pernicious aneamia.

Had anaemia. In Italy when I was a teenager. Doctor ordered for me to eat everyday two sardines on toast for a month ! Got better. Do not know if this works for averyone. Maybe a good mineral and vitamins tonic taken 3 times a day ? My husband and I have taken for years every morning a spoonful of Minerals and Vitamins Sevenseas Tonic. Never had colds, and do not have flu jabs either... Maybe tempting our luck on that one....Hope you will get better soon. Granny Moss

Hi Margaret,

When I was admitted to hospital in April 2010 and subsequently diagnosed with Polymyalgia rheumatica, they also discovered that I had Pernicious anaemia, as my blood levels of Vitamin B12 were very low .

I had daily injections of Vit B12 for 5 days then every 2nd day for a month.

I was then on 3 monthly injections, but found that I was becoming extremely tired after about 10 weeks.

I now have injections every 8 weeks to keep my levels up, but may need them more often if it becomes necessary.

Pernicious anaemia is another illness that comes under the \"auto immune\" disease umbrella, but it is purely co-incidence(alledgedly) if you develope it at the same time as PMR.

I t does not cause me any problems other than a general fatigue when an injection is due, so hope it will be the same for you.

best wishes, Pauline

thanks for the replys, the doctor thinks i have the pernicius anaema, because i take metformin for diabeties, take a pill to help one condition and get another.

sardines might be a good idea, but again as i have gout i am told not to eat oily fish. it seems one cannot win. cheers. margaret.

Hi Margaret

I became anaemic during my first year of undiagnosed PMR but luckily it resolved itself and after reading of Pauline's experience of Pernicious Anaemia being diagnosed along with PMR it makes me wonder if this may NOT be purely coincidence here, both diseases being of an inflammatory nature.

However, as for being advised \"not to eat oily fish as you have gout\", I cannot see the logic here as oily fish is highly anti-inflammatory and, as such, I would have thought it would be excellent for gout - I eat it several times a week for the anti-inflammatory effect and notice the stiffness creeping in if I miss it for a while.

Margaret, you have enough to cope with, I'm sure, with a few so-called \"auto-immune\" conditions, so perhaps you could give the oily fish a go and get relief from at least one, and even maybe two, of them!

Very best wishes.

MrsO

If you have gout you have to avoid foods rich in purines as these contribute to the formation of the crystals. Foods which are very high in purines include oily fish such as herring and sardines - hence the instruction to avoid them.

EileenH

Eileen - this seems to be another confusing one! I have a friend who when diagnosed with gout was advised to limit his meat consumption, increase his water intake and eat some oily fish for the anti-inflammatory properties - he does, however, take the oily fish by way of fish oil supplements so perhaps this is the secret?

MrsO

thanks again for the comments. i understand that poultry is a no no for gout!!. i take omega 3 fish oils and had not connected that with restraining from having oily fish!! there again omega 3 is supposed to be good for the heart.!! it seems one cannot win when trying to work out what to eat or not to eat. best then to have any thing in moderation!. thanks again. m.edwards.

Hi again Margaret

Yes, I'm with you Margaret, \"everything in moderation\" and I'm glad that at least you are able to take the Omega 3 fish oil supplements. Hopefully your PMR will decide to burn itself out soon and the other problems will follow suit. Lots of luck.

MrsO

margaretedwards

I ask the question is it 'gout' or 'pseudo gout'.

I ask because there are different treatments.

in reply to the last mailing. the truth is i dont know, the doctor just said 'gout', so i will have to do an internet search on the two conditions, i have only had the one attack so far, so take no medication for it, the doctor said if i have another attack they will medicate. i have to have six vit b12 injections over the next two weeks, and then blood tests and then a further injection every three months, he said the initial injections would take around six weeks to take effect. thanks again for the comments. margaret.