In fact, from the perspective of Western medicine, rheumatoid arthritis does not require special dietary taboos, including the so-called "fawu" which is actually a theory of traditional Chinese medicine. So, should patients with rheumatoid arthritis need to taboo foods? Woolen cloth? I think reasonable taboos are very necessary, mainly to achieve these "four taboos".

The first taboo: taboos based on symptoms. TCM treatment pays attention to syndrome differentiation. Even for the same disease, different patients have different pathogenesis. For example, if the cold syndrome is the main symptom, then you should eat less cold foods, such as watermelon, pears, duck meat, mung beans, etc.; if it is a heat syndrome, then you should mainly eat less hot foods, such as mutton and dog meat. , onion, ginger, garlic and other spicy seasonings. If it is heavy, be careful to eat less things that hurt the spleen and stomach, such as barbecue, hot pot, spicy hotpot, ice cream, etc.

The second taboo: taboo due to medicine. If you are taking traditional Chinese medicine, you should make dietary restrictions based on the medicine you are taking. For example, if you are a patient with qi deficiency and are taking qi-tonifying medicine, you should be careful not to eat qi-breaking foods, such as hawthorn. If you are a patient with yin deficiency and are taking yin-nourishing medicine, do not eat foods that damage yin, such as chili, pepper, mustard, etc.

The third taboo: Taboo. For example, our Chinese medicine practitioners believe that fat people have more phlegm and dampness, and spleen deficiency produces dampness, so fat people should eat less foods that damage the spleen and generate dampness, such as fatty meats, sweets, and high-salt pickled products; while thin people have more fire, So eat less foods that cause internal heat.

The fourth taboo: taboos based on the place and time. Different regions have different taboos. For example, in the south where it is rainy or near the sea, which is relatively humid, you should eat less cold and wet foods. The Central Plains area has less rain and is relatively dry, so you need to eat less spicy food.

In fact, the so-called taboos are to eat less, not to say absolutely not to eat. No matter what kind of patient we are or where we live, we must eat in moderation. No matter what we eat, we should not eat haphazardly. , no matter what the taboos are, don’t be too strict, which will lead to nutritional imbalance. However, for patients with gouty arthritis, they must avoid high-purine foods such as seafood, alcohol, and animal offal.