prevention

[malou]

What kind of Activities that may contribute to this kind of condition? or how do we prevent it from happening to us? i would like to know because for me prevention is better than cure..

[jenstot]

I think there really no known way to prevent RA. It's exact cause is not well understood. I think, however, that environment and genetic probably will play a role in the the developmentt of RA.

[prasanth5]

You are correct heredity and change in the harmones and infections caused by the bacterium and the virus are some of the factors involved RA. But how can you prevent a non-infectional disease like rheumatoid arthritis? You can only take guard.

[naturelover]

There is no prevention from getting RA, which is still debated as hereditary or immune system failure. As a normal advice everyone should lead their life with proper diet and this could help stay away from developing RA.

[adhityaen]

As RA is attributed because of hereditary or due to immune system, it's better to stay healthy by having a good life style.

courtesy: rheumatoidarthritis.com
Who gets RA?

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), between 0.5% and 1% of Americans have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). HHS also found that about 75% of cases occur in women. Anyone can have RA, but some general facts are known:

* RA usually starts affecting people between 20 and 60 years old
* People with family members who have RA may be at an increased risk of developing the disease

[prasanth5]

Since the exact cause of RA is not known prevention is equally not at hand. Only after the ailment gets confirmed in us can the treatment measures and procedures could be thought of. Researchers have of course not given up the study.

[crimson]

The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not known. Many factors are involved in the abnormal activity of the immune system that characterizes rheumatoid arthritis. These factors include genetics (heredity), hormones (explaining why the disease is more common in women than men), and possibly infection by a bacterium or virus.

[naturelover]

Can we carry a regular check up with our own GP to diagnose while we visit for any small time ailment or do a regular full body checkup to diagnose for all other thing apart from RA.

[kageyd]

At the least, we could ask doctors to include (for our families) in everyone's periodic, annual, complete blood tests:

The RA factor
The cyclic citrulline factor
Sedimentation rate


Even if all of these are OK, that still doesn't mean a person does not have RA. But if even one of them is elevated, then the doctor has further exploration to do. This list will change as current research gets a better and better understanding of the chemistry behind RA.