It is a disease that attacks the healthy tissues of the body.
WHAT IS LUPUS?
It is a disease called “autoimmune” and is characterized by attacking normal body tissues as if they were foreign organisms). Autoimmune diseases are:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Lupus
Immunodeficiency diseases are those in which the body’s defenses are less active than normal, for example, like AIDS (HIV).
THE DATA
- It occurs 10 to 15 times more in women than in men.
- It usually appears in people between 15 and 44 years of age.
- It is two to three times more common among African Americans, Latinos, and Asians.
THE SYMPTOMS
They are called rashes and may include:
- Butterfly-shaped skin rashes around the nose and cheeks
- Urticarias caused by sun exposure
- Joint and muscle pain and swelling
- Excessive hair loss (more than 100 hairs per day)
- Painful breathing
- Fatigue
- Pale or purple fingers and toes
- Headaches abdominal pain
- It causes inflammation and pain in the body, as well as organ damage.
- Urinary tract and kidney infections
- Tingling in the head and feet
- Stomach aches
If you have more than two symptoms, see your doctor as soon as possible, he should perform an antibody test.
FOODS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BODY
These foods help your body to strengthen the defenses and the immune system
With vitamin A
Pumpkin, sweet potato, spinach, carrot, red pepper, broccoli, asparagus, tomato, papaya, egg, blueberry, mango, peach.
With complex B
Sunflower seeds, seeds, nuts, green vegetables, beans, avocado, cereals, bananas, asparagus, almonds, rice, salmon, sardines, eggs, lamb, beef, yogurt and low fat cheese.
Minerals
Fatty fish, beef, chicken, eggs, soybeans, germs, cereals, nuts and seeds, sunflower oil, rice, garlic, cauliflower, yogurt, carrots, spinach, broccoli, squash, and green vegetables.
Selenium
Almonds, walnuts, coconut, sunflower seeds, eggs, cereals, rice, beans, soybeans, onions, chicken, duck, turkey, and fish.
Zinc
Nuggets, walnuts, almonds, castilla, germ, rice, bread, salmon, fish, chicken, turkey, oysters, potato, orange, pineapple, broccoli, carrot and tomato.
With Vitamin E
Walnuts, vegetable oil, corn, soybeans, germ, and cereals.
With Vitamin C
Red and green peppers, Brussels sprouts, tomato, cherry, berries, orange, kiwi, guava, strawberry, papaya, mango, melon, grapes, grapefruit, pineapple, lemon.
Beta carotene
In yellow, red and orange fruits, as well as in dark green vegetables.
Vitamin D
Reduces risks
- Do not expose yourself to UV rays.
- If you have a genetic risk of having lupus (or already have the disease), beware of ultraviolet light.
- Avoid using photocopiers and fluorescent light bulbs.
Remember that prevention and early diagnosis can save your child’s life.
Does your child have any symptoms?