Recently, the temperature in Shencheng has fluctuated greatly in spring, which is the high incidence season of rheumatoid arthritis. For this reason, this newspaper invites Gao Mingli, director of Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine Rheumatology and Immunology Department, to interpret the three major misconceptions of rheumatoid cognition.
Myth 1
Rheumatoid is the "patent" of the elderly
Gao Mingli: Rheumatoid is not an senile disease. It can affect people of all ages, including children.
In the past, people believed that rheumatoid arthritis was the "patent" of the elderly. In fact, this was wrong. In recent years, the onset of rheumatoid arthritis has a trend of younger age, and many young and middle-aged people also suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, which has a lot to do with not paying attention to developing good living habits at ordinary times.
The temperature in Shenyang has fluctuated greatly recently, but many young people have shed their cotton padded clothes for beauty. Gao Mingli said that it is wrong to take off cotton padded clothes too early in spring, and "spring covering" should be properly carried out. The early spring is still cold, and the yang in the body is not enough to adapt to the cold temperature. At this time, the body can not adapt to the cold temperature without taking off the cotton padded clothes. Therefore, we should pay attention to adjusting our clothes to protect our joints from cold and damp. Young people should develop healthy and reasonable living and working habits and strengthen physical exercise to enhance their ability to resist disease.
Mistake 2
Rheumatoid means
To endure great pain for years
Gao Mingli: Rheumatoid patients can greatly improve their quality of life and achieve normal life and work as long as they adhere to good living habits and receive regular treatment.
Gao Mingli introduced that rheumatoid arthritis is a lifelong disease, and patients are likely to spend their lives dealing with drugs, but this does not mean that patients with rheumatoid arthritis will have to endure a lifetime of pain. Positive and optimistic attitude, reasonable living habits and regular treatment can obviously control the rheumatoid disease, and patients can resume normal life.
Rheumatoid is difficult to cure without recurrence, so it is more important to prevent than to cure it. This "prevention" has two meanings. First, when you are young, you should pay attention to protecting your body to lay a foundation for future health. Go to the hospital as soon as possible if you find any abnormality in your body, such as pain, swelling and morning stiffness in small joints such as hands, wrists and feet; Second, after the remission of rheumatoid disease, we should always keep a high degree of vigilance and follow the doctor's instructions in all aspects of life to prevent recurrence.
Mistake 3
Work is important and weight loss is urgent
Postpartum mothers spend less time in childbirth
Gao Mingli: The physical quality of Oriental people is different from that of Westerners. They cannot learn from Westerners to sit less or not at all after childbirth.
Gao Mingli reminded that new mothers in China should never imitate Westerners. They should eat cold drinks, go out and attend parties in air-conditioned places immediately after childbirth without sitting in the month. Because there are differences in physical quality and eating habits between Easterners and Westerners, it is easy to suffer from illness if they do not take confinement after childbirth as Westerners do.
Gao Mingli said that the purpose of postpartum confinement is to avoid cold weather, focus on rest and strengthen nutrition. Because after the birth of a new mother, her body is in a very weak state. At this time, if you do not pay attention to recuperation, it is very easy to suffer from cold and damp attacks and postpartum rheumatism. Therefore, it is necessary for new mothers to have a confinement. They should strengthen their rest and nutrition. They should not eat cold drinks or frozen food. They should not turn on the air conditioner or use an electric fan to blow directly in the bedroom. They should not wash their clothes with cold water.