Rheumatoid arthritis

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Spring
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Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby Spring » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:13 am

I'm now 6 months in recovery after first diagnosed with cdiff. I'm feeling pretty good but on and off I have had joint pain in my left hand. It comes and goes. Has anyone ever developed RA after cdiff or because of cdiff?
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AllisS
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Re: Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby AllisS » Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:18 am

Not sure why you'd suspect that pain in a single joint might be RA, which is an autoimmune disease that would be affecting multiple joints and have other symptoms as well (?) As for any cause-and-effect link between RA and C. diff: I think it's safe to say no.
If your illness was preceded by use of a medication, e.g., an antibiotic, please fill out an FDA Adverse Event Report at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm
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roy
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Re: Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby roy » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:15 am

REACTIVE arthritis is a possibility after c.diff (or any other infection, even minor ones) but probably not if its restricted to one hand and comes and goes.
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Bobbie
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Re: Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby Bobbie » Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:09 pm

Spring,
Another possible side effect of c diff but iffyn to prove. Pls do research and let us know what u discover.
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Spring
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Re: Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby Spring » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:21 am

Thank you all for replying. I've been under a lot of stress lately and I'm thinking that has something to do with it.
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Bobbie
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Re: Rheumatoid arthritis

Postby Bobbie » Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:04 pm

Spring,

Stress can be a killer, and c diff is a major stressor. Chill.
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