Back and knee pain

[Anonymous]

I was on ozempic and got down to normal bmi and they vanished. Now I am back up 10lbs and my left knee and lower back hurt pretty consistently again. I guess my choice is either get very thin which means ozempic forever with bad nausea /being very hungry to achieve the goal or eat normally (my diet is not bad) and be in pain. Aging sucks as when younger this was not an issue even at a higher weight.

[Anonymous]

You need to strengthen your core and work on the muscles around the knee that support the knee. That’s your problem.

[Anonymous]

semaglutide is an anti inflammatory, that might be what helped your back and knee pain. my knee pain vanished within days.

[Anonymous]

I’m guessing that you have some sort of autoimmune issue, which is why it was not hurting when you were on an anti-inflammatory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing that you have some sort of autoimmune issue, which is why it was not hurting when you were on an anti-inflammatory.

That is interesting. How would I even get a diagnosis for this?

[Anonymous]

This is what rheumatologist do

[Anonymous]

Every pound of weight on the body puts 4-6x the weight in terms of pressure on the knee joints, feet, and the back which absorbs all the impacts of movement except in a flotation situation - this is why swimming and aqua fitness classes are highly recommended by PTs and doctors for older people and overweight people.

And body fat is inflammatory, even if you don’t have an autoimmune condition that is diagnosable. Inflammation is essentially an autoimmune process in the body.

Diet is also a big factor in causing inflammation: “Foods that are linked to an inflammatory response include: saturated fats which are found in animal products, such as red meat and whole fat dairy products; trans fats which are found in fried foods and baked goods such as pastries, pizza dough, pie crust, cookies and crackers; omega-6 polyunsaturated fats which are found in corn, safflower, soybean and sunflower oils, and are often found in many packaged foods; and sugar, which is the biggest enemy in the inflammation battle.”

Clean up your diet as much as you can to get relief from inflammatory pain. Hydrate, get regular exercise, and eat as many colorful whole plant foods as you can as they contain antioxidants which can neutralize the inflammation process in the body.

Food is medicine, and calories are not the most important factor- it’s the quality of what you consume.

[Anonymous]

Eat more walnuts