LO123 is right on about osteoarthritis vs arthritis caused by an autoimmune condition. What aggravates one may not be a bother for the other.

I have both. I've found (big tears) that chocolate really exacerbates my symptoms. The darker the chocolate, the worse. I love chocolate. Not fair!

I have to take an NSAID called meloxicam. It's Rx only & so far it has worked for several years - longer than most NSAIDs. My rheumatologist is big on stopping the inflammatory condition so that the joints don't get worse. I've tried all of the alternative remedies & nothing worked. I do take fish oil for other things, so maybe I'm getting a benefit there. I still need my meloxicam, though.

Right now I have really bad arthritis & bone spurs in my thumb. I'm doing my best to ignore it, but it doesn't seem to want to go away.