Can patients with rheumatoid arthritis take medications to enhance immunity?
Disease description:
In recent years, whenever the weather gets cold or it rains, my joints start to ache. Can patients with rheumatoid arthritis take medications to enhance immunity?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Tiesheng
Rheumatism, namely rheumatoid arthritis, is an autoimmune disease. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may take medications that enhance immunity, but these drugs do not have a direct therapeutic effect on rheumatoid arthritis itself.
1. Drug Function: Immune-enhancing medications primarily function by strengthening the body's resistance, rather than directly targeting the causes or symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment: Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis typically includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antirheumatic drugs, and biologic agents, among others. The primary goals of these medications are to reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and delay joint damage.
When treating rheumatoid arthritis, appropriate medications should be selected under a physician's guidance, avoiding blind medication use.
