Can I take herbal medicine for rheumatoid arthritis together with western medicine?

  When it comes to treating rheumatoid arthritis, the question of how to take the many medications is often a confusing one for patients and their families.  First of all, there are two major types of therapeutic drugs: Western medicine or Chinese medicine. Whether it is western medicine or Chinese medicine, they all have more or less stimulating effects on the stomach and intestines, so they are generally taken after meals. Some patients mistakenly believe that Chinese medicine must be taken before meals, and often take medicine on an empty stomach will cause some damage to the gastric mucosa, so regardless of Chinese and Western medicines are appropriate to take after meals.  Secondly, it is better to take Chinese and Western medicines at a staggered time. Generally speaking, about half an hour after a meal can be taken first western medicine, half an hour interval and then take Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese medicine, so as to avoid mutual interference between Chinese and western medicine components, to prevent the effect of the medicine.  In addition, in the process of treating rheumatoid arthritis, attention should always be paid to the spleen and stomach, “the spleen is the origin of the latter”, “the source of Qi and blood biochemistry”, only the spleen and stomach are healthy and healthy, Qi and blood production is sufficient, the absorption and utilization of drugs also reached the best state, for long-term victory over rheumatic diseases This will lay a solid physical foundation for long-term victory over rheumatic diseases.