How to care for rheumatoid pneumoconiosis

Patients with rheumatoid pneumoconiosis should avoid contact with dusty environments, take medication on time, pay attention to daily diet, and do a good job of preventing cold and keeping joints warm and other related care. 1. Avoid contact with dusty environment. Dust irritation is one of the causes of rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, so it is important to stay away from the dust environment to minimize the further damage of dust to lung tissues. 2. Take medication on time. Patients with rheumatoid pneumoconiosis need to take anti-silicosis (aluminum citrate, piperaquine hydroxyphosphate), glucocorticoid (methylprednisolone, prednisone), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin), immunosuppressant (cyclophosphamide) and other medications as prescribed by the doctor. During the period of taking medicines, you should not stop taking medicines or increase or decrease the dosage of medicines, so as to avoid affecting the recovery of the disease. 3. Pay attention to daily diet. Patients should pay attention to balanced nutrition, eat more proteins, calcium, vitamins and other foods, and also eat some foods that are good for resolving phlegm and clearing heat; do not eat spicy and stimulating foods. 4. Do a good job of preventing cold and keeping warm in the joints. Because the disease also has the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, it is necessary to do a good job of preventing cold and keeping the joints warm in normal times; especially when going out in winter, one should wear scarves, gloves, masks, knee pads, etc. Usually, one should not wash hands in cool water, and one can often use warm water to apply hot compresses to the hands and feet. It is recommended that patients with rheumatoid combined with pneumoconiosis should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions to avoid delaying their condition.