Pregnancy And Its Relation To Arthritis

Being pregnant can make you sore from carrying the extra weight inside of you. Also sleeping on your side in the later stages of pregnancy can cause back and neck pains. This is normal, and can be eased with traditional remedies such as body massage and warm baths. The medical term for chronic, systemic arthritis is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the United States, 1 in 100 people suffer from this condition and it is three times more likely to afflict women than men. In severe cases the disease can be completely debilitating. There is good news for you, however, if you are a sufferer of rheumatoid arthritis and are pregnant. Your symptoms are likely to lesson during pregnancy.

Pregnancy advice is important for women with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases who worry about becoming pregnant. Some women with rheumatic diseases have even been advised against becoming pregnant. It is unknown exactly why pregnant women have significantly less symptoms of arthritis during pregnancy, but the statistics have been proven. What is your chance of improved conditions for your RA during pregnancy? Between 70 -80 %. There are varying theories to why the intensity of pain from RA decreases while pregnant, and they are medically technical. I'm no doctor myself; however my compilation of the technical reasons follows in a simple explanation. As the woman's body changes to prepare for delivery she becomes more resistant to pain in general. This general reduction in sensitivity to pain results in not the stimulation of the nerves from RA being reduced, but rather from the perception of it being received in the brain. Please take this unproven theory with a grain of salt, but the fact remains that you'll be sleeping easier.

The worry comes from uncertainty about how a woman's rheumatic condition will affect the pregnancy as well as how pregnancy will affect her rheumatic condition. If you have arthritis and you are pregnant or if becoming pregnant is a consideration, know what pregnancy advice applies to your condition.

One important matter to consider is the postponement of the usage of medication for RA until after birth. Medicines for this condition have been documented to cause birth defects. There are other medications which you could switch to that would not have the same chance of affecting the child. Of course, you must consult with your doctor regarding this. Luckily, if you're a sufferer from RA there is relief on the horizon if you're pregnant. Now you'll just have normal neck and back pain like everybody else!


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