Comments on: 3 Hidden Triggers of Painful Arthritis– And 3 Ways To Counteract Them!

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:02:55 +0000

I suffer from time to time with an arthritic back and do have a tendentcy to occasionally “binge” on a block of Dark chocolate(180gm block over 2 days). It’s just dawned on me….the time I suffer the most is after a chocolate binge!!

By: reg

reg — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:33:25 +0000

I just wanted to add I have RA. I stopped eating chocolate for Lent. I am almost pain free, with some swelling in several fingers and toes. I was’nt sure if it was weather related, as winter ended. But the only major food change I made was chocolate, which I no longer eat.

By: Alice

Alice — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:17:44 +0000

I have arthritis in my bacl to my knee’s and they do hurt sometimes but I take meds and they do help and so does walking. When I get depressed I would eat a a piece or two of dark chocolate and I would feel a better and outside and now a friend has taken all chocolate from my house and I am mad. Since there is no chocolate in the house my knees hurt and I am depressed. I only eat two one half piecesat a time.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:30:18 +0000

The connection between arthritis pain triggers is very true indeed. I suffer from arthritis and had been seriously addicted to “Silk Chocolate Soymilk”. I bought the soymilk on Monday after not drinking it for a few months (even before that I was downing maybe 1/2 a gallon every 3 days). Well every night since Monday my jaw (where the arthritis lies) would become extremely painful, bringin on fever and shakes. Today I didn’t partake of any of the chocolate goodness and I’m have little to no pain. So yes the chocolate must be the culprit. I also began to take Trace Minerals (liquid) to see if this may help also. Good luck to all and Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Susi

Susi — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:34:46 +0000

I’ve had swollen arthritic fingers for years, but no pain, because of Omegas 3 & 9, Glucosamine and Litozin, plus a very good organic diet. This week, for four evenings in a row, I had two to three pieces of dark, organic chocolate – a most unusual event – and from the 3rd day experienced really sharp pain in the arthritic fingers. The chocolate is the ONLY change in my diet or lifestyle, so I have to reluctantly say that, despite the praise chocolate has had for reducing inflammation, I do not think it is good for arthritis…

By: Michaela

Michaela — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:17:09 +0000

I think it’s very important to make a distinction between “chocolate” like those found in chocolate milk or beverages and “dark chocolate” which is in fact rich in anti-oxidants. Very often the chocolate used to make candy bars and drinks contains the bad hydrogenated oils previously discussed. The real benefits of chocolate comes from the pure cocoa of the cacao plant. Like most foods, it is most beneficial in its most natural form, without any additives or fillers.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:43:33 +0000

I was experiencing joint pain in my fingers and left elbow. At night my finger pain was worse. I did some reading on the internet and started to experiment with my diet. I eliminated wheat and chocolate from my diet (I was drinking a large hot chocolate from Starbucks everyday, and breads and pastas all the time). Now after a month, I only have one finger joint with slight pain (as compared to around 6 or 7 joints before). And my elbow only aches when I lift something heavy. So I’m crossing my fingers and keeping up my new diet. I’m also planning on doing an experiment where I eat wheat and chocolate for a day and then watch for symptoms. Hope this helps …..

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:52:57 +0000

lately the pain in my hips are so bad that it keeps me awake at night, and fingers are very painful and swollen joints. The only thing I changed is adding eating dark chocolate and drinking chocolate milk every day over the last 2 months. Made me wonder where this severe pain comes from. After some investigation found this forum and I believe it’s the chocolate that’s causing the pain.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:38:55 +0000

You need to rethink the recommendation for chocolate. I found that cutting chocolate out of my diet greatly improved my arthritis symptoms (I’d become addicted to chocolate milk and was drinking about a quart a day and after a while could hardly walk, the pain in my hip and knee was so bad, and fingers starting to develop painful swollen joints), and a little research online revealed that chocolate can exacerbate arthritis (make it worse). The whole idea of the value of “antioxidants” is being questioned now, I believe.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:44:09 +0000

One thing I forgot to mention. My arthritis comes mostly from severe psroiasis. Maybe that is why the foods have not helped me as much? I don’t know. I also have a fair amount of RA. Maybe the tiny bit of help eating right has given me, is the RA I have. JMO I wish I could figure it out, and help others.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:39:54 +0000

I agree many people rather simply take pain medications. But I’m not one of those. I actually refuse pain meds 80% of the time but, when I finally cannot stand up and walk…I will take some pain medication for a day or two. Then go back to doing the best I can without. It’s a hard way to live, but I’m also staying with the right diets, and vitamins with hopes it eventually helps me enough to stop pain medication forever. So far, I’ve been eating right for a year, and it still has only made a tiny bit of difference for me. I truly hope others benefit much better than I have so far. It would be so wonderful for many people whom suffer so terribly.

By: Laurie P.

Laurie P. — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:24:56 +0000

Concise and to the point. Auto- immune disorders and many other issues could also benefit from this info. Many doctors realize that many patients have neither the desire nor the willpower to follow the dietary restictions, and I suspect that is why so many are prescribed pain meds . Having a husband with RA, any info that may lessen the amount of impact it has on our lives is greatly appreciated. Nothing in this arcticle is difficult to follow , and definitly worth a try.