|
Choose from the following women's health topics: AbortionAIDS HIV Bereavement Birth Control Body Contouring Breast Cancer Breast Care Breast Enhancement Breast Feeding Care Giving Care in Community Child Birth Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Health Problems Chronic Pelvic Pain Colorectal Cancer Cystitis Diversity in Women's Health Eating Disorders and Body Image Endometriosis Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fibromyalgia Food Safety Article Gastrointestinal Problems Global Warming Gonorrhea Health Care Professionals Hysterectomy Hysteria Immigration Health International Women Health Mental Health Menstrual Cycle Problems Menstruation Mind Body Therapies Miscarriage Morning Sickness Multiple Sclerosis Northen Women Nutrition and Exercise Osteroporsis Ovarian Cancer Pregnancy Arthritis Pelvic and Gynecological Health Physical Change in Girl Post Traumatic Stress Pregnant Women Premenstrual Syndrome Prenatal Care Quality Health Care Resources Respiratory Health Sexual Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Syphilis Sexual Dysfunction Substance Abuse Teen Pregnancy Travel Concern for Women Urinary and other Bladder Problem Vaginal Dryness Varicose Veins Women Health Issue Women Infertility Women Exercise |
Pregnancy Arthritis: Rheumatoid Arthritis Pregnancy, Pregnancy Arthritis HipsHealthy pregnancy is what every responsible woman strives for. If that woman has a chronic illness it can be more of a struggle to maintain a healthy pregnancy. If a woman suffers from a chronic illness like arthiritis, that woman may have to think about certain things a pregnant women without the disease does not have to. You can have a healthy pregnancy even if you are suffering from arthiritis. What you don't want to do is put any more emotional stress on yourself than necessary. Visit your doctor regularly and follow their advice, in the end it will be well worth it as you hold your newborn in your arms. Things you should look out forThe fact is your arthritis is probably not going to disappear once you get pregnant. The best thing you can do, as any type of chronic illness, have your arthritis under control. This means doing the prescribed treatments necessary to managing your arthritis effectively. You should be exercising regulary to strengthen your muscles and joints, slowing down their detioriation, taking medicine, and eating well. If you are worried that you will give your child arthritis it is nothing to back up such a thought. Arthritis is not a disease that is heredity, even though more than one person in your family may have is. Although, environmental factors be more of a factor in whether or not your child gets arthritis. Well-balanced dietWomen with arthritis may have different concerns about eating a well-balanced meal regularly then pregnant women who do not have the disease. Most well-balanced meals are prepared at home, a woman with arthritis may have trouble cooking due to pain caused by arthritis. There is swelling in the joints, in the knees and fingers that may prohibit cooking meals. The best way to deal with this problem is in three ways.
Weight gainIf you are pregnant you are going to gain weight, especially if the pregnancy is healthy. The problem for women with arthritis is that the weight gain will put extra burden on their already inflammed joints. The thing that might help you manage your weight gain is to exercise, but once again because of your arthritis you have to be careful about what type of exercise that you participate in. In times like these your doctor advice will be most helpful, tell them of your concerns and help you come up with a plan that will enable you take care of yourself and a baby sufficiently. ConclusionYou have been living with arthritis longer than you have been pregnant and you need to realize that you know how to take care of yourself. Now that you are pregnant there are extra steps that must be taken to assure that your child is healty. Visit and ask for your doctors opinion regularly, take care of yourself and more importantly give yourself a break. What others have contributed to this page? No contribution yet. Be the first one to send your contribution for this page. Use the form below.
|
|
© 2003-2004, ultimate-cosmetics.com. All rights reserved.
