Brief Answer:
stress as a cause for triggering rheumatism?

Detailed Answer:
Good evening

Thank you for writing on health care magic.

Well, rheumatism is a very broad term which is being used around. It includes all kind of diseases which can be a bit serious to non serious ones as well. Rheumatism as we know is an immune system problem which can be triggered by various factors like viral infections, environmental factors, and some genetic factors.

Stress as we know induces lot of chemical changes in the body to help combat it. It includes release of cytokines and hormonal factors. It normally doesn't initiate the disease but if a person has a disease already, it can definitely make it worse. Especially in a disease like SLE it can trigger it.

Hope the information has been useful. Do let me know for further queries. Would be happy to answer it

Regards
Dr naval

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