There was a complaint about a completely inadequate reaction of the joints to fasting. This is insulting and unfair, because the joints from starvation are obliged to hurt less. Those guilty of this outrage must be punished.
I explain. Indeed, fasting has long been an attempt to treat joint pain. If with gout, which gnaws at the joints, a rigid diet was previously prescribed, then with all kinds of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, the people literally starved. And with a good result.
Osteoarthritis
The meaning of osteoarthritis is the gradual destruction of the joint. If you start to quickly lose weight, then it does not put pressure on the joint, the cartilage does not fall apart so quickly, and the pain decreases.
There is also a counter related directly to fat. We have already analyzed this phenomenon. Extra fat is inflammatory, which manifests itself not only in heavily loaded joints, but even, for example, in the fingers. Losing excess weight makes it easier.
Rheumatoid arthritis
A slightly different story happens with rheumatoid arthritis. There the joints fall apart under the influence of our own immunity. it difficult process, in which various immune cells and all kinds of complex chemistry take part.
This entire kitchen requires good nutrition in order to function. If, against this background, you stop eating, then the immunity instantly sags and forgets about the joints. Only this does not really add to health, because against the background of sagging immunity, some kind of tuberculosis and even worse can germinate.
This is how it should be. But sometimes people, for some unknown reason, begin to starve, and then their joints suddenly and very badly begin to hurt. There may be several reasons for this pain.
Convulsions
It seems to people that joints hurt, although in fact they have reduces the muscles in the legs due to the fact that they do not receive nutrients and other minerals like magnesium during fasting.
Hypermobility
If a person's muscles were weak before, then during fasting they may fail. This can put unnatural stress on the joints. Well, that is, muscles in a peaceful life stabilize joints well, and without muscles everything loosen up and starts to hurt. Excessive mobility does not benefit the joints.
Fracture
This is my favorite. For many years he treated students and saw enough of fatigue fractures and periostitis. This usually happens to girls. If you restrict yourself to food long enough, then the ovaries will produce less estrogen, which in a peaceful life maintains bone density. From a lack of estrogen, even in young women, bones weaken and damage during exercise. This does not mean that when walking, the knee suddenly twisted back like a grasshopper. No. The breaks are tiny. For example, in front of the lower leg under the knee or on the lower leg closer to the ankle joint. But this thing hurts a lot. Lameness begins.
What to do about it
Stop starving.
