Bathing
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Hi everyone been coming on to this site for 18 months now, i find it comforting to read all the advise given it really helps. Having had Pmr for this period of time i find bathing a great help it warms and eases the muscles and joints, a friend of mine asked me today weather epsom salts in the water would help not knowing the answer i thought i would ask someone in the know, hope someone will know. thanks Linda 451
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EileenH linda451
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Pred affects magnesium metabolism - and poor magnesium levels can lead to muscle cramps and pain. I often use magnesium supplements and that helps in general. I have heard people say they have had benefit from magnesium salts used topically for muscle cramps. So - no reason why not and it is the sort of thing to try and see if it helps!!
linda451 EileenH
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jean_b EileenH
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erika59785 jean_b
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I take showers as well ---- it is tough to get in and out of the bath tub because of pelvic/girdel pain.
EileenH jean_b
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By the way - if you own your own home you probably have to pay for a shower to be put in but if you are in housing association accommodation you may be able to get funding if you are handicapped enough.
Mrs_CJ linda451
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linda451 Mrs_CJ
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ptolemy linda451
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linda451 ptolemy
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ptolemy linda451
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constance.de linda451
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Why bother? I just LOVE a more than warm bath. I have lavender essence or some relaxing rheuma salts in it and stay there for half an hour! LOVELY! I enjoy this "torture" once a week - the rest of the time I walk into our "senior" walk in shower., but, to me it is worth the agony!!
EileenH constance.de
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I can't kneel on hard surfaces due to skiing accidents and knee problems (self inflicted so can't expect sympathy). But I never did like the bath anyway so it isn't a problem for me, shower any day! I was brought up to never have more than 4in of water in the bath - no luxuriating possible in that and it's a habit I find difficult to break. That was all the water that was in the hot tank anyway. A bit like clearing your plate became ingrained in people in the UK in the 50s - you never knew what the next meal would be and rationing meant food was very precious.
constance.de EileenH
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noninoni linda451
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Magnesium and potassium are both found in a lot of food like spinach, nuts, beans and lentils.
These foods are also very high in fiber, and high fiber cures both constipation and diarrhea. After many years with colitis, I have learned to make that ancient dish, split pea soup, often, and eat it nearly every day, or I make beans. I have also learned adding kombu, aka kelp, a seaweed, to the soup really reduces the gas or the "body music" wonderfully, so I add a strip to both lentils and beans.
EileenH noninoni
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Not cheap - but if you have to use a bath or can't stand alone probably pretty useful. Our bath and toilet are close together so getting your feet into the bath is not that difficult - you can sit on the toilet seat and slide over onto the side of the bath which is very substantial at that end. Was very useful when I had snapped knee tendons and the walk-in shower was a no-no for a month - could sit on the edge of the bath and use the hand shower.