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Hey there I’m looking to get jazzed up about OMAD. I have been thinking about OMAD for a loooong time, and really want to start doing it, but I haven’t had the determination to start. There are a lot of reasons I’m interested in doing OMAD but lately I have been dealing with a lot of minor muscle strains and joint pain that I’m getting really frustrated with and I have been experiencing eustachian tube disfunction for the past few months which seems to flair up when I’m experiencing inflammation, so I’m ready to jump in and hopefully feel a little better. OMAD also comes highly recommended from my homie Buddha and I want to gradually try to align myself with his advice, which I have been with lots of success for years and I see no reason to stop now. With that said, I know that I have the most success with stuff when I make an effort to take a real interest in whatever it is that I’m trying to get in to so I’m hoping some of you wouldn’t mind sharing your favourite books, movies, YouTube videos, lectures etc on the topic.

Hi all, I never thought gout would have flared up for me but unfortunately it did. So some background for context, I'm a male 34, South East Asian, and all my life I have never got a gout attack. I was a heavy drinker for the last 10-15 year during my college and most of my working life. So I took the plunge exactly a year ago and gave up drinking. I mean I went cold turkey. After this I had done a blood test ,a year ago to see my blood levels evrything was fine except for my total billirubin at 1.73 and my uric acid just above at 7.4. which was not a big concern as I thought it would go down due to my alcoholic lifestyle change.
Fast-forward to a few days back, I had a gout flare on the joints of my feet when I got up in the morning and realised something was wrong. I got my blood test done and my total billirubin shot up to 2.4 and the cut of is actually 1.3 and my uric acid was at 7.6. so I visited my doctor and he told me to get an abdominal scan, which I did and voila there was the fatty grade 1 liver problem. So my doctor went through the blood report and the report showed that all my enzymes were in check and further there was a standard deviations with the total billirubin. So he has now prescribed me 2 meds, one is allopurinol 100mg twice a day for a week to reduce my uric acid below 7 and Silybon Forte for my liver problem to reduce my billirubin levels , twice a day for 10 days. So I started the meds last night and to my surprise my leg flare pain has gone down to prob a 2 after the first episode and weirdly my knuckles started to hurt on both hands in the morning with a pain level of probably 5-6.
I'm not sure now what to think because as one joint pain stopped the another started which feels weird, but I will complete the course that my doctor has given me.
I have heard that allopurinol does star flares for some people.
Now the question is , what do I do about this and it's really not a nice thing to get up in pain. I have now cut out meat , between I ate a lot of red meat during the last year, and started to have lots of veggies lentils and Indian food non spicy with all their spices for inflammation and taste. Further I have been doing yoga every other day. Tbh I'm a little scared to continue with the meds if more flares turn up but what other options do I have then. I have to finish the course to see if it works right.
I wanted to know what has helped this community out there in mitigating this pain and what lifestyle changes have helped in stopping the uric acid build up and regulating the flares. Any help and support would be greatly appreciated.

Hello all, Having suffered from Psoriasis for almost 15 years, i thought I knew what the consequences are.
But recently a new occurance took me by surprise. I always knew psoriasis leads to higher risk of arthritis, but I had this synovitis in my hip which became this unbearable pain in my left leg within 30 days. I consulted a orthopedist and he is saying Bioligics is the only way else take medicines like hydroxychloroquine and methotrexate for the rest of your life.
From what I have understood, because of psoriasis layer between joints in my left leg infalmmed. Which is leading to this excruciating pain which can only be bearable with pain killer.
I want to know, if anyone has been through something similar and how they tackled it.

Hey I’m 19 and I’ve been cracking my neck a lot and have recently decided to stop as I have chronic migraines and find that cracking my neck makes them worse.
I’ve stopped cracking my neck for a bit over a week now and I feel like my neck is collapsing in its self at the joint (mainly on the right side) when I stand up for too long.
My neck also clicks when ever I move it does anyone know either what’s going on or exercises or stretched yi help with the pain
Thank you Xx

i (31F) have been in horrible back pain and out of work for months was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, bulging disk at L4/L5 and facet joint arthritis. PT seems to make it worse or not help at all, injections stopped being effective quickly. a week ago a orthopedic surgeon i had been seeing said it could be AS because my pain is also in my hips, sacrum and other joints. my blood work is inconclusive thus far. i am ANA negative which my husband says means it is most likely not autoimmune? but i have been dealing with these symptoms since i was a teenager ever since a sports injury.
does this sound familiar to y’all? what was the experience like getting diagnosed? and is there anything else this could be if not AS?

