Symptoms of arthritis.
Arthritis is the inflammation of the joint. If the inflammatory process occurs not in one, but in several joints, then it is already polyarthritis. Such a disease can be triggered by a joint trauma with an infection, with the already existing chronic or acute disease of other organs. In the joints, the pathogens of the infection are transferred by blood. For example, arthritis can begin after a previous purulent sore throat.
When during the inflammatory process there is an allergy to the pathogens of the infection and even to your tissues, this is called rheumatoid polyarthritis. This disease is very complex and lasts for years and decades. All this time, patients experience severe pain in the joints.
How does nutrition affect inflammation in the joints.
In any inflammatory process, decay products, allergic reactions, toxins, which are the products of the life-activating pathogens of infection, enter the bloodstream. The whole set is involved in the metabolism, that is, in the biochemical processes occurring in the body. As a result, normal metabolism is disrupted, which leads to a more severe course of the disease.
In fact, the metabolism is a process in which the processing of proteins, carbohydrates and other components coming into the body from food is used, which are used by our body. Proteins, for example, are used to build and repair tissues. If the body lacks proteins, it immediately affects the appearance: skin rapidly grows old, brittle and dull hair becomes brittle. In addition, immunity also suffers, because phagocytes - immune cells - also have a protein structure. There is a question: if immunity is violated, how then to fight with inflammation?
Any biochemical process requires energy. And the source of this energy is carbohydrates. If the body lacks carbohydrates, the body starts using proteins and fats as an energy source. There is a separation of the decomposition products of these substances, which are toxic. Of course, these toxins also complicate the inflammatory processes in the joints.
Minerals, fats and vitamins also take an active part in the biochemical processes of the body. When their number is insufficient, metabolism is also disturbed.
Nutrition for arthritis.
Nutrition for arthritis should contain a sufficient number of basic components - proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins - that is, be balanced. It is undesirable to abuse fat, sharp, smoked, fried dishes, as well as sweets, coffee, strong tea and alcohol.
Recommended products are sea (not river) fatty fish (sardines, tuna, salmon), black currant. The polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in their composition improve the metabolism in the body. It is believed that these products reduce the inflammatory processes in the joints.
We must not forget that each individual has individual tolerance of certain products. In patients with rheumatoid polyarthritis, due to its infectious-allergic nature, it is necessary to include only one new food in the diet and with special care. An allergic reaction, aggravating the inflammatory processes, can give the same black currant.
It is always bad for the health of patients with arthritis to use various unverified diets, as this interferes with the natural metabolism. Correctly balanced nutrition also reduces the burden on the joints, reducing weight.
Some recommendations for nutrition.
For patients with arthritis, a daily diet should:
- At least 400 grams of various vegetables - raw, stewed or steamed;
- Of fruits - one apple should be included in the diet, in addition to other fruits;
- Berries - in a volume corresponding to one or two apples;
- Freshly squeezed juice - one glass, preferably half an hour before breakfast (for example, carrot-apple);
- Bread from a flour of a rough grinding;
- Kashi - alternate rice, buckwheat, oatmeal;
- Sour-milk products - fat-free cottage cheese, unsalted cheese - not every day;
- Meat - low-fat, stewed, boiled or steamed;
- Fish - 2 times a week, preferably sea fat;
- Instead of oily sea fish - black or red caviar, 1 - 2 times a week.
- Eggs - once a day;
- It is necessary to consume daily up to one and a half liters of liquid (along with liquid dishes). The liquid helps to remove toxins from the body - the products of inflammatory processes and metabolism. It is advisable to consult a doctor about the condition of the cardiovascular system. Salt intake should be limited.
With any disease, the correct nutrition agreed with the doctor is of great importance.