Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found people with RA report higher rates of stomach ulcers, bleeding, and esophagitis (inflammation and swelling of the esophagus) in the upper GI tract, and perforations (holes), bleeding, bowel inflammation, and infections in the lower GI tract. People with inflammatory arthritis also have higher rates of abdominal pain, bloating, trouble swallowing, and nausea. Studies show that inflammatory arthritis can affect both. The upper GI goes from your mouth to your stomach the lower GI runs from the start of the small intestine to the end of the large intestine. How Inflammatory Arthritis Affects Your GI Systemįirst, a brief anatomy lesson: Your GI system has an upper and lower section. Some CreakyJoints members have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease others with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) - like Nikki Perkins-Miller who gets from long bouts of diarrhea, followed by severe constipation. Another has what she calls “tortuous gastroparesis,” a condition where the stomach muscles that propel food through your digestive tract slow down or stop working, which prevents your stomach from emptying properly. “Pretty miserable reflux” - that’s what how CreakyJoints member described it on Facebook.
Stomach cramps and constipation, however, you may not.īut research shows tummy troubles are common among people with inflammatory arthritis: A study published in the Journal of Rheumatology found that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a 70 percent greater chance of developing a gastrointestinal (GI) problem compared to people who don’t have RA.
Those well-known symptoms of inflammatory arthritis you expect. So does stiffness, swelling, and fatigue.
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