I have been trying to figure out what happened to me. Why I ended up with this relentless pain. Is it something in my family? I have no idea! No body has been able to answer my questions, other than to say "we all have arthritis"... When I ask if anyone has RA, the answer I get is "I don't know what kind"
When I was a kid, and into my 20s I got strep throat at least twice every year. It seemed to slow down as I got older.
I distinctly remember 2 times where It was really bad. I was sick for about 2 weeks both times and could barely get out of bed!
Is there any relationship between strep throat and RA? I saw something on the internet that suggested there is, but I really couldn't find very much about it.
Does anyone have any knowledge about this?
I appreciate any info anyone can give me.
Thanks for your help.
Cat
interesting. I don't know.
Hi Cat
I haven't seen any information on whether strep throat can cause RA later in life. I do know that a untreated incident with strep throat can a cause Rheumatic Fever which some times can look like RA.
Strep throat does lower your immune system and that could be the opening for a start up of an autoimmune disease, like RA.
No one knows why or how we managed to develop RA but it can be genetically inherited. But then again not all the time. I had read an article where some docotors thought thought it might be from certain types of naturally occurring carbohydrates in the body that may cause RA. It is a plausible thought but no real hard scientific evidence that supports that theory. I know once they find out what causes it, we will be on our way to eitehr a cure or the best dugs available to put us into remission.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/08/020822070505.ht m
Thank you for posting that link! What an interesting article.
I appreciate the information.
Cat
Cat,
Hello, I've have been told I have RA for 2 years now and have been on Humira injection for 1year. This is how I personally understand my RA and How I got it.
RA is an immune defientcy, which means you have had a infection in your body and RA is brought on by a trauma, mental, physical, emtional or even stress. For me my Ra was offset by my miscarriage. And I believe that as I was carry the fetus it was slowwing letting toxins into my body for the hole 8weeks I carried it. Then it hit me one day my foot started hurting them my other then my knees and hands and ect... till I was dardly waling or holdingmy baby.
Also I will let you know I have too had chronic Strip throat all my life!!! I went to a Crdiologist and he told me I needed my tonsils out 1 becasue every time you have a stripp throat you are getting infection from your tonsils in to your blood stream .And adventually your need to replace your heart valve because it will have to work harder becasue of the infections in your body. So I did I got my tonsils out at 37 years old. It was not as bad as the myths. I was an outpaient.
Also, I found this book called The new Arthrist break through" by Dr. Brown. Amazing book! I went and found the Iowa Doctor and he gave me a antibiotic treatment and it was a miracle. I was walking, runningand jumping after 5 treatments my at the time 2 year old. www.roadback.org the only thing is that you need to be paient and $most insurance won't pay for it because it's alternative.
ask your self this? do you feel better when you are on antibioctic? I feel much better when I am!
Do you ahve any rootcanals in your teeth?? I have also been told by my doctor that when you have rootcanals done sometimes they dont' gett all the decay suctioned up and if anyof it breaks off and it can easliy get in to your blood stream and cause infection!
RA or any Rheumatic arthrist is cause by infection( Auto immune system is not working. After I have my baby I am goign to go to the univerity of Iowa Immuniology department and have them run tons of test on me and pinpoint the infections in my body.
This is only how I feela bout my own RA and what I ahve done and been told my my Doctors. I am in now way telling you or anyone to do what I ahve done. And many may not agree with me.
Cat, remeber you know your own body the best and our minds are a very powerful tool we have. Peace and good health Tmkwik