The difference between maternal calcium deficiency and rheumatism

The mother's body suffers a great loss after childbirth and is in a very weak state. There is a big difference between maternal calcium deficiency and rheumatism. Under normal circumstances, maternal calcium deficiency is a relatively common phenomenon, which is mainly caused by the fetus absorbing nutrients from the mother. Postpartum rheumatism may be caused by failure to protect the body well. Maternal calcium deficiency will easily cause leg cramps, and rheumatism will easily cause joint pain.

What is the difference between maternal calcium deficiency and rheumatism?

Maternal calcium deficiency is a physiological condition, because the mother not only needs to provide herself with calcium, but also all the calcium needed for the growth and development of the fetus is provided by the mother. Therefore, if the mother does not take enough calcium in her daily life, she will experience symptoms of calcium deficiency. The most common symptom is calf cramps. Some patients may also develop osteoporosis, with pain and discomfort in the back, pelvis, and throughout the body.

Rheumatism is a relatively large disease category that includes more than 100 specific diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, spondyloarthropathies, Sjögren's syndrome, and polymyositis. The symptoms of rheumatic disease patients are more complex and may manifest as arthritis, swollen and painful joints, or rashes, oral ulcers, Raynaud's phenomenon, or hair loss.

The patient may also be mainly affected by a certain organ. For example, if the kidneys are affected, the symptoms may be proteinuria, hematuria, or edema of both lower limbs. If the lungs are affected, the patient may experience symptoms of decreased lung function such as dry cough, shortness of breath, and chest tightness.

Maternal calcium deficiency and rheumatism are two different diseases. For example, if a woman suffers from maternal calcium deficiency, she will mainly experience leg cramps and may also experience bone pain all over the body, mainly pain in the waist and back. The symptoms can generally be relieved by supplementing an appropriate amount of calcium. Rheumatism refers to the body's exposure to wind, cold and dampness, and the main symptoms for patients are migratory, multiple, symmetrical joint pain, and even swelling. Generally, treatment needs to be combined with the type of rheumatism, and methods such as dispelling wind and cold, removing dampness and clearing heat, moisturizing dryness and activating blood circulation are adopted. The prognosis of rheumatism is relatively poor.

Calcium deficiency in mothers can lead to loose teeth, weakness, leg and foot cramps, edema, pelvic pain, gestational hypertension, and intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus. Try to supplement calcium through food, such as lean meat, milk, yogurt, dried shrimps, seaweed, eggs, animal offal, and get some sun exposure regularly to promote calcium absorption. The clinical manifestations of rheumatism are headache, fever, slight sweating, aversion to wind, difficulty urinating, joint pain, and inability to flex or extend. The patient has poor blood circulation, which leads to ischemia and hypoxia of muscles or tissues and rapid aging.