Dietary considerations for patients with rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, progressive, erosive autoimmune disease that mainly affects the synovial membrane of the joints. The prevalence in China is about 0.36%, and the lack of specific treatment results in a high disability rate, which seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients. 50% of RA patients have bone erosion at 2 years of disease, 75% at 5 years, and bone erosion occurs in almost every case after 20 years. In addition to drug therapy, rheumatoid arthritis patients are often very important dietary regimen, some of the dietary considerations in daily life are summarized below: attention to the spleen and stomach protection Chinese medicine, the spleen and stomach for the “back of the day”, that is, the spleen and stomach is the root of human health, the body needs nutrients are mainly through the spleen and stomach to absorb The rheumatoid arthritis patients mostly take long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, immunosuppressants and other drugs, these drugs often have a relatively large damage to the spleen and stomach, which requires better protection, the spleen and stomach have a protective effect of food: barley, red dates, yams, lentils, lotus seed meat, chicken neijin, etc., these are also more common foods in our daily life, patients can consciously eat the above foods in daily life to reduce as much as possible. The patient can consciously consume the above foods in daily life to minimize the damage of drugs to the spleen and stomach. In addition to increasing light, taking vitamin D and calcium tablets, you can also eat foods with high calcium content to reduce calcium loss and promote calcium absorption. Common foods include: ribs, glutinous rice, nori, seaweed, egg yolk, fresh milk, amaranth, dried cabbage, fungus, mushrooms, dried radish, olives, black tea, etc. The so-called “hair”, in today’s language, is some hairy, can trigger or aggravate the rheumatoid arthritis disease food, common: onion, leek, chili, mutton, goose, pork, shrimp, fish, crab, wine, etc.. The food should be forbidden or not eaten. Patients should abstain from eating or eat less of these foods. The rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease that causes damage to the joints, but also to the heart, kidneys, blood vessels, blood system and nervous system. Therefore, it is important for patients to have a comprehensive diet and not to eat certain foods according to their preferences. A few common therapeutic porridge (1) cinnamon porridge: 10 grams of cinnamon, 30 grams of round-grained rice, 6 grams of brown sugar. Wash japonica rice, boil japonica rice first, grind cinnamon into fine powder, add cinnamon powder and brown sugar into japonica rice, then boil for 10 minutes. Eat while hot on an empty stomach, 1 dose daily, 7 to 10 days day for a course of treatment. This product has the effect of warming the meridian and dispersing cold, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach, suitable for patients who are afraid of wind and cold, heat evidence and yin deficiency fire is prohibited. (2) dry ginger barley porridge: 9 grams of dry ginger, 50 grams of barley, 20 grams of brown sugar, first dry ginger, barley porridge, then add brown sugar with a course of 10 days. This product has the effect of warming Yang and dispersing cold, strengthening the spleen and transforming dampness, suitable for patients who are afraid of wind and cold, like warmth and warmth, hot evidence and yin deficiency fire is prohibited. (3) five plus skin barley porridge: five plus skin 9 grams, 30 grams of barley, add water and boil for 20 minutes to eat, 7 to 10 days for a course of treatment. This product has the effect of strengthening the spleen and water, tonifying the liver and kidney, and is suitable for patients with heavy soreness and dampness in the whole body. (4) red date yam barley porridge: 50 grams of barley, 50 grams of yam, 10 red dates, added to water and cooked into porridge, 10 days for a course of treatment. This product has the function of tonifying the spleen and stomach, tonifying the kidney and calming the mind, suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach. (5) Chinese wolfberry yam barley porridge: 50 grams of barley, 50 grams of yam, 30 grams of Chinese wolfberry, added to water and boiled into porridge, 7 to 10 days for a course of treatment. This product has the effect of tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for patients with liver and kidney deficiency. The rheumatoid arthritis prevention and treatment is a systematic “project”, in addition to conventional drug treatment, diet and nutrition is also very important, the above aspects hope that the majority of rheumatoid arthritis patients can combine their actual situation to refer to the application, so as to promote the condition as far as possible, to reduce their own pain.