Arthritis is the result of inflammation, pain and soreness of the joints. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two most common types of this disease.

Osteoarthritis develops as a result of the continuous wearing away of the cartilage in a particular joint. Cartilage, is a smooth, soft, protective tissue that covers the ends of the bones at the joints. This tissue may become thin and disappear through excessive wear, as seen most often in the elderly. When enough cartilage has worn away, the rough surfaces of the bones rub together, causing not only pain, but stiffness. Weight-bearing joints such as the hips and knees are most affected. Symptoms are intensified during damp weather, upon rising from sleep in the morning, or after strenuous activity.

Rheumatoid arthritis not only affects a particular joint, but the body in its entirety. It destroys not only the cartilage and tissues around the joints, but often the bone surfaces themselves. The body naturally replaces the damaged tissue with scar tissue. This replacement causes the spaces between the joints to become narrow and eventually fuse together, resulting in painful deformities that may affect the quality of life. The result can be crippling, and often includes swelling and joint pain, fatigue, anemia, weight-loss and fever. Symptoms may disappear and recur at a later date.

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I have rheumatoid which is primarily triggered by foods containing solinacae. I have been using diet and oil of oregano (cut 50/50 with olive oil) successfully for many years to keep the arthritis from controlling my life. A few years ago I adopted a large stray dog I found on my property. The dog was dying. He was emaciated--40 pounds underweight, injured and suffering from blood loss. During examination the veterinarian noticed that the dog had no cartilage in the hips. The vet was baffled by this. The dog was middle-age.

The dog had severe pain from the lack of cartilage. He often screeched when he began to walk. After observation, I realized the dog's hips needed to be aligned before getting up from a prone position. I taught him to shift his hips before getting up. That was helpful. The vet prescribed Rimadyl, which was somewhat helpful for the pain. After a few months I put the dog on oil of oregano and discontinued the Rimadyl. A few weeks after beginning the oil of oregano therapy, the dog stopped screeching. I continued to give him a capsule of oil of oregano cut with olive oil, daily, for the rest of his life. He never again screeched because of pain.

Hi dogwoman, welcome to the forum! Thanks for sharing the positive effects of the use of oil of oregano for your rheumatoid arthritis, glad you were able to get some relief. You're very kind to rescue that dog and care for him like that, making his time left much less painful. Very smart that you could teach the shifting of the hips and use the oregano, instead of the Rimadyl, easier on his liver to be sure.