Hi guys 24 M. Does anyone else get facial flushing with heat, stress, etc with bloodshot eyes, joint pain, sometimes fatigue and chest discomfort? Pretty sure I have rosacea but not sure about the other symptoms. Forgot to add eyes feel like sand is in them, blurry vision far away, cold feet.

I (27F) did a comprehensive health screening last week because I’ve been stuck feeling fatigued and lethargic on top of recurring migraines, headaches and joint pains. Tbf, I was more concerned on my iron levels so wanted to verify.
Every tests came back healthy, my Hb was only slightly lower than average but it was mild hence the doctor suggested to eat more iron rich foods as opposed to prescribing me supplements.
The only thing that he was concerned about was on my Vit D levels which is at 10 ng/ml, apparently it’s considered severely low. He suggested to go for the micronutrients IV drip as he said oral supplements likely won’t help that much in this case because Vit D can be difficult to absorb.
I did the IV few hours ago and he prescribed 25000 IU to be consumed once a week. Will need to do another blood test next month for improvements and I’ll be updating on my experience here.
Please share your experience if you guys have any!

hi. I've been dealing with what I believe is Long Covid Syndrome (fatigue, brain fog, gastrointestinal issues, joint pain, intense dreaming and many more) for 2 years and most of my days look like this:

• I have these daily: fatigue, brain fog, sweating, gastrointestinal issues, phlegm in my neck.

And I got a cold recently and I am experiencing the same symptoms as above, but the phlegm is more intense and mucus also, the fatigue is more intense like almost lying in bed, the sweating increases and fluctuate with high temperature or chills, the join pain increases and I got also sore throat and hoarseness.
I don't know how to put this in words, but I really noticed that this cold is not something different than my chronic symptoms, but are the same but more intense. Especially that phlegm I have it daily, but during this cold is more intense. I believe that the COVID virus is somehow still in my body, creating chronic problems and reactivates from time to time and become more intense, acute?
Who else is experiencing the same thing?

My wife and I have had joint finances since we married >10 years ago and we now have 2 kids. We bought our first house together just before we married and I had ~$130k savings and a car while she had ~$30k and a car. We sold her car a few years later and this year got rid of my car and got a novated lease from my salary. I work full time and she works part time, I net a bit more than double her part time salary after car lease payments.
She has always been challenging when it comes to agreeing budgets to make sure we are putting aside money for our kids education, modest family holidays etc.. She doesn’t spend like crazy but doesn’t really seem to care either, and now wants to give some money to her father (who is recently widowed but financially well off). I am not agreed with this and any discussion turns into a shit fight, and always has.
I’m considering whether splitting our mortgage and savings might be the way to go, to avoid any further fights and she can manage her own finances. Common expenses will be a massive pain in the arse, but at least she won’t have me commenting on how she spends ‘her money’. It may save us from divorce, or make things easier if it does come to that.
What I’m wondering is, will I have to start making payments to her as she earns significantly less than me, or will she just need to start working full time? I’ve always thought we are better off pooling our resources but she is just totally unreasonable. On paper, she has more to lose by splitting our finances but I’m concerned I’ll need to bail her out when she doesn’t manage her shit properly.
Any thoughts appreciated.

Hey there. I've been dealing with tmj for 2.5 years now. Taking a cocktail of medications like oxycodone and benzos and muscle relaxants to try and ease the pain. Specialist said I need teeth out first; problem is, I can't open my mouth wide enough and it will cost 4000 AUD to pay for simply removing two teeth because 'just in case' it isn't tmj. My GP is confident it's tmj. I'm just so annoyed and need this resolved. I'm also bipolar and that makes things harder as someone's I self harm via tmj because I get angry at my symptoms and feel I get nowhere... just a rant to get off my chest... I hate these addictive medications and just wish someone would cut me open and fix the jaw joint. Sick of hearing popung and cracking everything I eat or talk... hope others are having more success! Would love to hear your stories. I'm Aust. based

