Swelling in the knee

The knees support the weight of the human body. Once the knees become swollen, your normal life may be affected. There are many reasons for the swelling of the knee joints. It may be caused by synovitis or rheumatic diseases. When the knee joints are inflamed, the knee joints will also feel sore and swollen. At this time, not only should timely treatment be carried out, but also more foods with high calcium content should be eaten.

Why is my knee swollen and painful?

1. Synovitis

Knee joint swelling and pain are relatively common symptoms caused by synovitis. Knee synovitis is mainly caused by knee sprain and various intra-articular injuries. In the early stage of synovitis, the joints are swollen and painful, and the joints feel hot, stiff and painful. As the disease gradually worsens, the swelling and pain in the knee joints become more and more obvious, the joints become stiff and inflexible, and the symptoms are relieved during rest.

2. Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common acute or chronic connective tissue inflammation, and common symptoms are redness, swelling, burning and pain. Rheumatism has an acute onset and often affects joints such as the knees. Rheumatoid arthritis can also affect the heart, causing rheumatic heart disease with symptoms such as fever, subcutaneous nodules and rash.

3. Knee arthritis

Knee swelling and pain is one of the symptoms of knee arthritis. Knee arthritis is caused by factors such as age, endocrine, obesity, trauma, and joint abnormalities. When you suddenly stand up from sitting or walk, you feel knee soreness and discomfort. The symptoms disappear after walking for a while. If this situation persists for a long time, it is easy to cause an attack of the disease. Activities cannot relieve the pain, and it is difficult to go down stairs or squat. After walking for a long time, the joints become swollen and painful. It can be seen that knee arthritis has a great impact on the patient's health, and everyone must pay attention to it.

What to do if your knee is swollen and painful

Glucosamine can be used to treat knee swelling and pain. It is a new method to treat bone and joint diseases by exogenous supplementation of glucosamine. Glucosamine has three main functions: 1. Generation and repair function, 2. Stimulation function, 3. Clearance function. Haiguli Glucosamine: Glucosamine treatment mainly repairs articular cartilage and promotes the production of synovial fluid, so that there is no longer any hard friction between the joint surfaces, and symptoms such as pain, swelling, and bone friction sound no longer occur. By repairing the articular cartilage, the narrowed joint space is improved and the joint function is gradually restored.

What to eat for knee pain

Eating some fresh pineapple can reduce infection in the affected area. Eat some vitamin-rich foods every day, such as flaxseed, rice bran, oat bran, etc. Eat more sulfur-containing foods, such as asparagus, eggs, garlic, and onions. Because sulfur is needed for the repair and reconstruction of bones, cartilage and connective tissue, and sulfur also helps in the absorption of calcium.

Eat more foods containing histidine, such as rice, wheat and rye. Histidine helps remove excess metals from the body. Eat more foods rich in carotene, flavonoids, vitamins C and E, and sulfur-containing compounds. Avoid taking iron or multivitamins containing iron. Because iron has been linked to pain, swelling, and joint damage. The alkaloids in nightshade vegetables, such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, peppers, and tobacco, can aggravate arthritis symptoms. People with arthritis should not use iron pans for cooking frequently. People who are used to cooking with iron pans and those with rheumatoid arthritis are prone to relapse of old diseases, and the iron content in serum decreases after the onset of the disease. Live a regular life, eat moderately, and avoid dry and hard stools.