5 Most Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

There are not just one or two symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis actually rheumatoid arthritis symptoms are many in number but from one of these major symptom is frequently a joint pain.

You should know about these symptoms because when this disease becomes severe it does not only affect the joints but it also starts affecting the other parts of the body.

 When you know about these symptoms you can consult with your doctor immediately for treatment before this do any harm to the body.

Look at these rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and prevent yourself from the complication of this disease.

1. Joint Stiffness

t is the major sign of rheumatoid arthritis in which the ability of your joint restricts. When your try to move your joints in different positions you�ll start pain actually your range of motion become less.

Joint stiffness does not only occur due to rheumatoid arthritis it may occur due to an injury or sit for a long time on doing a desk job or even when you drive the car.

The main you should notice about the joint stiffness is that if joint remain stiff more than one hour than it i has the more chances you are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

2.Fever

There are some drugs of rheumatoid arthritis like biologics which affect the immune system.

When some foreign invaders attack body and the immune system does not fight against these invaders like bacteria and virus and also some infections occur immune system does not work effectively against these viruses and bacteria.

Then obviously these invaders can cause fever due to non-functionality of an immune system and it also one of the rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

3.Polyarthritis

Arthritis does not only affect the one joint it affects more joints. Polyarthritis is defined as �when more than four joints are affected then this condition is called polyarthritis�.

With the passage of time, there might be the possibility that there might be more than four joints involved.

Sometimes polyarthritis also called polyarthralgia which refers to �painful inflammation of the joint�.

4.Joint Deformity

There are many different forms of joint deformity because in which not just one joint involved there are more than two joints involve in it. The joint is known as where two bones meet with each other.

Stability to the joints will be provided by ligaments which bind the two bones together; around these joints, there is a fluid producing tissue known as synovium.

Then the inflammatory cells gather in the fluid producing tissue (Synovium) and these cells make abnormal tissue layer known as pannus.

 After that few substance releases from the pannus which causes the bone erosion and also the ligaments of joints also affected which create problems for joints and joint become deformed.

5.Anemia

Peoples who are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis have more than 50% chances to develop anemia and is also the common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

 The Inability of blood to produces enough red blood cells known as anemia. Red blood cells are composed of hemoglobin.

If there is the deficiency of hemoglobin then definitely red blood cells will be also less which cause anemia.

There are different symptoms of anemia including pale skin, breath shortness, fatigue,  and weakness.

How rheumatoid arthritis cause anemia? 

There are different types of anemia but rheumatoid arthritis patient will suffer from the anemia of chronic disease (ACD).

ACD can also occur due to the inflammation cells which affect the joints. Due to inflamed tissues quantity of red blood cells and hemoglobin will be less that�s why anemia occur during rheumatoid arthritis.

Apart from these some drugs including NSAIDs can also cause anemia rheumatoid arthritis is not just the single cause of anemia.

These are the 5 common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms you should know about these but the most important thing is that if you notice any symptom from one of these.

Then you should consult with your doctor for better treatment in early stages of rheumatoid arthritis for healthy living.