Attention! These five diseases are currently incurable, don’t be fooled...

Reviewer of this article: Wang Wenxiang, Professor of Fujian Medical University

Medicine is not omnipotent. There are still many diseases that cannot be cured or completely managed, especially some common diseases. Do not rush to seek medical treatment and believe in some "miracle doctors" or "folk prescriptions". Not only will you waste money, but it may also delay your treatment.

1. Rheumatic diseases

Rheumatic autoimmune disease is a chronic disease related to the autoimmune system, with a high incidence, high disability rate, and low recognition rate. Only under the standardized diagnosis and treatment of professional departments and professional rheumatologists can patients with rheumatic autoimmune diseases receive early diagnosis and treatment, alleviate their condition, and minimize disability and mortality rates. Not only that, rheumatic disease is a type of disease with a wide range of incidence, and can affect people of all ages. It does not mean that young people will not get rheumatic disease. Some rheumatic diseases are more common in young and middle-aged people, such as ankylosing spondylitis, which is more common in adolescents aged 13-33.

Wu Zhenbiao, director of the Clinical Immunology Department of Xijing Hospital of Air Force Medical University, reminded that if you have joint and muscle pain, back pain and stiffness, serological abnormalities in blood tests, and abnormal immunological tests, it may indicate that you have a rheumatic disease. Moreover, most rheumatic diseases are chronic progressive diseases and cannot be cured, but most rheumatic diseases can be controlled, just like controlling chronic diseases such as high blood pressure.

2. Hypertension

Hypertension has now become one of the chronic diseases that troubles most people. Professor Zhang Yuqing from the Department of Cardiology at the Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences emphasized that at present, hypertension (except for secondary hypertension) cannot be cured. The main purpose of clinical treatment of hypertension is to promote blood pressure to meet the standard. For patients, this means taking antihypertensive drugs for life. Patients need to be reminded that they must use antihypertensive drugs under the guidance of doctors, and cannot blindly listen to and believe in them, change antihypertensive drugs at will or stop taking them, because everyone's physical condition is different, and the method suitable for others may not necessarily be suitable for the patient himself. Professor Zhang Yuqing reminded that while taking drugs, patients can also assist in lowering blood pressure by adjusting their lives. The first is measures directly targeting risk factors for hypertension, mainly including limiting salt intake, controlling weight, limiting alcohol consumption, strengthening physical exercise, and mental and psychological therapy. The second is measures to control other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including quitting smoking, limiting the intake of total fat, saturated fatty acids and cholesterol in the diet to control serum cholesterol.
3. Asthma

Professor Yin Kaisheng, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, said at the "2018 World Asthma Day Press Conference" that asthma is usually discovered in adolescence and continues, so it has become a patient's dream to be able to cure it. It is also common to see advertisements claiming that a certain drug can cure asthma, and it is a folk remedy or secret recipe for treating asthma, but such advertisements are basically unreliable. Patients should understand that asthma is preventable and treatable, and doctors should not think that it is completely incurable. Asthma can be completely controlled through scientific and correct management by doctors and patients. Do not rely on or resist the use of hormone drugs. Use them according to the condition. Do not easily believe in the "asthma secret recipes" in the world.

Professor Huang Mao, director of the Respiratory Department of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, reminded that asthma cannot be "cured". At present, the medical community can only effectively control asthma, but cannot completely cure it. If an advertisement claims that its medicine can cure asthma, it can be considered as exaggerated propaganda. Professor Huang Mao said that although asthma cannot be cured, 80% of asthma patients can achieve good control through standardized treatment. Some patients can even completely stop taking medicine after 2 to 3 years of standardized treatment and live and work normally.

4. Diabetes

my country has a large group of diabetic patients. Yang Chuan, director of the diabetes department at Sun Yat-sen Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that type 2 diabetes cannot be cured and is mainly controlled by long-term medication. The diabetes treatment devices on the market are only an auxiliary treatment method with drugs and cannot cure diabetes. At the same time, experts pointed out that the current treatment methods for diabetes are mainly insulin injections and oral medications. Some methods such as infrared stimulation of acupoints are not clear for the treatment of diabetes. The physical stimulation of some treatment devices may have an effect on relaxing blood vessels and stimulating blood circulation, but it cannot fundamentally control blood sugar. If you blindly stop taking the medicine after using infrared and other methods, it is easy to cause danger.

But there is no need to be too pessimistic. With effective drug treatment and lifestyle and dietary adjustments, blood sugar can be controlled and the occurrence of complications can be effectively reduced. Early detection and early control will not affect normal work and life, and people with diabetes can also live a healthy and long life.

5. COPD

"There are nearly 100 million COPD patients in our country!" Wang Chen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, pointed out at the "2021 my country COPD Standardized Grading Diagnosis and Treatment Conference" on November 17, 2021. However, the awareness rate of COPD among grassroots medical staff and ordinary people in our country is very low. Wang Ruiying, deputy chief physician of the Respiratory Department of Shanxi General Hospital, reminded that COPD cannot be cured, but it can be prevented and treated. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterized by imperfectly reversible airflow limitation. It develops progressively and requires long-term maintenance treatment. Long-term drug treatment can prevent and control symptoms, reduce the frequency and severity of acute exacerbations, and improve exercise endurance and quality of life.

Finally, in fact, not only the above five diseases, but also many other diseases are incurable. However, it is not difficult to find that no matter which incurable disease it is, the disease can be well controlled through regular and effective prevention and treatment.
Therefore, do not believe in "miracle doctors" and "folk prescriptions". Only by early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment can the disease be alleviated to the greatest extent and the best treatment be obtained.

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