① Bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, horse tooth, loofah and other foods have the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, which can relieve local fever and pain.
(2) Coicis Semen, tofu, celery, yam, lentils and other foods have the functions of invigorating the spleen and promoting diuresis, and can be used to relieve swelling symptoms.
Snakes, insects and other foods that can promote blood circulation, dredge collaterals, dispel wind and relieve pain can be cooked or drunk, which can relieve the symptoms of local redness, swelling and heat pain, and can also prevent the disease from moving to other joints, so it is a tonic.
(4) Newly crowed rooster, 150g ginger (sliced), stewed in a pot, without oil and salt, but with a little white wine, can be eaten within 1 day. Take it every 1 week 1 time. Rooster cubs have the functions of tonifying deficiency and kidney, warming stomach and dispelling cold, and can relieve local pain and joint muscle weakness.
⑤ The eel (0.5 g) was dried in the shade and soaked in 1 kg liquor, and it could be drunk after 1 month. Drink 50ml each time, twice a day. The boy eel is warm, good at dredging menstruation, and has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, expelling wind and removing dampness. It can relieve local redness, swelling and heat pain, prevent lesions from escaping to other joints, and has a good effect on shoulder and elbow joint dyskinesia.
⑥ A variety of fruits and vegetables can meet the human body's demand for vitamins, trace elements and cellulose, and at the same time have the function of improving metabolism, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and relieving swelling and pain, thus alleviating the symptoms of local redness and heat pain.
⑦ Mushrooms, auricularia and other foods can improve human immunity and relieve symptoms such as local redness, swelling, heat and pain.
⑧ 200 grams of lean pork and 0/50 grams of Zanthoxylum bungeanum root/kloc-are boiled and seasoned, and taken twice a day. It can relieve severe pain symptoms.
In short, many foods can alleviate the symptoms of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but you must be symptomatic when choosing foods, otherwise it will affect the effect. The symptomatic treatment here mainly classifies rheumatoid arthritis into arthralgia syndrome according to Chinese medicine, which is divided into four types: wind arthralgia, cold arthralgia, wet arthralgia and heat arthralgia. Choose different foods according to different types. Generally speaking, ginger and onion should be used for wind arthralgia; Cold arthralgia should be treated with pepper, dried ginger and other foods; Coix seed and yam should be used for damp arthralgia; Heat arthralgia should be treated with wax gourd, loofah and mung bean sprouts.
So, which foods will aggravate the symptoms?
(1) High fat: When fat is oxidized in the body, ketone bodies can be produced. Too many ketone bodies have a strong stimulating effect on joints, so patients should not eat more high-fat foods, such as milk and fat, and should also put less oil when cooking and cooking soup.
(2) Seafood: Patients should not eat more seafood, such as kelp, sea cucumber, marine fish and shrimp. Because it contains uric acid, it can form urate crystals in the joints after being absorbed by the human body, which makes the joint symptoms worse.
(3) Overacidity and saltiness: If the intake of acidic foods such as peanuts, liquor, sugar, chicken, duck, fish and eggs exceeds the normal pH value in the body, the pH value in the body will temporarily deviate, lactic acid secretion will increase, and a certain amount of calcium and magnesium plasma in the body will be consumed, which will aggravate the symptoms. Similarly, if you eat salty food such as pickles, salted eggs and salted fish. , it will increase sodium ions in the body and aggravate the symptoms of patients.
Different types of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have different dietary taboos, which are described as follows:
(1) Wind-heat type and damp-heat type: The main symptoms of wind-heat type are joint wandering pain, fever, sore throat, constipation, red urine, thick fur, red tongue, marked increase in pulse or string number and erythrocyte sedimentation rate; However, patients with damp-heat type may have low fever, chest tightness, anorexia, joint swelling and pain with effusion, red tongue, white greasy fur, slippery pulse and rapid ESR. Patients with these symptoms should choose a cold diet, such as rice porridge, mung beans, raw pears, bean rolls, chrysanthemums, reed roots and so on. , can help to remove internal heat; Instead of eating warm food, such as pepper, mustard, ginger, cinnamon, wine and so on. Because eating these will hurt yin and help fire and aggravate symptoms.
(2) Cold-dampness type: mainly manifested as joint swelling and pain or exudation, loss of appetite, thin stool, long urine, aversion to cold, pale tongue with greasy fur, rapid pulse and rapid ESR. This type of patients should choose some warm foods, such as pig, cow and sheep bone soup, ginger, cinnamon, papaya, medicated wine and so on.
