and me who suffer from this. I have just gotten (hopefully, fingers crossed) over a flare that has lasted now since about 8/13 with intense pain, particularly the ribs but also whole body aching as well. I wrote below what I tried a couple of days ago and these are things people on the board have talked about some, Vitamin D (I know I am not getting enough of that myself), really good overall vitamin, cherry juice (1 tablespoon in half glass is how I am taking mine) and then I had some body rub sorta like Ben-Gay but some other product. I felt pain free for the past 2 days after starting that the day before then. I do not know what if anything worked for me but you can put a wager on it I am doing exactly the same thing day after day now. I am much more bothered with pain than fatigue (that is ever once in awhile and can deal with that). Do not know your age but mine started after 60 and I have absolutely no stress in my life, no financial worries of any kind, wonderful marriage, really easy life with only part-time working so as far as to how mine started or why just do not know. They say stress plays a part but, I am here to say not always. Hope you do better.