Ummmmm.......good excuse to eat more junk food? [Just kidding.]

I can't say my butt ever hurt. That's a new one.

California Lynn/Drea

Is it your butt or is it your hip joints? When my flares are severe like it is now I can't sit for more than a half hour before my hips hurt so much I have to lay down. That and my feet/ankle pain has me essentially bedridden right now. If you think this might be your hips you should let your rheumy know.

No, my hips usually start hurting during the afternoon dogs walking. I see doc next week. Maybe I'll mention if it worsens. I don't have a great relationship with him and he's my only choice.

i am thinking you mean your hip bursas which are done below below below your hips??

if you actually mean your butt cheeks you got me. ask your SO or spouse to investigate (sorry could not resist).

unless you broke your what is it called coxus once upon a time and it is just flaring now? in general sitting sucks for my ra, period. and it did at work also. i have a lot of these memory foam pillows covered in different colors so they don't look like I am stocking up on foam...all around the house. i have these from amazon take a look - they help, like a lot.

depot

https://www.amazon.com/MochoHome-Round-Memory-Cushion-Velvet/dp/B011554KWW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476802835&sr=8-1&keywords=memory+foam+cushions+round

I woke up one morning with my left buttock hurting like mad! It sure felt like a flare. Or maybe damage caused by an over zealous chiropractor?

But no! I went to several doctors and a physiotherapist and I pulled a ham string. I have exercises and stretches, and it is a lot less worse than it was, but still hurts if I sit too long.

I would see your family doctor and go to a physiotherapist. I guess I need to do that again too. I read about athletes who pull ham strings and they recover. So why not me? Obviously my pathetic attempts at exercising are not working.

My mom also has had this for 10 years. I didn't get it at all till it happened to me. She was very active though, at least a reason for it. I have no idea what caused mine as I was inactive at the time. Sigh!

We have to remember that not everything is RA!

ra is a pain in the butt.

If it is the "outside" of your hip (lateral hip), which can hurt after sitting too long, it may be bursitis of the greater trochanter (the top part of the thigh bone). The hip joint itself usually causes groin pain. And this reminds me to get up and walk around, as my bursitis is acting up these days!

Are you talking about your "sit" bone in each butt cheek? If so, YES. I have that pain and it's aweful. I have flares from hell!

Just one more thing, right? *sigh*

I have bursitis in my left hip and just started getting matching symptoms in my right and it hurts to sit. I was reading up on it after I could barely walk or sit or anything and found a great article with some very practical suggestions that have helped me reduce swelling and discomfort: sit on soft surfaces always...never any hard surfaces, elevate hips above knees when sitting (I drive a lot, so have to sit on a pillow in the car, too), and move as much as possible.