What are the treatments for polymyositis

Polymyositis is a common autoimmune disease in clinical practice, with the main manifestations being muscle weakness and myalgia. This disease is more common among women. Many people do not know how to treat polymyositis. When treating polymyositis, the principle of early treatment should be followed.

1. First of all, you need confidence and perseverance

Patients with dermatomyositis should be aware that they do not have an "incurable disease" and should not be pessimistic or depressed. Even if the disease continues to worsen after treatment with certain Chinese and Western medicines, there is no need to be afraid, let alone lose confidence and give up treatment. However, we should also clearly realize that dermatomyositis is indeed a difficult disease to treat. We must have firm confidence and tenacious perseverance, and maintain an open-minded and cheerful mental state, in order to fully mobilize our own disease-fighting potential and ultimately overcome dermatomyositis and recover.

2. Long-term, correct and reasonable treatment must be adhered to

Dermatomyositis is a difficult disease to treat. "It comes like a mountain falling, and goes like a thread being pulled out." Only under the guidance of a specialist with rich clinical experience and a high sense of responsibility, and by adhering to long-term, systematic, regular and reasonable treatment combining Chinese and Western medicine, can the best therapeutic effect and even recovery be achieved. Do not seek medical treatment indiscriminately, abuse drugs, or reduce the dosage or stop taking drugs at will, so as to avoid the detour of "more haste, less speed." Once the disease relapses and worsens, it is often more difficult to treat, and may even cost your life.

3. Lifestyle adjustment

During the acute phase, patients should rest in bed and do passive joint and muscle movements twice a day to prevent tissue atrophy, but active movements are not encouraged.

During the recovery period, you can engage in moderate light activities, but the movements should not be too fast or too large. The amount of activity should be gradually increased according to the degree of muscle strength recovery. Functional exercises should avoid excessive fatigue to prevent elevated serum enzymes.

Keep a cheerful spirit and have confidence in overcoming the disease.

4. Diet adjustment

Arrange your diet reasonably to ensure adequate intake of vitamins and protein.

Avoid eating fatty, sweet, greasy, raw, cold, and spicy foods to avoid damaging the spleen and causing dampness.

Clinical medicinal diet therapy usually focuses on tonic, strengthening the spleen and kidney. The medicines that can be used as diet include yam, coix seed, wild yam, cordyceps, angelica, wolfberry, donkey-hide gelatin, ganoderma lucidum, placenta, etc.