Rheumatism is a common disease, multi-morbidity, complex clinical symptoms, high disability rate, the current lack of specific treatment, seriously endanger people’s health. So, when suffering from rheumatism, should pay attention to those problems? How should we take care of it? First, life and living. Patients should avoid humidity and cold, increase and decrease clothing with temperature changes, and prevent colds. In the hot season, do not stay in the air conditioning environment for a long time, and avoid sweating when the wind. During the active period of the disease, appropriate bed rest. Second, diet regimen. Chronic rheumatoid arthritis and other patients often have malnutrition, the diet should ensure adequate calories, protein and vitamins, supplement calcium. Avoid eating too much cold, injuring the spleen and stomach. If the patient has high fever, skin rash, sore throat, etc., avoid eating fatty, sweet, thick, spicy and stimulating products. Patients with gouty arthritis should avoid a high purine diet, strictly control the consumption of alcohol, seafood, animal offal and other foods, and eat less meat, beans, etc. Third, the spirit of care. Rheumatism is a chronic disease, delayed and difficult to heal, prone to recurring attacks, so patients should maintain an optimistic mood, neither depressed, nor anxious and impatient. In addition, the treatment should have a scientific attitude, do not blindly listen to advertising, do not blindly believe in the so-called “bias”, missed opportunities for treatment, delaying the disease. Fourth, medication care. Take Western medicine should pay attention to its side effects, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have gastrointestinal reactions, should be taken after meals, active peptic ulcers are used with caution. At present, it is believed that long-term use of large quantities of such drugs may also cause cardiovascular adverse reactions. Cytotoxic drugs such as cyclophosphamide and methotrexate have side effects such as bone marrow suppression and liver damage, so regular blood tests and liver function should be performed. Do not abuse hormones, as they may cause metabolic abnormalities, aggravate infections, induce peptic ulcers and bleeding, osteoporosis, aseptic femoral necrosis and other complications; nor should you reduce or stop taking hormones at will, resulting in a “rebound”. It may cause amenorrhea in women and reduced fertility in men, so it is not suitable for patients who are preparing for childbirth, and there may be side effects such as bone marrow suppression and liver damage. Also note that some Chinese medicines also have side effects, such as strychnine and Chuan, grass wool in excess, or without concoction, or insufficient decoction time, can be toxic. Fifth, functional exercise. Rheumatism patients should carry out functional exercise, so as to avoid joint ankylosis, dysfunction and muscle atrophy, and can enhance physical fitness, improve the body’s resistance. Exercise in a variety of forms, such as exercises, jogging, boxing, qigong, etc., can also be used to exercise with the help of equipment. Initially, start with a small amount of exercise, step by step, and persistent. According to the above five aspects, with reasonable treatment, rheumatism patients’ conditions can be satisfactorily controlled and their quality of life can be improved as much as possible.