What should rheumatoid arthritis patients pay attention to in summer?

The hot and humid climate in summer is often easy to cause or induce and aggravate rheumatoid diseases. This is often overlooked by rheumatoid patients. Due to the hot weather, patients with rheumatoid arthritis should feel that it has no effect on their condition, and many people wear short sleeves and skirts. Many patients think that it is so hot in summer that rheumatoid disease is not easy to recur. In fact, some inappropriate diets and long stay in air-conditioned rooms can also provide good conditions for the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. So, what should patients with rheumatoid arthritis do in summer?

Expert introduction: What should patients with rheumatoid arthritis do in summer?

First of all, pay attention to a reasonable diet

Fat can produce ketone bodies in the oxidation process of human body. Too many ketone bodies will stimulate joints and aggravate pain, which is extremely unfavorable to the rehabilitation of rheumatoid disease. Therefore, it is necessary to limit the intake of high-fat foods. At the same time, we should also control the intake of protein, such as beef, mutton, fish, chicken, lean meat, eggs, dairy products, etc., and the high content of protein will aggravate rheumatoid arthritis. It is a good choice for patients with rheumatoid arthritis to drink more juice to clear their intestines in summer, not to consume any sugar and caffeine for two weeks, and to ban smoking.

In addition, rheumatoid arthritis is good in summer, so don't drink cold beer just because you want to be cool. Don't eat too much, just be seven points full, which will make your joints more energetic.

Second, do more stretching exercises.

Exercise is the most basic, active and effective method to prevent muscle atrophy and joint stiffness and to maintain and restore joint function, which is irreplaceable by any other treatment and rehabilitation methods. Life lies in exercise, which is more important for rheumatoid patients. There are many ways to exercise, such as doing gymnastics, walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, dancing and climbing mountains. Different people can choose but walking exercise is the best way. This method is simple, long-term and gradual, which is very beneficial to the rehabilitation of rheumatoid patients. Throughout the cold winter, people's bodies seem to be curled up, so when the warm season comes, stretching is the most suitable for rheumatoid arthritis to help joints clear the meridians. Young people practice yoga well, and old people can practice qigong.

Third, appropriate calcium supplementation.

Summer is a good season for calcium supplementation. Supplementing calcium and magnesium also helps to calm the nervous system and muscles and relieve anxiety or insomnia. In addition, people's brains are easily excited at this time, and B vitamins have a calming effect on the nervous system, which helps to enhance cell energy and prevent mosquito bites in spring, so vitamin B can also be supplemented appropriately.

Fourth, go outdoors more.

Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis feel that it is too hot to go out in summer. In fact, the outdoor air in summer is not only fresh, but also flowers can make people relax and relieve stress. However, it is necessary to avoid the high temperature period and choose the cool time, which also has a certain healing effect on the long-term anxiety of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) psychological adjustment

The role of mental factors in the rehabilitation and treatment of rheumatoid diseases can not be ignored. Modern physiology has proved that people's psychological activities can cause changes inside the body. For example, optimistic mood and firm confidence can mobilize the great potential inside the body, affect endocrine, accelerate metabolic process, enhance the body's disease resistance and promote the recovery of diseases. On the contrary, mental trauma and depression can cause disorder of cerebral cortex, worsen diseases or lead to relapse of old diseases.

6. Continue to eat fresh fruits and vegetables that are out of season and cold.

In order to keep fresh and nutritious, people are used to storing them in the refrigerator and eating them fresh. At this time, the time for "slow cooling" is not enough. Eating this kind of fruits and vegetables often will make the body cold, reduce the body temperature, and easily make the external cold invade the body, which has become an important reason for aggravating the condition of rheumatoid arthritis.

Seven, blowing air conditioning for a long time

In hot weather, office workers are used to sitting in air-conditioned offices. Going out to work in hot weather, the body is quickly forced to adapt to the sudden drop in temperature, which makes the body surface temperature drop rapidly. When patients with rheumatoid arthritis are in a low temperature environment, low temperature will remind the human body to regulate body temperature through the nerve center, so that the blood vessels in the skin contract and the blood flow of the skin decreases, thus reducing the heat dissipation of the skin. However, the human body's ability to regulate temperature is limited. If the temperature drops suddenly or stays at a low temperature for too long, the heat generated by the body cannot replenish the lost heat in time, and the body temperature drops. Moreover, the sweat pores of Tianren in summer are open, and air conditioning is often blown to let cold and dampness directly invade the body. It is natural that rheumatoid arthritis gets worse. The above information is provided by Rheumatology Department of General Hospital of Beijing Military Region for reference only.