Causes and Treatment of Rheumatism

Posted by sanjay on Thursday 16 Apr 2009

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The medical condition, rheumatism, comes from the Greek word “rheuma” or to swell. Rheumatism is a medical problem that causes pain and swelling in the bones, muscles and joints. Rheumatism tends to affect people that are of middle age or are elderly. There are two categories of rheumatism: muscular and articular. Muscular rheumatism affects a person’s muscles while articular rheumatism targets a person’s joints. Some of the most common forms of rheumatism are rheumatoid arthritis, osteo-arthritis, tennis elbow, and gout.

Rheumatism can also affect a person’s internal organs such as their heart, kidneys and lungs. Rheumatism can occur when a person is continuously in damp weather conditions, when a person performs continuous physically challenging work or their blood is poisoned with acidic bodily waste. To learn more about the causes and symptoms of rheumatism as well as simple home remedies, read the following article.

What causes rheumatism?
Food is an important contributor to developing rheumatism. Foods that have a high acidic level, are high in fat, foods that contain artificial ingredients, and refined sugar are linked to developing rheumatism. Oral complications such as infections in the teeth or tonsils can cause rheumatism. Rheumatism may be caused by a hormone imbalance or it may be passed on through genetics. It is also linked to the presence of toxins in the blood.

What are the symptoms of rheumatism?
Rheumatism predominately affects a person’s muscles and joints. They will feel stiffness and/or soreness in their muscles and joints. Their muscles can become swollen and their overall body can ache. Other symptoms of rheumatism include fever, inability to sleep, complications with urinating, and even coma.

Home remedies
While home remedies can treat rheumatism, they cannot eradicate it. There are several concoctions that can be made to be taken orally. Here are some home remedies to ease the pain of rheumatism.

Potatoes have a strong effect when treating rheumatism. Try ingesting one-to-two teaspoons of potato juice prior to eating. Another use of potatoes is their peel. After peeling a few potatoes, wash the peelings in a half liter of water. Strain the mixture and drink it three or four times a day.

Eat a diet that is high in calcium, magnesium and vitamin C. These nutrients and minerals can help with the pain and swelling.

Include foods rich in calcium, magnesium and vitamin C in the diet. This would help in treating rheumatism.