How to treat rheumatism during confinement?

Postpartum rheumatism is also known as postpartum rheumatism. It is a disease caused by the mother's physical weakness after giving birth, lying down for a long time, not paying attention to keeping warm and being exposed to the wind, not getting a good rest after giving birth, etc. Another reason is that the mother's uterus is injured or bleeding during childbirth. After suffering from this disease, you will experience symptoms such as body aches and weakness, eyes that are afraid of wind and easily tear, headaches and dizziness. In this case, you should seek timely treatment to avoid causing more serious conditions. The following is a detailed introduction to the treatment.

Postpartum rheumatism treatment

1. The onset of postpartum rheumatism is closely related to the mental state of the mother. Therefore, the care of postpartum rheumatism requires that the mother should always maintain a happy mood and a cheerful spirit, avoid anger, anxiety, and depression, and participate in some activities appropriately to bring the disease under control faster.

2. In daily life, you must pay attention to keeping warm and keep your body in a moderate state of cold and hot; the room should be ventilated, but the wind should not blow directly, especially in summer, avoid direct blowing from electric fans or air conditioners. Avoid cold and wet conditions.

3. Dietary adjustment: Eat more foods that are easy to digest and rich in nutrition, avoid cold foods and cold drinks, and avoid spicy and greasy foods.

4. Appropriate exercise: Do moderate exercise according to your physical condition, such as slow walking, gymnastics, boxing, etc., to enhance the body's resistance; go outdoors often to bask in the sun.

5. If the symptoms are severe, you need to go to the hospital and receive professional treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Causes

1. Caused by women being blown by wind or exposed to cold water during delivery.

2. After giving birth, pregnant women sweat profusely and fail to remove the sweat in time, and do not keep warm in time.

3. The living environment is limited and the mother’s bedroom is dark and damp.

4. Pregnant women do not get enough rest after giving birth and overwork themselves.

5. Women suffer from excessive bleeding due to uterine injury after childbirth.

Clinical manifestations

The main symptoms of this disease are pain in muscles and joints throughout the body, fear of wind, cold, and intolerance of fatigue, but there is no redness or swelling in the affected joints and muscles.

1. Discomfort in the joints of hands and feet, with or without lower back pain.

2. General weakness: Mothers suffering from postpartum rheumatism often feel tired, so don’t think that general weakness is a cold.

3. Eye discomfort, fear of wind, and tears.

4. Headache and dizziness: Avoid taking painkillers blindly to avoid adverse effects on the mother and baby.

diagnosis

1. Have a history of childbirth or miscarriage;

2. Patients experience pain and soreness in joints and muscles, numbness and discomfort, and in severe cases fear of wind and cold (worse on rainy days, relieved on sunny days), accompanied by headaches, orbital pain, etc. The affected parts are not red, swollen, or deformed, and patients experience fatigue, insomnia, dreaminess, irritability, etc.;

3. Laboratory examination: ESR, rheumatoid factor, and immunoglobulin are all normal. Some patients may have elevated anti-"O". X-ray examinations are mostly normal, while patients over 40 years old or with long-term illness often have bone hyperplasia.

4. Clinical use of antibiotics, anti-inflammatory analgesics and hormone treatments cannot provide relief.