My feet hurt unbearably when the weather changes. Is this rheumatism? How should I deal with it?

Rheumatism patients often experience worsening of joint pain and other symptoms before drastic changes in climate or the arrival of rain or snow, and they can predict weather changes. Why is this? Rheumatism is a recurring systemic connective tissue disease. It can invade the heart, joints, skin, serosa, blood vessels, brain, lungs, kidneys and other organs, with the heart and joints being the most severely damaged. For normal people, when the weather changes, such as when the humidity increases and the air pressure decreases, the fluid in the cells leaks out and the urine output increases; when the humidity decreases and the air pressure increases, the liquid is retained in the tissue gaps in the body. The transfer of this liquid is a response procedure for the body's cells when they respond to changes in the external natural environment. When rheumatism invades and joints become inflamed, the diseased tissue cannot discharge fluid with changes in weather, causing the pressure in the inflamed joint cells to be higher than that of normal tissue, resulting in increased pain or local swelling. This is why rheumatism predicts the weather. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when the climate changes, hot and cold alternate, or when it is cold, humid, wading, or raining, wind, cold, and dampness take advantage of the body's low resistance to invade the human body, focusing on the meridians and staying in the joints, causing Qi and blood to be blocked. Cause rheumatism. The cold climate in winter can increase the incidence of rheumatism and worsen the condition. Therefore, rheumatism patients should pay special attention to weather changes and strengthen the prevention and treatment of rheumatism during cold winter seasons and drastic climate changes. For the treatment of acute rheumatism, the following principles are generally applied: first, rest quietly, strengthen nursing, keep warm, prevent cold, and moisture; second, use antibiotics to control streptococcal infection; third, use aspirin or hormones to suppress rheumatic activities; fourth, adhere to standards Thorough treatment to prevent recurrence. Antibiotics and hormones have a sudden effect in the treatment of rheumatism, but they have serious side effects and should not be commonly used. The treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular with patients because of its good curative effect and few side effects. For example, the national first-class new drug anti-rheumatic series product Jingzhu Rheumatism Capsules used by the Rheumatology Department of Fujian Provincial Geriatric Hospital can dispel wind, cold, and reduce inflammation. It has the effects of relieving pain, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, nourishing the liver and kidneys, and strengthening muscles and bones. It is used in the treatment of rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, frozen shoulder, numbness of the limbs caused by rheumatism, intractable low back and leg pain, sciatica, and insomnia. It has good curative effect on , forgetfulness and menopausal syndrome. In short, external factors are only the conditions for the occurrence of rheumatism, while internal factors are the root cause of rheumatism. To prevent this disease, it is necessary to strengthen physical exercise and improve human immunity.

Of course, once you get sick, you need to find a good doctor and get early treatment