What is Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis is a Chronic Systemic, Autoimmune Disease. Chronic meaning, it is a long term disease and its treatment also lasts for a long time. Systemic means the disease does not only affect the joint apart from this, it also affects other organs of the body this disease affects the eyes, skin, lungs, heart, and in some people even the nervous system. Autoimmune meaning, auto i.e. self immune i.e. human resource power. In this disease, the body's own immune system attacks its own body. Due to this, pain in joints, swelling attack, all these symptoms occur. Rheumatoid arthritis mostly occurs in people between 30 and 50 years of age. This is seen more in human. This disease also occurs in men, but this disease is 2 to 3 times more common in women than in men. This disease can also happen to children. When children have this disease, it is called Judeline arthritis.
What are the symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis- It usually starts with the joints of the hands and feet. Your small joints become painful and swollen. There is a lot of stiffness after waking up in the morning. Many patients say that the finger ring has become tight. There is difficulty in removing the finger ring. There is difficulty in getting up in the morning and doing daily work like opening some boxes Or kneading dough. There are problems in all these tasks. Apart from this, mild fever persists. Apart from the joints of the feet, this disease also affects the shoulders, knees and ankles. Sometimes, apart from the joints, rheumatoid arthritis can also affect other organs of the body. For example, if any of your siblings or parents have arthritis, your chances of getting it increases by 20 to 30%. It is not necessary that if someone in the family has arthritis then you will definitely have it, it is just that the chances of getting it increases it slightly Apart from this Environmental factors, infection, smoking, Lifestyle factor, more can lead to arthritis.
How is Rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed? - Rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed by the symptoms described by the patient and the physical examination by the doctor apart from this some blood tests are done in rheumatoid arthritis like rheumatoid factor, Anti CCP. This test may also be negative in some patient. Rheumatoid factor, Anti CCP Tests are negative in 20-30% of patients, But it doesn't mean that if our test is negative then we don't have arthritis. Rheumatologist is the best doctor. By doing a physical examination to tell you whether you have rheumatoid arthritis or not.
How do you treat Rheumatoid arthritis - Rheumatoid arthritis: It is a myth about arthritis that its treatment is not available. Nowadays, very effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is available. Secondly, this is a problem that the patient feels that only steroid and painkiller work for this, so it's not like that at all. Painkillers are definitely used in this, but they are used only at the initial stage or for those patients who need it. There is a treatment for this, which is called Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs(DMRDs). Rheumatoid arthritis medicines have some side effects which can be prevented and to monitor their side effects we do some blood tests every two month. So it is very important that you follow the guidance of your doctor. Take rheumatoid arthritis medicine. Rheumatoid arthritis medicine should not be taken as if it were medicine or old prescription.
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