If you have general swelling in your joints, please get yourself medically checked out for arthritis. Usually, this is the first physical indicator of arthritis. The first thing you must do in this situation is cut out all sour things from your diet. Limes, lemons, citrus foods and yogurt are completely prohibited for people suffering from join inflammation. Essentially, it is important for you not to add anything acidic to your food, as this will only worsen the pain in your condition. Chop a potato roughly, with peel, and submerge it in a glass of water overnight. Drink this water in the morning. It is considered very useful in helping to deal with pain caused by swelling in the joints. Bananas are also considered very helpful with this particular kind of pain. Garlic is an anti-inflammatory product, and it will help to bring down swelling considerably in this condition.
Consuming at least 1,200 milligrams of calcium a day is very helpful in dealing with joint pain. If you are unable to include it in your daily diet, you must take calcium supplements at the recommendation of a doctor. Calcium rich foods would include soya beans, tofu, milk and all milk products and bone marrow. Try to store water in a copper vessel and drink from this. This is said to restore the quantities of copper required by your body and help with the problem of unnaturally swollen joints.
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