It is similar to rheumatism in that it causes joint pain. However, menstrual disease and rheumatism are two different types of diseases, and the differences are quite significant. Menstrual disease is not caused by infection with pathogens, but is mainly caused by the invasion of wind and cold, while rheumatism is mainly a series of autoimmune diseases caused by rheumatoid factor. The difference between menstrual disease and rheumatism: First of all, the causes of the two are different. Menstrual disease is caused by blowing cold wind, bathing and washing hair with cold water during the menstrual period, and not resting well. Rheumatism is mainly due to rheumatoid factor or autoimmune antibody positivity. Secondly, their symptoms are different. Although menstrual disease also produces joint pain, it is mainly pain in the meridians and skin and muscles, while rheumatism mainly produces pain in the bones and joints. The treatment of the two is also different. Moon disease is mainly based on conditioning, eating more warm and tonic food, proper exercise and good living habits can achieve the purpose of complete cure, but rheumatism must be controlled and treated by medication once the disease has developed, and continuous treatment is required. If there is joint pain, it is best to go to the hospital to draw blood for the appropriate examination, and the doctor will decide the treatment.