My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years and we have a 3 year old son. I'm very extroverted and have a lot of friends while my husband is very introverted and only has 3 friends who all happen to be female. Over the past year and a half, he got very close to one of them but I never put the kibosh on it because he has so few friends. Just at the beginning of May he had a couple nights where he did not come home because he was at her house. On the second night that he did not come home, I waited up for him and confronted him when he came in the front door. I gave him the ultimatum to either stop talking to her or to leave. At first he decided to stop talking to her and to work on our relationship. However, after a few days, he decided it wasn't worth it after we had done a silly marriage workbook and I just ended up asking him about accountability. I wanted to know what kept him from doing this again or what kept him from abandoning me when something more so severe in my life may be going on like ill physical or mental health. He has also done other things like spend $500 on a stripper on my last birthday when he was on a work trip out of town, and then after I had my son he racked up more than $800 in bills on only fans. He thought about it for a moment and told me that he was only going to hurt me again and again, and that there was no reason to try. I ended up convincing him to stay and that it would be worth trying for to keep stuff together for our family.
However, a couple days later I caught him messaging her again. I confronted him and he told me that while he loved me, he wasn't romantically in love with me. That I wasn't meeting his needs and I didn't understand him like she did. At this point we were still having sex at least twice a week. I helped him get his green card. I helped him get his license back. I bought him a new car every time he wrecked one. And I just helped him get into college. It was also smoking anywhere from 100 to $300 worth of weed every week, and I was just taking it on the chin and figuring out our finances around it. At this point, I just asked him to leave. He cried and moaned while I made him pack a bag, and was upset that I was asking him to leave which would prevent him from being there for our son. However, I told him if he remained I wouldn't be able to be there for our son, and that's what mattered the most to me.
He ended up leaving and staying with his stepdad. According to his mother and his sister, he's been taking money from his dad because he said I was still receiving his paychecks (which I am not) and that he has been into his dad's medical cabinet to try to take painkillers and his dad's diabetic needles. The girl that he is hooking up with has mental health issues and with drug usage. He also has prior issues with drug usage. He's also been switched psych medications four times in the past year.
At one point he offered to reconcile and just get to come home by stopping seeing her. But I told him that there was way more that we would need to work on before he could come home. He ended up going back to her and then trying to come back to me. And then just yo-yoing between the two of us for several weeks before he eventually decided to just pick her. He's now trying to blame the end of our marriage on me for being a "mean bitch who is no fun" and that I'm not accountable for my actions in ending this. However, I had overlooked so much of his previous bad behavior to remain in a relationship with him so my son would have a father. I tried to get him to help me understand what I had done wrong, and he told me that I was impossible to communicate with which is why he never communicated his needs to me.
He has also told me that he doesn't want any more kids, and that he doesn't believe in God. He told me that co-parenting our son will be fine, even though I've told him how much my parents divorce at a similar age deeply ended up wounding me as a child. He thinks just because he's going to be around some. It's better than his father who wasn't around at all. However, I told him sometimes it's more painful to have your dad two cities away living a life with a new family than it is to have an immovable image completely gone from your life.
He talks about co-parenting our son, but he is only seeing him a handful of times in the month that he's been gone. Most of those occasions have been at my suggestion and I have also been present. He's also stood us up once because he told me he had gone to the woods to contemplate suicide instead of meeting up with us. He doesn't call our son every night even though a FaceTime call with him would probably only last like 2 to 5 minutes. He's only sent me $320 to deal with expenses in the month that he has been gone along with getting our son a haircut. At each of these meetings he starts off by being horrible to me and rude. By the end, he's softened and does whatever he can to spend as much time with me and my son before he leaves. Even after my son goes to bed he wants to hang out and smoke a joint together. However, this last time he came to drop our son off, he got really sore at me because one of our mutual friends had sent him pictures of a conversation I had with them. In the conversation, I had Said that my husband and this girl are in a codependent cabal, and the only thing that they have in common are poor morals and bad teeth. He was upset by that but all of it was true. Now he refuses to see me or communicate with me. He told me that he wants to be friends but I can't say mean stuff like that. However, he says a bunch of mean things to me all the time about me being a horrible wife and how perfect this new woman is. Both of us want to be friends for the benefit of our son, but I just don't think I have it in me. He always says things to me to make me feel low, and he acts like I should just be over it even though it hasn't even been a month yet.
My life has completely changed and I feel so much grief over the life I thought I had, the partner I thought I had, and the future that I thought I had. It feels like a devil has crawled into his skin and is walking around pretending to be him. I feel so much resentment being left to pick up the pieces of our life and to hold everything together for our son. He gets to go run away and fuck someone new, while I have to be strong and stoic. I don't understand how I can be friends with someone who's hurt me so much and has cared so little. He's going to miss out on so much of our son's life and he doesn't even care. He's just convinced himself that life with me would be miserable. Even though we had so many good times together, and I had always tried my hardest to make him happy and to make sure our family's needs were met. He didn't even want to go to therapy and he didn't even want to try to start things over by dating me again. I'm just so disappointed.
I don't know where to go from here. I am definitely talking to a divorce lawyer. I worry about whether or not he's using drugs, and whether or not he'd be safe around our son. I definitely don't want this woman around our son and he doesn't see the big deal with it. Should I just cut him out of my life? Should I cut him out of my son's life? Should I try to be friends with him? It's all so hard because it's just all so shocking and I still love him. Part of me wants to reconcile but also part of me is starting to realize how easy my life is without him around. He's also also kept trying to make reconciliation not an option. What should I do?

