Leothebear wrote:Something I omitted was I'd just started taking apple cider vinegar. I'd read it helps with arthritis and took well over a tablespoon with hot water and a little honey. It was the day after this I had the severe worsening.
Hmmm, acids can work both ways on joints. It might be wise to get yourself urine-tested for gout. Which has very little to do with swilling too much port, as the hilarious old trope has it, and more to do with certain foods, including too much red meat. Although there's usually also a genetic predisposition in the mix. And yes, it would figure that it's come on suddenly in both hands at once.
No sniggering at the back there, gout is as painful as it sounds. I used to get it in my ankles. Gouty arthritis is caused by a deposit of needle-sharp uric acid crystals forming inside your joints.
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Easily treated with allopurinol (prescription only) if a dietary modification isn't enough. I haven't had an attack in thirty years. Good luck!
[Edit} I've just seen that you can buy self-test kits for a fiver or so:
https://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/ ... gsEALw_wcB [/Edit]
BJ