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What Are the Symptoms of Inflammation?
Symptoms of inflammation include:
- Redness
- A swollen joint that may be warm to the touch
- Joint pain
- Joint stiffness
- A joint that doesn’t work as well as it should
Often, you’ll have only a few of these symptoms.
Inflammation may also cause flu-like symptoms including:
- Fever
- Chills
- Fatigue/loss of energy
- Headaches
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle stiffness
Chronic inflammation symptoms are usually much more subtle. This makes them easy to overlook. Common symptoms of chronic inflammation include:
- Fatigue
- Body pain
- Depression or anxiety
- Gastrointestinal complications (diarrhea or constipation)
- Weight gain
- Weight loss
- Persistent infections
How does chronic inflammation impact the body?
When you’re living with chronic inflammation, your body’s inflammatory response can eventually start damaging healthy cells, tissues, and organs. Over time, this can lead to DNA damage, tissue death, and internal scarring. All of these are linked to the development of several diseases, including:
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Type 2 diabetes
- Obesity
- Asthma
- Cognitive decline and dementia (in older adults)







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