I love weighted blankets, but I have had arthritis since I was a child (juvenile autoimmune arthritis), and weighted blankets cause me joint pain. But I'd still love to find a heavy blanket or comforter that helps me feel calm and secure for sleeping at night. For example, the opposite of a lightweight fleece blanket-- maybe a heavy cotton or similar material. Does anyone have anything in particular they like to use?

Hey I have been suggested Isotretinoin 2 years ago. But everytime I start it I started suffering from serious side effects. For the first few times it was just muscle and joint pain, weakness.After sometimes there started depression, mood swings, loose focous on studies. And for the last two times I started suffering from gastrological problems. Please if there are anyone with these help me. I can't either stop accutane because I look so ugly in acne and feel depressed or Continue it beacuse of the side effects.

I was 25 when I started experiencing pain in lower back and where the right leg connects to the hip. Sudden onset of pain, no injury. Was diagnosed with arthritis of sacroiliac joint and recommended “physical therapy”.
Next, a couple years later my right toe became painful and stiff. Again sudden onset. Diagnosed with hallux rigidus. Prescribed Naproxen.
I am confused where to go from here. I really want to slow down the spread of arthritis in my joints but how? What specialist to see? Any supplements I can take or exercises I can do? What are my options? Please help!

Hey I have been suggested Isotretinoin 2 years ago. But everytime I start it I started suffering from serious side effects. For the first few times it was just muscle and joint pain, weakness.After sometimes there started depression, mood swings, loose focous on studies. And for the last two times I started suffering from gastrological problems. Please if there are anyone with these help me. I can't either stop accutane because I look so ugly in acne and feel depressed or Continue it beacuse of the side effects.

Hello all Today I was struggling and had to go grocery shopping. I was having bad low back and joint pain, I was exhausted to the point of falling asleep if I was still for too long, and felt awful all around. I could’ve used an electric cart, but the only thing stopping me from using it was the anxiety in my head of feeling like everyone would be staring at me, judging me for looking like I don’t need the cart, and worrying that someone will stop me and say something. In the end I did not use the cart, and barely made it through grocery shopping. I know I’m going to struggle tomorrow.
So if you ever have felt this, how do you cope? What can I do?

Every day I wake up with a lot of pain in my back and joints. It goes away after I get up. I definitely have some backache from carrying or wearing baby a lot but this feels different, it's a very string ache in my whole body almost. Is my body worn out from nursing or am I just getting a taste of my thirties? 3.5 m postpartum.

Hi, I was wondering if it’s possible to get chronic joint/tendon pain as a result of some unknown allergy.
I have been dealing with these symptoms for almost four years now, and am still undiagnosed. I have had no luck in rheumatology, and it is unlikely that I have an autoimmune disease due to the lack of a positive CRP test and no family history.
I have tried dairy and gluten free diets with little luck. Could any other allergy be causing these issues?

I’m 8 weeks post partum and I’ve always been on keto or low carb before pregnancy. It’s helped tremendously with my eczema and joint pains. During pregnancy I had to go with carbs because of the nausea. Now 8 weeks pp I’m ready to start again , I’m exclusively breastfeeding . I know there are many posts here but is anyone currently in the same boat ? Or has anyone done in 8 weeks pp and willing to share if it affected their supply ?