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What symptoms of AS do you experience?

Chronic, long-term back pain is one of the most commonly reported health problems in the United States. Not surprisingly, back pain is also the most reported symptom by people living with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).

Other symptoms may also occur with axSpA, such as uveitis, fatigue, psoriasis, heel, shoulder, foot, and other joint pain.

  1. Fatigue, body aches, SI joint pain, lower back pain. I have flare ups around every 2 weeks. Some a flare ups are worse than others. Sometimes the fatigue is almost debilitating, hard to get out of bed after a night of tossing and turning.

    1. Having flares come around every couple of weeks has to be exhausting, especially when you donโ€™t know if itโ€™s going to be a mild one or a flare that takes everything out of you. Itโ€™s like your body doesnโ€™t always give you much of a break. Do you feel like youโ€™ve noticed any patterns with those every-two-week flares, like certain activities, stress, or changes that seem to bring them on? -Latoya (Team Member)

  2. Pain in my eyes, hips and scalp it feels like someone hit me with a nail

  3. Pain in my โ€œsit bonesโ€, pain anywhere in my back, pain in my right hip, brain fog, stiffness and pain when I wake up.

    1. Thank you for sharing. Which symptom gets in your way the most? All the best, Kathy (Team member)

  4. Uvetis, lower back pain, foot pain, hip pain, brain fog, restlessness, extreme fatigue, my index finger locks up at the joint, ibs, knee pain, ankle pain, stomach issues, aevere allergies.

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