I suffer from chronic pain and the anti-inflammatory medications I took affected my kidneys. The doctor advised me to stop the medications and to live with the pain. Any suggestions?

One of my patients who suffered from constant pain for thirteen years stated that after three and one half weeks of care in my office she noted that many of her complaints were gone and shortly thereafter all her symptoms disappeared. Therefore, I suggest that you never give up hope of curing your pain.

Taking the class of drugs you took has some dangerous side effects. In 1992, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study which showed that more people died from taking anti-inflammatory medications than people who have died from HIV.

Chronic pain is essentially a result of chronic inflammation. Inflammation means a reaction to or a rejection of something. The fact is that persistent pain in an area signifies an ongoing irritation. The question is what offender or invader is the body chemistry trying to reject or destroy?

Remember, that as long as the persistent trigger that the body reacts to remains, inflammation will persist and so will the pain.

Hopefully this article helps explain the need to determine what causes the trigger and to find a way to eliminate it. Sometimes, just by eliminating foods from the nightshade family brings pain relief.

An alternative approach to pain reduction focuses on your diet, food allergies and sensitivities, environmental chemical toxins, heavy metals, and nutrient deficiencies.

I recommend that you find a chiropractor who is also trained in Nutrition Response Testing and begin your journey to a longer, fuller, healthier life.