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hello everyone,
what are your AS related (or beyond that) experiences with the wonders in the subject?
thanks for your input.
have a niceday.
mike
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I grew up with saunas and always felt great afterwards. I now have a 1 person infra red sauna that I try to use a couple of times a week and I still get that nice limber(er) feeling after 55-60 minutes.  One thing, don't believe any hype about saunas cleaning toxins from your body by sweating because that's just a marketing scheme and it's a lie. 99.5% of toxins are gotten rid of through one's kidneys and liver.
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they give me headaches if in there for more than a few minutes. heat in general does that to me, but that's just me.
sue
Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
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walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)
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I could never stay very long in them, but I have enjoyed saunas in the past. Had a friend who had a sauna as part of her business, so a group of us used to hire it out every now and then. Dad used to have one of those personal ones way back in the 1970's. He did use it a bit, but then gave up on it - possibly because of how much power it used.
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i enjoy them but am worried:
- could they trigger a flair?
- i was told that heat is not good for inflammation--and inflammed we are.
what's your view?
mike
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Master_AS_Kicker
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I used to enjoy how much they relaxed my muscles, which then decreased the pain. But now they just worsen the nerve damage symptoms I got from Enbrel, as does being out on a hot day. Bummer!
AS symptoms started 1991. Official dx in 2006 with HLA-B27+, fused SIJ, bone spurs in back, extreme rib/hip pain, and other family with SpA. Started Enbrel in 2006 with good results, but stopped in 2010 due to nerve damage (MS) from it. Getting good results with no-starch diet since 2011.
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found the heat to be good, relaxing both of body and mind.....was cleaner when I came out than I had been for a month or two the next bit though was rather errrr...............ummmm but well errr.........ummmmmm well errrrrr tooooooooooo priv/////////////////errrr
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Hi Mike,
I use sauna when I can. At home, I use a hot tub which I find very relaxing and excellent for stretch before physical activity. I think that any time one sits quietly for a while, the main cleansing is of the mind. The body will reflect that.
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The heat makes me flare if I stay in too long.
ANA+ RF+ Rh- HLAB27+
Dx JRA 1967, GAD 1997, AS 2009, HMs 2010, CPS 2013
pulmonary edema w/ NSAIDS 2009
Movin' it so I don't lose it!
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yes, that is what i also am afraid.
common sense dictates that heat is not good for inflammation - but then, most of the comments on this thread and on some previous ones recommend sauna very much. i especially recall john supporting it big time.
mike
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