Health Tip: Help Avoid a Lupus Flare

(HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health suggests how to help control lupus:

• Learn to recognize when a flare-up is imminent.

  
  

• Get plenty of rest and try not to push yourself too hard.

  
  

• Try to control stress.

  
  

• Limit exposure to sunlight and halogen or fluorescent lights.

  
  

• Be careful to avoid injury or infection.

  
  

• Don't stop taking lupus medications unless your doctor says so.

  
  

• Exercise moderately, but get your doctor's approval first.

  
  

• Talk to your doctor about any other medications you are taking to see if any could trigger a lupus flare-up.