My age is 45 years. I am rheumatoid arthritis patient and taking medicine from last 10-12 years but my weight is increasing day by day. How can I control my weight? please guide me.

Dr. N C GuptaOrthopedist52yrs exp

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a self limiting disease.Try to reduce the medicines without the flair up of symptoms. Keep active & maintain normal range of movements.You may Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding on it. Use no pillow under the head. Kindly take BioD3 Max 1 tab dailyx10 Paracetamol 250mg OD & SOS x5days Do back(spine)/shoulder/knee exercises Make sure you are not allergic to any of the medicines you are going to take Do not ignore it. It may have to be further investigated. It could be beginning of a serious problem. If no relief in 4_5 days,then contact me again. Contact your family doctor or nearest hospital for emergency help. 

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