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WHAT IS
LUPUS?
TYPES
OF LUPUS
LUPUS
SYMPTOMS?
LUPUS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
SIGNS OF LUPUS
WHAT IS A FLARE?
LUPUS
TREATMENTS?
PREVENTING
A FLARE
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WHAT ARE FLARES?
When symptoms appear, it’s
called a "flare." These signs may come and go. You may have swelling
and rashes one week and no symptoms at all the next. You may find that
your symptoms flare after you’ve been out in the sun or after a hard
day at work.
Even if you take medicine
for lupus, you may find that there are times when the symptoms become
worse. Learning to recognize that a flare is coming can help you take
steps to cope with it. Many people feel very tired or have pain, a rash,
a fever, stomach discomfort, headache, or dizziness just before a flare.
Steps to prevent flares, such as limiting the time you spend in the sun
and getting enough rest and quiet, can also be helpful.
These symptoms may indicate
that a flare is about to start:
- Persistent (continuing) fatigue which is out of proportion to what you consider your normal fatigue
- Persistent weakness
- Aching all over without any obvious reason
- Persistent fever (In order to establish that you have fever, take your temperature every six hours and write down the results.)
- Persistent loss of appetite
- Involuntary weight loss
- Excessive and persistent hair loss
- Recurrent (repeated) nose bleeds
- Sores on the roof of the mouth which burn when spicy foods are eaten
- Unexplained rash anywhere on the body
- Persistent hives
- Skin ulcers
- Recurrent pain in the joints
- Swelling of one or several joints
- Persistent joint stiffness upon wakening in the morning
- Chest pain which increases when breathing in
- Unusual shortness of breath
- Coughing up blood
- Persistent, unusual headache
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Recurrent or persistent pain in the abdomen
- Persistent and worsening swelling of the feet and legs
- Persistent swelling of the eyelids
- Blood in the urine or in the stools
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