How should rheumatoid patients spend the summer correctly?

"Summer is not rheumatism" is a misunderstanding.

The statement that "summer is not rheumatism" is actually a misunderstanding. In fact, summer is also the season of high incidence and recurrence of rheumatism, so people should do a good job in the prevention and treatment of rheumatism in hot summer. In this regard, experts put forward some suggestions on the prevention and treatment of rheumatism in summer:

1. Don't be greedy for cold: Although it is difficult in summer, don't sleep outdoors, on the balcony, on the floor far from the table, and don't sleep directly with the fan and air-conditioned air on for a long time, so that evil winds can enter the room and cause diseases.

2. Rain shelter: When there is heavy rain in summer, rain protection measures should be taken to avoid getting wet. Try to avoid getting wet after hard work and strenuous exercise. When the weather is bad, get used to taking umbrellas and raincoats, and change clothes in time after getting wet.

3. Avoid humid environment: it is humid in the south and rainy in summer. To this end, the bedroom is best sunny, ventilated and dry. Usually, it is necessary to open more windows for ventilation, and the bedding on the bed should be exposed to the sun to remove moisture. At the same time, it is not suitable to be in a humid environment for a long time.

4. Pay attention to sun protection: Many patients with rheumatism such as systemic lupus erythematosus should avoid direct sunlight, especially in summer, when ultraviolet rays are more intense, which is an important inducing factor of this disease.

5. Prevent improper diet: avoid drinking cold drinks; Diet is light and easy to digest, avoid cold, greasy and spicy food; Urban people are rich in nightlife and have the habit of taking supper, which should be avoided as much as possible.

6. Pay attention to the sudden change of weather: the summer weather in coastal areas is changeable, windy and rainy. Patients with chronic rheumatism are sensitive to weather factors. When stimulated by rain, wind, cold and humidity, the original condition can be aggravated.

Summer is the best time for treatment.

As soon as the symptoms are mild in summer, people are easy to relax their treatment. When they think about it, they take some medicine, but when they don't, they forget it, making the mistake of "forgetting the pain after the scar". In fact, for patients with rheumatic bone diseases, summer is the best treatment time.

Rheumatoid osteopathy is generally cold syndrome. Symptoms are severe in winter, and the body is also in a pathological state at this time. Winter treatment is a difficult treatment. Whether it is drug therapy or physical therapy, it is necessary to increase the dose, but the effect received is minimal.

On the contrary, gastrointestinal absorption is more active in summer than in winter, which also accelerates the improvement of drug efficacy. In summer, the temperature rises, the meridians and qi and blood flow smoothly, the illness is the weakest, the body is full of yang, the disease resistance is enhanced, and the evil of "cold and dampness" in the body is completely eliminated, and the treatment effect is twice the result with half the effort. This is also the principle of "treating winter diseases in summer" advocated by Chinese medicine.

KK Health Reminder: Rheumatoid osteopathy is not exclusive to the elderly. Healthy working, living and eating habits can effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases, and insist on early prevention and early treatment of diseases. I hope that patients with rheumatic osteopathy should be prepared while enjoying summer, relieving symptoms and feeling comfortable.