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Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and its complication if neglected
Posted: Jul 24, 2014
Rheumatoid arthritis is a type arthritis which people are suffering nowadays. There are many people who are victims of the rheumatoid arthritis. About 1 percent of the world’s population today is suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. This health is seen more in women than in men and there is no sure for this medicine. This is disease where the joints get stiff and it will be very hard and very painful to even move your hands and legs by yourself. It will become hard to manage your daily routines also. But with some regular exercises and medication you can keep yourself happy and lead a normal life like others.
This rheumatoid arthritis causes stiffness in joints, swelling and also pain. Four warning signs you could have rheumatoid arthritis are:
- The first symptoms in Rheumatoid arthritis is that after you wake up in the morning or when you are trying to get up after you take rest for a longer time, the stiffness of joints is more severe and the pain is also very severe.
- Inflammation is another common symptoms or a warning sign that you can have rheumatoid arthritis. You will start experiencing a lot of pain and swelling in and around your joints. The amount of pain you are experiencing is a note to how severe is your condition and effect of rheumatoid arthritis.
- You will start losing your weight and you get frequent fever, joint pains, muscle pains etc.
- Inflammation will start developing in other parts of the body like lungs, blood vessels, heart and eyes also.
These are the four basic symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and you should consult the doctor immediately if you are facing these symptoms. Do not neglect as there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis. Consulting the doctor at the early stage can help you to avoid from worsening of the situation and following few exercises and diet can help you to lead normal life happily.
The complications that you may face if you are not consulting the doctor on time and neglecting the problem are you may start seeing that the stiffness worsens and you will not even be able to move your joint to hold anything or do anything. Some people start feeling depressed mentally and start losing hope on life. This mental condition will not stop there, this arthritis spreads to the heart as well and inflammation is caused to the arteries as well. This will damage the tissues of the heart.
At the final stage you will start losing the grip on your joints and you will no longer be able to use your joints to do anything. Some people will have to go for wheel chair to move from place to place and some will have to go for joint replacement surgeries also. But if you are ready to listen to your body and understand the changes that are happening to your body and consult the doctor immediately then you can help yourself from wheel chair and surgeries.
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