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Crepitus (crackling sounds when moving joints)

I've been experiencing crepitus all over my body since May 2006.  Everytime I mention this to doctors they say "oh, that's normal, everybody does that."  Well, it's not normal.  I never had this and then all of a sudden my entire body cracks with every movement.  Sometimes the sounds are so loud I think I might have actually broke a bone!  What is causing this?  I also have muscle aches, knee pain and a bunch of other stuff.  I had blood drawn and they didn't see rheumatoid arthritis.
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Fellows, I have had an adverse reacton to Cipro/Methyl antibiotics 3 years ago.  Since then I had cracking/popping of joints too.  I now realize the underlying condition is INFLAMMATION--an area that has not been thoroughly studied as in other fields, surprisingly!  Just search under "antiinflammatory diet" and stick to this diet as much as you can.  You WILL feel the difference.
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I have it too. I am a 43yr female and I started to experience it in my knees about 2yrs ago.  It has now really caught my attention because I am now cracking my ankles as well as my knees.  I could crack them, and 5 minutes later (the gas???) will be back and I crack again.  It is terrible.  I don't understand why I am so crackly.  I don't exercise a bit--but I have just begun to swim and my ankles feel wonderful in the pool whatever motion I make--no pain and it just feels good to move them without the harsh cracking.  I haven't seen any dr for it.  However, I did test positive a few times for a RH factor---but no dx.  My grandmom and older sis has rhumatoid arthritis.  This may be the beginning signs since it hurts equally on both sides of my body.  I really wish we could find out what is going on with our bodies.  
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I have the exact same symptoms as you. It all started with back pain for years ago. At first it was hard upper back pain, and later the entire back and my whole body. I had also trauma to my head when I was beaten and then began to get many other things like swallowing problems and later that crepitus.Im having crackling on my entire head.Im also having floaters on my eyes and many kind of other problems mostly with my back and neck and stiffness in my body.
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I have the exact same symptoms as you. It all started with back pain for years ago. At first it was hard upper back pain, and later the entire back and my whole body. I had also trauma to my head when I was beaten and then began to get many other things like swallowing problems and later that crepitus.Im having crackling on my entire head.Im also having floaters on my eyes and many kind of other problems mostly with my back and neck and stiffness in my body.
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I am a 47 year old male.  Six months ago my joints started cracking.  This started after I started taking Nexium.  I herniated a disc in my neck shortly after.  I think it is all associated.
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Did you start on anti-candida diet and parasite cleanse at once?
By the way, is that any way to have simple parasite cleanse? as I looked through the internet, they are so complicated =(
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