(3) Deficiency of both liver and kidney: This kind of patients may have joint pain deformity, muscle atrophy, tendon contracture, chills, emaciation, dull complexion, pale tongue, thin white or greasy fur, thready pulse, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) mostly does not increase or is close to normal. This type of patients can eat more tonic foods, such as soft-shelled turtle, chickens, ducks and geese, pork, beef, sheep bone marrow, walnuts, longan, sesame and so on.
In addition, the drinking problem of patients with rheumatoid arthritis should also be dealt with according to the condition. Because wine is pungent and hot, it can help yang to make a fire and dispel cold pathogens, so if patients are accompanied by cold and dampness, they can drink some medicinal liquor. However, patients with damp-heat syndrome are not suitable for drinking, because wine heat hurts the liver and wine dampness hurts the spleen. If you soak aconite, cinnamon, asarum and other hot drugs, it will aggravate internal heat and swelling and pain. If such patients want to take medicinal liquor, they can choose cool drugs to soak in the wine, so that the nature of medicinal liquor will be cold. For some patients who can't drink alcohol, they can be diluted or seasoned with spices.
Morning exercise and walking can not only enhance the physique of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and promote their rehabilitation, but also increase appropriate joint activities, thus reducing joint stiffness and deformity and reducing the formation of disability. The main methods are:
(1) Go fast and walk backwards. This is an effective fitness method that ordinary people can easily master and stick to. The so-called fast walking means 120 steps per minute, from short to long. The so-called walking backwards means walking backwards, on a flat road or square, every time 100-200 steps, which can be alternately carried out with fast walking. Patients with better physique can also run fast, far and with variable speed. (2) Tai Ji Chuan, Taijijian, Wuqinxi and other traditional China martial arts. (3) Qigong. (4) Riding a bicycle, dancing disco for the elderly, traditional dancing, aerobics, etc. (5) Simple joint function exercises such as joint gymnastics can also be performed.
Patients can choose 1-2 according to their illness, physical condition and hobbies. If the illness is mild, you can choose activities with complex movements and large activities, such as Tai Ji Chuan, Taiji Sword and disco for the elderly. Those who are seriously ill and inconvenient to move can choose activities with simple movements and small activities, such as walking, jogging and qigong. Patients can also choose joint gymnastics in different parts by needling their diseased joints.
Because osteoarthritis is related to obesity, decalcification and vitamin A and D deficiency, we should pay attention to the following points in diet:
Eat high-calcium food to ensure the normal needs of bone metabolism in the elderly. The calcium intake of the elderly should be increased by about 50% compared with the average adult, that is, the daily calcium content should be no less than 1200mg, so it is appropriate to eat more milk, eggs, bean products, vegetables and fruits, and supplement calcium when necessary. Overweight people should control their diet, increase their activity and lose weight, which will help to reduce joint load. Protein's intake should be limited. Excessive protein in food will promote calcium excretion from the body. Increase the intake of multivitamins, such as vitamins A, b 1, b6, b 12, C and D, etc. In addition, outdoor activities and exercise should be appropriately increased, and long-term bed rest should be avoided as far as possible.
Research shows that exercise is one of the best methods to treat osteoarthritis. Such activities can improve patients' mood and attitude towards life, relieve pain, increase flexibility, improve heart function and blood supply, maintain proper weight and promote physical health. Exercise costs little, and if the method is correct, there are no side effects. The way and amount of exercise depends on which joint to exercise, its stability and whether joint replacement has been done before.
Regular exercise plays a key role in self-care and health recovery. There are two main types of exercise that are important for patients with osteoarthritis. Therapeutic exercise can make joints play a normal role as much as possible; Aerobic exercise can enhance strength, improve body shape and control weight. Patients should exercise according to their actual situation. You should learn how to exercise correctly, because improper exercise will have serious consequences.
Most patients had better exercise when the pain is mild. You should prepare the activities first, and then start slowly. Regular rest can make the exercise effect better and reduce the occurrence of injuries. Physiotherapists can evaluate the muscle strength of patients, which is helpful to make a safe and personalized exercise plan for patients, thus enhancing the strength and flexibility of joint muscles. Many people like a variety of sports, among which water sports such as swimming, walking, jogging, cycling, skiing, exercise with equipment and watching sports teaching videos are more suitable.
