10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
1. Fatigue
The inflammation throughout your body that happens with rheumatoid arthritis can lead to feelings of physical weakness, drowsiness, and exhaustion. These symptoms usually appear much earlier on in the disease, before the more classic rheumatoid arthritis symptoms of pain and swelling in the joints. If you have any unexplained fatigue, you should always get checked out by your doctor, because it can be a sign of something much more serious.
2. Weight loss
While rheumatoid arthritis is more common in people who are overweight or obese, living with the condition can actually cause you to lose weight. This is because rheumatoid arthritis can leave you with flu-like symptoms, such as loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In other words, you may not feel like eating at all, which can cause you to unintentionally lose weight.
3. High temperature and sweating
Remember that with rheumatoid arthritis, your immune system starts dealing with healthy cells as if they are an infection. One of the methods that your immune system uses to fight infection is to raise your body temperature. Your immune system uses exactly the same tactics when it’s attacking your own cells if you have rheumatoid arthritis. That’s why you can experience flu-like symptoms, as well as a low-grade fever and sweating.
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