This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

I started using Curcumin (extract of tumeric) and after a couple of months have gotten rid of all the pain. No more chiropratic visits and no more pain. My nervous system inflammation has left as well. My nerves are behaving near normally. Highly recommend it. (2000mg daily, half morning, half evening) It is pretty inexpensive too. Haven't noticed any adverse side effects, except no pain.

I use it too but not consistently but I will now. Do you find it bothers your stomach at all. What brand do you use?

I used a brand called Doctor's Best, but I am switching to one produced by Life Extension. It is a super curcumin, or 900mg per pill with 5mg of biopreme (pepper extract) which aides the bodies absorption of the curcumin. I bought the Doctor's Best and had to use it up first. I have gotten an email from another individual that has MS which got rid of their back pain. It acts like an anti-inflammatory and works well in my opinion. Plus it is cheap to use and I haven't noticed any negative side effects. Good luck!

It is traditional to use it like incense and inhale the smoke.They sell drops and capsules too, but I like the smell so I burn it on a charcoal burner and inhale the smoke.


Its a very excellent anti inflammatory. And it gets rid of "evil eye" too. (In case THAT is the real cause of MS).

Finally someone that thinks their back pain is related to ms. My nero does not think so but my back went out and then a while later I had an attack. I never had back pain before or a major attack (could not walk). I have been looking at the LifeExtention brand and I am going to try it.

I had terrible low back pain since being dx in 2007.
Started Rebif and my pain is gone. But still have inflammation in thighs.
Does anyone know if you can use this while on Rebif?

Thanks

I use rebif and take epitol for nerve pain and turmeric for muscle and nerve pain

both help alot and epitol is pretty inexpensive ($4 at pharmacy)
my neuro said turmeric is fine to take, just to avoid anything that stimulates immune system

take lots of vit d (i read a study in london where they are giving up to 40,000 ui of vit d and it appearing to slow down ms)
Currently 5,000 ui myself, and lots of vit b and fish oil and cal/mag

Get a good neuro who listens
And any question i have found ms life lines nurses to be sooo helpful and nice

I am lucky in the fact I have no side effects from Rebif.

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While your back pain may be MS-related, I would still go see a good back doctor if I were you (think physiatrist, sports medicine). You could have mechanical problems that no MS med will help.

My first MS attack started with paresthesia in my lower legs (11/09), followed only a month later by my already-herniated L5 disc acting up. It took almost a year to sort out what was mechanical (muscle numbness when vertical, sciatica) and what was MS (paresthesia, spasticity), and both were getting worse the whole time (and I grew a new cyst next to my spinal cord).

Now it's been 5 months since my back surgery, and mobility is a total non-issue. I still have MS to deal with, but at least I can take nice long walks again!

Good luck,
Mark

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Good to hear that. Apart from that, one can also check out physiotheraphy to see if they can see a structural, muscle, or gait issue that could be causing this and can also consider massages by someone who is very experienced in treating MS patients.

My lower back pain is pretty well gone thanks to acupunture, physical therapy and medicinal marijuana.
My physical therapist gave me some very targeted stretch excercises to do and as well as acupuncture over several months which did amazing things for horrible lower back pain that I had had for about four years.