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my wife had viral infection which left her with severe aches in all joints she has just been refered to a rheumatologist which will take months on the nhs some days the pain is really bad and cannot walk bloods have been clear,she was given anti inflamatories but these give her severe diarrohea
hello Multiple joint pains should be diagnosed by a rheumatologist surely, but the GP may suggest certain baseline blood tests like cbc,aso ,esr,anti-ccp,rheumatoid factor etc and make preliminary diagnosis and give medicines which may not produce diarrhea-like tramadol, paracetamol after meals alogwith rabeprazole on empty stomach
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hello Multiple joint pains should be diagnosed by a rheumatologist surely, but the GP may suggest certain baseline blood tests like cbc,aso ,esr,anti-ccp,rheumatoid factor etc and make preliminary diagnosis and give medicines which may not produce diarrhea-like tramadol, paracetamol after meals alogwith rabeprazole on empty stomach