Patients with osteoarthritis should ask a doctor for a comprehensive physical examination before starting an exercise program. Medical staff can also tell you what kind of exercise is best for you, how to do warm-up activities correctly, and when to avoid moving arthritic joints. Taking medicine and applying ice packs can relieve pain and make exercise easier.
Problems that should be paid attention to in osteoarthritis
1, joint load and large-scale activities should be minimized to delay the progress of the disease.
2. Obese people should lose weight and reduce the load on joints.
3. When the joints of lower limbs are diseased, crutches or canes can be used to reduce the joint burden.
4. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs should be taken according to the doctor's advice during the attack, and should be taken after meals as much as possible; Local joints can be wet and hot compress.
5. Sick joints should be protected by sheaths.
6, pay attention to the weather changes, avoid wet and cold.
People with cold legs are particularly afraid of cold, so they should eat more cold-proof foods such as mutton, chicken, pork liver, pork belly and hairtail. In addition, medicinal liquor to keep out the cold is also worth promoting. It is more ideal to soak some traditional Chinese medicines such as Lycium barbarum, Ginseng and Poria cocos in wine. In addition, human chills are related to the decrease of thyroid hormone secretion. The formation of thyroxine must contain enough iodine. As long as people eat more kelp and all kinds of seafood with high iodine content in cold season, it will be beneficial to the synthesis of thyroxine, increase the heat-producing function of human body, accelerate the metabolism of human body, and play a role in keeping out cold and preventing freezing.
Secondly, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, old cold legs belong to arthralgia syndrome, which is mostly caused by phlegm-dampness relaxation, sweating in the wind, or kidney cold, or lying in the wetland for a long time, and being attacked by pathogenic wind-cold and dampness after work. It can also be divided into arthralgia syndrome, joint pain, joint pain and heat arthralgia, which can be used as a reference when choosing diet:
Obstruction: the limbs are characterized by joint pain and shaking, which are common in joints such as knees, ankles and elbows, or have bad activities, accompanied by aversion to cold and fever at the initial stage. The treatment method is expelling wind and dredging collaterals, dispelling cold and promoting diuresis. Snakes, insects and other foods that can promote blood circulation, dredge collaterals, dispel wind and relieve pain can be used for cooking and drinking after soaking in wine, which can relieve local symptoms of redness, swelling, heat and pain, and can also prevent pathological changes from moving to other joints, so it is a tonic food.
Pain joint pain: manifested as severe pain in the joints of limbs, especially when it is cold, it will be relieved when it is warm, and the joint flexion and extension are unfavorable, and some people will feel cold. The treatment is to dispel cold and relieve pain, dispel wind and remove dampness. You can choose 0.5 kg of juvenile eel, dry it in the shade, soak it in 1 kg of liquor, and drink it after 1 month. Drink 50ml each time, twice a day. The boy eel is warm and good at dredging menstruation, and has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, expelling wind and removing dampness. It can relieve local redness, swelling and heat pain, prevent lesions from escaping to other joints, and has a good effect on shoulder and elbow joint dyskinesia.
Obstruction: This syndrome is characterized by the reattachment and numbness of joints of limbs, with fixed pain points, inconvenient movement and edema of lower limbs. The treatment method is to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, dispel wind and dispel cold. Coix seed, tofu, celery, yam, lentils and other foods have the effects of invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, and can be used to relieve swelling symptoms.
Heat-induced joint pain: joint pain, with burning sensation in the pain, or swelling, pain can not be touched, joints can not move, and there are fever, thirst, boredom and other systemic symptoms. The treatment is clearing away heat and dredging collaterals, expelling wind and removing dampness. Bitter gourd, bitter vegetable, horse tooth, towel gourd and other foods have the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and can relieve local fever and pain.
Modern medicine believes that obesity, decalcification and vitamin A and D deficiency are related to the formation of old cold legs, so attention should be paid to calcium intake in diet, especially the daily calcium intake of the elderly should be no less than 1200mg. Milk, eggs, bean products, vegetables, fruits and other foods are high in calcium, and carrots, red peppers, apples, coarse grains and green vegetables are high in vitamins A, b 1, b6, b 12, C and D, so you can take more. Of course, it is necessary to properly control the total diet to prevent obesity.