Are swollen feet and painful joints related to IBD?

I have indeterminate colitis and have noticed that in the past 2 weeks all my joints ache, my lower leg muscles hurt (to the point of me limping when I walk) and my ankles and feet are swelling. Could this be related to my IBD, or possibly to one of the medicines I have been on? I am currently taking Pentasa and was taking Mercaptopurine (a/k/a 6-MP), but my GI instructed me to stop taking the 6-MP because it wasn't working and had dropped my white blood cell count too low.Are swollen feet and painful joints related to IBD?
Yes, colitis/crohns/diverticulitis/... all can cause those symptoms. I'm also on pentasa and 6mp but thankfully have not had any negative side effects.
Here are a few sites on that subject for you to review. Hope that they help. Good luck and feel better!
Gigi
http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relie...
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/he...
http://www.healthatoz.info/diseases/coli...
Can you slowly ween yourself off of those meds? Try drinking 5-6 cups of peppermint tea. and the shock diet of all white foods- white rice, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, egg noodles. eat those foods in small portions 3-4 times a day until your symptoms subside. and eat them plain- no sauces- maybe a small amount of unsalted butter or smart balance.