Since the age of about 5, I have been suffering from varying levels of pain in my joints and also my hands and feet. It was passed off as flat feet, but my mother demanded more answers. When I was 13 I went to a rheumatologist who diagnosed me with tendon nodules in my hands and flat feet. When I was about 16 I went to a podiatrist who told me I did not have flat feet. At age 20 my regular doctor diagnosed me with zero negative rheumatoid arthritis. Upon my 21st birthday, I began drinking beer more often and I find I am very sore after it. I don't claim to know what I am talking about, but everything I found said beer should help ease the pain of arthritis. I am very frustrated.