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Reactive Arthritis - Lifestyle


Lifestyle and Reactive Arthritis

Men between the ages of 20 to 40 are more prone to this condition and should take precautions. There are a few risk factors that can lead to an increase in the chances of getting this disease and include –

  • Eating improperly handled or cooked food – this may lead to dysentery or diarrhea and make you prone to the condition
  • Having a new sexual partner
  • Being bisexual or homosexual
  • Suffering from a sexually transmitted disease

Other risk factors that one does not have control include -

  • Genetic propensity by inheriting the genetic trait associated with Reactive Arthritis (HLA-B27)
  • A Family member suffering form with Reactive Arthritis
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