. Make sure you medicate w the best tho get reeaalll high

[endlesssky]

i have arthritous everywhere, and Neropthy a sever nerve disorder which had lett my hand's in cramps and has deterated the muscel to the point that i can't hold anything at all, i drop everthing and have sever tingling and numbness all up and down my hands and back,, the wonderfull DR;s all4 of them have me on 65 to 70 meds a day mornning , noon , and night.. with exterme nausa and vomiting. i use mmj to keep from tossing blood up, but it helps my arthritous a bit, i two drink soda, but lately have tried to drink more water to flush the old liver out and my kidney whhich has a huge scar on it, so i have to be carefull, i have cut back alot , but not enough in my opianon. my sugar keeps dropping at night which is why i am up my sugar woke me at 130 and dropping fast with exterme nausua and throwing up, low sugar will do that to me fast, the thing is to wake up before the nausua and eat, i don;t care if it's 4;30 in the morinning i better eat and take my prdnizone, so i hope that helps alittle,,,, mmj helps me so much with my nausua and pain of arthrious, see ya good luck Endlesssky

[Absynthe]

I have Peripheral Neuraphathy, and because of Fibromaylgia, I've gone onto the Reactive Hypoglycemic Diet. Giving up PURE corn syrup drinks, such as carbonated soft drinks, helps immensely with pain - I cannot explain why. Even drinking iced down Raspberry Iced tea feels better.

There is something almost poison-like about the corn syrup in the carbonated soft drinks. I've tried drinking one with pure cane sugar, and the effect was, I just could only drink a small amount, it was too sweet! 8 oz, even iced. That I don't seem to have a response to, and my tummy seems to be fine with. But pull out anything with corn syrup in it, and my blood sugar goes bonkers!! Can't regulate my blood sugar.

I make Kool Aid, half Splenda, half pure cane sugar, as per my doctor's orders. That is one thing that doesn't mess with either me or my stomach! Straight artificial sweeteners, leave me with a funny feeling.

What I can tell you is that I feel less bloated, and less pain.

For my joints, I take Chondroiton with Glucosamine. MSM doesn't seem to be proved to do anything, but if it doesn't cost anymore, I buy it, anyway. I take a multi-vitamin, B complex, Potassium and Magnesium (latter two, also for leg cramps), and calcium, in addition to my pill regiment, with my doctor's knowledge.

[PakaloloPrince]

Aloha Every1,

I have GOUT & Diabetes so avoiding regular Soft Drinks is a MUST for me, but i do from time to time drink a Caffeine Free Diet Soda and frankly i have been alright, but since i have been a Medical Cannabis Patient i've been feeling a whole lot better these days.

With gout it's the foods High in PURINE that can cause an acute gout attack, an attack so painful i had to crawl on my side to the bathroom, the purine increases your uric acid levels and creates crystalized tofus that can build up and looks like Calcium build up on your legs, but most likely those are crystalized tofus that can also build up in your joints! I have been drinking a caffeine free diet soda 3x's a week and yes WATER is always better. Of course a Rheumatologist is one of the so called "Professionals" you should see. BUT, like any other field of expertise there are Good people and BAD People! The Rheumatologist i had was one of the BAD ones! So, this University Graduate with a MASTERs of Architecture and BS in Engineering (Civil & Structural) say's you should make up your own mind, meet a Rheumatologist talk with him/her and make sure they listen to every word that comes out of your mouth! After i left my Joint Doctor and saw a regular GP Dr. and we gout my gout under control to the point that i NO LONGER have ACUTE GOUT ATTACKS, but wake up with morning stiffness, nothing a good SATIVA can't take care of! Then at night when i can't sleep, of course a nice INDICA to TKO me for a good 9 hours!

Start logging down what you eat and drink, and when you feel a arthritis attack flair up take a look at your log and bring it with you when you see your doctor! You know what's really bad for GOUT SUFFERS are Crash Diets! So Gout Folks PLEASE no CRASH DIETS! or the Acute Gout Attack GODS will pay you a visit! Plus if you're taking Allopurinol <sp> DO NOT take it during a gout attack IT WILL INTENSIFY the attack Make the pain you feeling from a 8 to a really painful 10++++!!! So, no Allopurinol during an attack or when you feel an attack coming!

Well, good luck every1 :o)

I have been told that the carbonation is no good for your bones, I have degenerative bone disease along with arthritis. I drink alot of az diet green tea and anyother green tea I can find sometimes full strenght or as I call them 50/50's 50% tea 50% water. The fluids really help me by keeping me hydryated. I however drink a very limited amount diet coke, or I will buy the hanson's, blue sky sodas. I also heard that red meat is no good for arthritis so I eat alot of chicken and fresh fruit and vegies.

glucosamine sulfate made me sick.

[Dieselworks]

The problem with all soft drinks is the low PH. Sugar and Carbonization contribute to the lower PH (acid) but are not the root cause.

The phosphoric acid in both diet and non diet soft drinks lowers the PH of soda to 3.5 this is extremely acidic. Base is 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH

When our bodies are exposed to such an acid environment it locks out minerals like calcium and magnesium. We need calcium for our bones. So if you drink sodas constantly your body wont be able to absorb any calcium at all. No matter how much calcium you take.

So, soft drinks are not good for any living beings.

If you dont believe, try this experiment. Take a sacred herb plant and water it weekly with regular soda. the plant will die. Not from the sugar, or carbon but from the low (acid) PH.

Not many things can live at a PH of 3.5.

[shecky7]

my change tray looks like a spit shined shoe after I spill coke in it, I don't know why you think it isn't good for anyone. How about honest Abe??? Or Thomas J. or IKE?

But seriously....ok that is impossible.

Has anyone here tried testing for candida? If you drink a lot of sugary drinks or if you are
lie 98% of americans diets you probably do have it. Makes you crave sugar and carbs, if you don't eat sugar you get nausea from the yeast dying and toxifying your system. Even Joint pain..... I think I have more yeast in my belly than a prospector out in the panamint who just depthroated a sourdough roll. DO NOT VISUALIZE that.........