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Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Man (FC, CO) on 10/22/2008
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I have had horrible plantar fasciitis pain for year now and have tried everything. My latest attempt was taking ACV too, and it didn't seem to help at all. Other people seem to think it did the trick. I wish I knew a cure. I had to give up running and it's painful to walk.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Francine (Texas, US) on 07/28/2014
Please look into a homeopathic doctor for plantar fasciitis. People have been cured with homeopathy.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Constance (Michigan) on 05/21/2018
The type of AVC (Apple Cider Vinegar ) you ingest matters.....Organic with the mother....good brands out there but Braggs is one of the best ones available.....you can find it on Amazon, at health food stores and at some grocery stores and at Vitacost dot com
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Posted by Rob (Va) on 10/08/2015
I see a grapefruit seed extract online, which only says use 10 drops and dilute it with water, how are you all doing it? I haven't purchased any bottles yet, I'm going out of my mind because I've been in pain ALL year and nothing has worked!!
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Posted by Linda (Dundee, Scotland) on 04/23/2016
Hi I have just read your comments about grapefruit seed extract for plantar fasciitis. I am constantly in pain in both feet with this problem and I was wondering if you need to use a carrier oil with this and what product did you use? Thank you
Boots
Posted by T (Denver, CO) on 10/26/2006
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My husband used to have a heel spur, but it completely went away after he started wearing boots a lot. Apparently the back of your shoe can irritate your heel and cause a heel spur, but not so with boots because they go all the way up the back of your calf.
Boots
Posted by Amanda (Cleveland, Ohio) on 05/22/2009
Hi, that sounds like a terrific and simple remedy, but I wanted to point out that the condition that you are describing is not a heal spur. Heal spurs are on the under side of the foot and are due to prolonged cases of plantar fasciitis in which the fascia becomes detached from the bone and a little bump of bone grows in its place. It is the damage to the fascia that causes the pain, not the bone spur itself.
Boots
Posted by Cubuwu (Cordoba, Spain) on 11/09/2012
Not a heel spur? What do I have then? I have a big lump on the back of my heel, at the top of the heelbone. My achilles tendon rubs over it and everytime I sit down it gets really stiff. I can hardly walk! I've read through most of the comments and I don't think any of them will work for me. This has developed WHILE I was taking a daily shot of ACV and Turmeric. I also take 3mg of creatine daily. I want to stop this pain because it's driving me mad. Its getting so bad that I dream about being able to doing sports which involve impact X)