juvenile arthritis?

[Guest guest]

My 4 year old daughter has had a swollen right knee on and off for the

past four months now. It seems to be set off by trauma to the knee

(falls, knocks,etc) and it has swollen less and taken less time to

settle each time . There is no definite diagnosis, just idiopathic

juvenile arthritis. All her bloodtests came back fine. It does seem to

be settling, but it is still a little larger than the left knee and

she cannot straighten it quite as well. It does not cause her any pain

or seem to stop her from doing anything. However the rheumatologist

wants to have her knee injected with steroids under local anaesthetic

in two months if it doesn't settle completely. We are vegan and she

has never had ANY medication- not vaccinated, no paracetamol, no

antibiotics, homebirthed... Does anyone know anything that might help?

Thank you, Naomi.

[Guest guest]

Naomi,

If I were in your shoes, I'd look for a good homeopath and try some natural

anti-

inflammatory cures. There are foods that are good for this and foods to avoid.

Introducing

steroids into a child's body would be a last resort, in my opinion. Good luck

to you.

Jill

[Guest guest]

My husband has something called Pateiio-Femoral Syndrome. It comes

and goes. Overuse/knee knock injury that causes swelling that takes a

long time

to go away (basketball). Don't know if a small child would likely

have this, but there are exercises to help strengthen the area.

 

I think Jill's suggestion of natural anti-inflammatories sounds like

an excellent idea. Getting them into a four year-old could be a

challenge.

I tell my husband " greens baby greens! " Try a spinach smoothie:

fresh spinach, almond milk, stevia, ice, vanilla extract. Add wheat

grass powder if you can.

I like " greener grasses " which you probably can't get in Australia,

but perhaps Pines would be available?

 

Tracy

 

On Sep 21, 2007, at 6:52 AM, naomiwilkes wrote:

 

> My 4 year old daughter has had a swollen right knee on and off for the

> past four months now. It seems to be set off by trauma to the knee

> (falls, knocks,etc) and it has swollen less and taken less time to

> settle each time . There is no definite diagnosis, just idiopathic

> juvenile arthritis. All her bloodtests came back fine. It does seem to

> be settling, but it is still a little larger than the left knee and

> she cannot straighten it quite as well. It does not cause her any pain

> or seem to stop her from doing anything. However the rheumatologist

> wants to have her knee injected with steroids under local anaesthetic

> in two months if it doesn't settle completely. We are vegan and she

> has never had ANY medication- not vaccinated, no paracetamol, no

> antibiotics, homebirthed... Does anyone know anything that might help?

> Thank you, Naomi.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I would not resort to medication but try carrot, celery juice daily and a mostly

raw food diet.