Rheumatoid Arthritis

In rare cases the herb can cause nausea and stomach upset. No other side effects reported.

May increase urination and may cause upset stomach. Because of sedative properties, caution should be taken if driving or operating machinery.

No

From personal experience, I would say no. I have RA and I had to have a ton of blood work and none of the times did I have to fast first. That being said, I would check with your doctor who ordered the labs to be sure, because new tests develop and the requirements for different tests may vary.

I am in the same boat and have never been requested to fast before having tests.

From what I have found he works along the traditional lines of treatment. see Nonopioid Analgesics- 200

Rheumatoid lung disease, as its name suggests, is associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Of the 1.3 million Americans who have rheumatoid arthritis, nearly half may have some abnormal lung function. Up to one-fourth develop rheumatoid lung disease.

No

It makes no particular difference I have RA and have maintained the same weight most of my life 61 years. However as a result of not being quite as active and possibly some of the drugs I use now there is a slight weight gain. this however seems to be minor.

Unlikely as they usually appear near bones.

It is not known at this stage what causes RA however you could look around cytoplasmic organelles as this term seems to come up quite often where RA is concerned.

From My experience the hotter the better.

Inti inflammatory like prednizone are best taken in the morning as the body produces its own during the sleep period.

Yes. Women with RA and lupus are more likely to have complications including miscarriage during pregnancy.

Unknown, however there are often genetic predispositions.

You could have but there would not necessarily be a connection.

I have found a picture of an X ray of a person with pathologically proven respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease. Follow the related links below

(Rheumatoid Lung Disease)

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis are different diseases. however they do have one thing in common in all cases and that is pain for which analgesics are used. osteo arthritis is a disease of wear and tear of the bone and joints and inflammation can also happen as opposed to RA being an autoimmune disease where the damage to joints is caused by the inflammation. so anti inflamatorys may be used in both diseases. I the case of Ra disease modifying drugs such as methatrexate is also used to suppress the activity of the imune system.

There is some mention in documents surrounding Ra that almonds may be helpful in relieving or avoiding the condition, However it has not been taken up in a big way by sufferers of RA, I have had problems with the symptoms of RA for many years and I am quite partial to almond and have never noticed any effect one way or the other.

Sedimentation rate is a test used to diagnose inflammation in the body.

Westergren method is one of the ways that sedimentation rate is evaluated.

Normal sedimentation rate for males is 0-15 millimeters per hour, females is 0-20

For arthristis, Patanjali Yog Pith, Haridwar is the best.

An alkaline phosphatase tests measures how much of the of the enzyme ALP in the blood. Most of the ALP is produced by the liver and in bone, some is also made in the intestines and kidneys. It also is made by the placenta of a pregnant woman. For more information on this go to the related link( Digestive Disorders Health Center Alkaline Phosphatase) below
An elevated sedimentation rate indicates that there is inflammation taking place somewhere in the system. this test is regularly done on victims of RA to keep tabs on the amount of inflammation that is indicated. The higher the second number in the SR the more the inflammation.

Prednizone is a steroidal anti inflammatory It is generally given when non steroidal anti inflammatory don't do the trick anymore. At fists it is usually given in a fairly high dose and after the inflammation seems to be under control it is gradually reduced. If it is being used for RA it may also be used in conjunction with disease altering drugs like methotrexate and or Plaquinil. these drugs don't cure RA, as there is no cure, however they can be a great help in controlling the inflammation that is responsible for serous joint and other tissue damage that can be caused by RA.

fluid retention

Rheumatism Orarthritis comes in over a hundred different forms . some of them may lead to infection as a result of damage done to the body. or even as a side affect of some of the drugs used, however they are not infections as such.

If your blood stops circulating it means your heart has stopped beating and you are most likely dead. So no, your blood circulation should not stop when you sleep.

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