Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Definition, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Diet

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune
  disease that causes chronic inflammation of the
  joints. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that
  occur when the body's tissues are mistakenly
  attacked by their own immune system.

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Fast Facts
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• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type
  of autoimmune arthritis. It is caused when the
  immune system (the bodys defence system) is not
  working properly. RA causes pain and swelling in
  the wrist and small joints of the hand and feet.
• Treatments for RA can stop joint pain and
  swelling. Treatment also prevents joint damage.
  Early treatment will give better long term
  results.

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Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis
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What causes rheumatoid arthritis?

• RA is an autoimmune disease. Your immune system
  is supposed to attack foreigners in your body,
  like bacteria and viruses, by creating
  inflammation. In an autoimmune disease, the
  immune system mistakenly sends inflammation to
  your own healthy tissue.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosed
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How is rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed?

• RA is diagnosed by examining blood test
  results, examining the joints and organs, and
  reviewing x-ray or ultrasound images. There is no
  one test to diagnose RA. Blood tests are run to
  look for antibodies in the blood that can been
  seen in RA.

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Abnormal blood tests commonly seen in RA include
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Blood Tests

•  Anemia (a low red blood cell count)
• Rheumatoid factor (an antibody, or blood protein,
  found in about 80 of patients with RA in time,
  but in as few as 30 at the start of arthritis)
• Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides
  (pieces of proteins), or anti-CCP for short
  (found in 60 - 70 of patients with RA)

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Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated

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How is rheumatoid arthritis treated?

• Therapy for RA has improved greatly in the past
  30 years. Current treatments give most patients
  good or excellent relief of symptoms and let them
  keep functioning at, or near, normal levels. With
  the right medications, many patients can have no
  signs of active disease. When the symptoms are
  completely controlled.

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Foods to avoid with RA

• There is no special RA diet or diet "cure" for
  rheumatoid arthritis. One hundred years ago, it
  was touted that "night-shade" foods, such as
  tomatoes, would aggravate rheumatoid arthritis.
  This is no longer accepted as true. There are no
  specific foods or food groups that should be
  universally avoided by individuals with
  rheumatoid arthritis.

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Foods that fight RA inflammation

• Nevertheless, there are some home remedies that
  may be helpful, although these are not considered
  as potent or effective as disease-modifying
  drugs. Fish oils, and omega-3 fatty
  acids supplements have been shown to be
  beneficial in some short-term studies in
  rheumatoid arthritis.

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Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

•  Turmeric (Haldi)  Oil from turmeric acts
  as very good anti-inflammatory agent.
•  Asafetida (Heeng) Asafetida with ginger paste
  or coconut oil helps in inflammatory diseases.
•   Garlic (Lehsun)  Garlic with anti-arthritic
  properties taken daily in small doses helps to
  strengthen the immune system.

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How Diet Kundali helps in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Balanced Diet Plan
• We at Diet Kundali helps you to create your
  balanced diet plan online. Generating balanced
  diet chart will help you in analyzing your
  nutrition and the food which help in preventing
  RA symptoms.

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