What are the precautions for ankylosing spondylitis?

The harm of ankylosing spondylitis is also quite serious, especially if it has not been effectively relieved and controlled, the consequences will be even more serious. We should pay attention to active treatment, avoid improper posture, pay attention to nutritional supplements, and eat more foods that nourish yin and cool blood.

1. Ankylosing spondylitis has a long course of disease. Many patients with ankylosing spondylitis become impatient during the treatment process and lack sufficient mental preparation to persist in long-term treatment. They become very pessimistic, lose confidence and give up treatment, which is very dangerous. It is important to overcome impatience, seek timely and appropriate treatment, and build up confidence in overcoming the disease.

2. Pay attention to maintaining physiological posture to prevent spinal deformity and stiffness. Maintain a proper body posture when resting. Sleep on a hard bed, in supine position, without a pillow. When standing or sitting, try to keep your chest up and stomach in. When writing, the table should be higher and the chair should be lower. Any physical activity that causes persistent pain should be avoided.

3. For patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have been bedridden for a long time due to pain, the spine and limbs will become stiff quickly. Except for those with severe systemic symptoms and obvious pain, they should try their best to move all joints, insist on local and systemic functional exercises such as chest expansion, deep breathing, spine and lower limb movements, so as to prevent and reduce joint adhesion, stiffness and muscle atrophy. For patients with ankylosing spondylitis who are unable to get up due to severe illness, their condition will be controlled after taking medication, and they can do some appropriate functional exercises in bed and try to get up and move around as soon as possible.

4. During the recovery period, you should pay attention to functional exercises such as: horizontal bar, backward walking, squatting, bending over, and do some exercises within your ability, but you should be careful to stop at the right time and not overdo it, especially the horizontal bar.

5. Since ankylosing spondylitis has a high chance of being inherited, it is recommended that you do not have children before the disease is cured. Only after the disease has been cured for a few years without relapse can you consider having children.

6. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis should pay attention to their eating habits and eat more foods that nourish yin and cool blood, such as walnuts, peanuts, eggs, mung beans, dates, fish, meat, dairy products, etc., and eat less high-calorie spicy foods, such as hot pot, mutton, peppers, rabbit meat, dog meat, alcohol, etc.

7. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis should have a moderate sexual life. It is best not to have sexual life during the active period. The frequency can be increased appropriately after the disease is under control.