Patient's question:
I am a 50-year-old male. How can I be diagnosed with postpartum rheumatism? My anti-0 is high. Please help me take a look at the report. I took medicine during breastfeeding, which was Mobic. Besides Mucosolvan, taking it still causes pain, especially when exposed to air conditioning, leg ache, and joint pain. How can I be diagnosed with postpartum rheumatism?Doctor's answer:
Postpartum rheumatism is generally a condition that recurs in women after childbirth, usually due to inadequate postpartum care or underlying health issues accumulated over time. It exhibits symptoms similar to rheumatism but is not actually a form of rheumatic disease. It is a condition characterized by muscle and joint aches and pains, primarily caused by exposure to wind, cold, and dampness during the weakened state after childbirth or post-abortion surgery, which damages joints, tendons, muscles, skin, and other tissues. Blood tests are conducted to check for rheumatoid factor, anti-O, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. For anti-O, it may be elevated in some patients, but the majority of results are normal. Therefore, treatment with anti-rheumatic drugs is generally ineffective, as this type of rheumatism is usually associated with postpartum blood deficiency and the invasion of wind, cold, and dampness into the blood vessels.