Tag: Gouty Arthritis

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Gout attacks can also use this kind of painkillers-non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Speaking of [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs], many people may be confused. Have you ever heard of [fortalin] [ibuprofen] [diclofenac]? Friends of patients with recurrent gout will not be unfamiliar with these drugs. During acute attacks, doctors will prescribe [diclofenac] [ibuprofen] and other drugs. Sometimes patients will ask for a painkiller because they think other drugs are not effective. Gout analgesics are divided into three categories. We have already introduced colchicine in previous articles. You can click on the link below to review it again: > > Colchicine has such a big side effect, can you still eat it? Today, let’s talk about the role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in gout treatment. How do NSAIDs work? Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) mainly inhibit Read More …

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Uric acid increased? Beware of gout

The development of gout can be roughly divided into four stages clinically. From asymptomatic uric acid increase to gout attack, to severe joint damage and kidney function damage. At present, there are still many gout patients who do not pay enough attention to gout, believing that gout only causes unbearable joint pain when it breaks out, and there is no what harm when it does not break out. This idea is totally wrong. Let’s understand the development process of gout step by step, and we can also preliminarily judge which period we belong to. The first stage: hyperuricemia stage In this period, the population did not show clinical symptoms of gout except for the increase of blood uric acid. Many Read More …

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If you want to reduce uric acid, please drink more water first.

Kidney is the organ that excretes urine, and uric acid is dissolved in urine. The more urine the patient excretes, the more uric acid will be excreted from the body. If you want to urinate more, what should you do? The answer is to drink more water. Ensure adequate urine volume Gout patients should pay special attention to the intake of sufficient water. If your water intake is insufficient, the urine volume will decrease and the concentration of dissolved uric acid in urine will increase, which is easy to form urinary calculi in the urinary tract. As long as your renal function and cardiac function level are normal, after you absorb enough water, the urine volume will also increase, the Read More …

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In addition to painkillers, these drugs are especially good for gout.

Joint pain caused by gout often makes people miserable. However, many people do not go to the hospital for further examination and treatment in time after suffering from pain [after recovering the scar and forgetting the pain]. Many people think that there are only analgesic drugs for gout treatment, but besides analgesic, the more important treatment for gout is uric acid reduction in remission period. Many gout drugs have been introduced before. Today, let’s review them in general. Gout treatment drugs include both painkillers for acute attacks and uric acid lowering drugs for remission. Drugs to control acute attacks 1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used in clinical practice and have good effects, but they cannot be Read More …

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Six Mistakes in Gout Diet

1. It’s OK to drink a little wine. A: It is best not to drink alcohol. Alcohol is one of the important factors inducing gout. After alcohol enters the human body, It’s metabolized in liver tissue, Lactic acid is produced. The mechanism of human body excreting lactic acid and uric acid is similar. The increase in lactic acid will affect the excretion of uric acid in the kidney. Causes the blood uric acid level to increase, The uric acid in the blood enters the tissue to form crystals, Aggravating symptoms. Among all kinds of alcohol, beer and white wine are currently found to have the strongest inducing effect. Besides alcohol, they also contain higher concentrations of purine or many substances Read More …

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What you should know about gout

1. 只有男性才会得痛风吗? Answer: Wrong. Although gout is more common in men, both men and women have the possibility of getting gout. Gout is more common in middle-aged and elderly men and postmenopausal women. Gout is rare in young people younger than 30 years old. Therefore, gout in young people often indicates more serious diseases. 2. What substance is gout caused by deposition in the body? A: Uric acid salt. Many foods we eat everyday contain a substance called purine. The body catabolizes purines, Uric acid is produced. Usually, Uric acid dissolves in the blood, And it is easily excreted from the kidney to the body. But when the body contains a large amount of uric acid, And far more than Read More …

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Why do you still have gout attacks when you take uric acid-lowering drugs?

Uric acid reduction therapy can be called a milestone in the management of chronic gout. Effective control of uric acid levels can reduce the risk of acute gout attacks. However, in the initial stage of starting uric acid reduction treatment, the onset of acute gout tends to increase, resulting in some patients stopping drugs without authorization due to fear of pain or conscious ineffective treatment. However, this is not the case. Let’s look at the following: Why can gout attack occur in the process of reducing uric acid? We know that excessive uric acid load in the body will cause uric acid crystals to deposit around joints, thus causing the onset of acute or chronic gouty arthritis. Let’s make an Read More …

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Prevention and treatment of gout begins with weight control.

In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, we will find that more and more people suffer from gout around us. However, overweight or obese people account for the majority of gout patients. Is there a what connection between the two? We know that gout is related to high uric acid, There are two reasons for the increase of uric acid level in the body: on the one hand, uric acid excretion disorder or slowness, and on the other hand, uric acid production in the body is excessive. Uric acid excretion disorder or slowness is related to heredity or kidney diseases, while uric acid production excess is related to our diet, exercise and other living habits. The increasing obesity Read More …

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Does gout medicine need to be taken for life?

Readers who often pay attention to gout doctors (WeChat public number: tfyisheng) are already familiar with some commonly used gout treatment drugs, and probably know which kinds of drugs should be used to relieve pain and reduce uric acid in acute gout attacks. Then, there is another question that everyone is very concerned about: should these drugs be taken for life? How long does it take to use drugs for acute attacks? I believe everyone already knows that when acute gout attacks, you can choose symptomatic and analgesic drugs, such as colchicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoid, or sodium bicarbonate, which helps alkalize urine, etc. Since it is used during the onset of acute gout, the time of medication should be Read More …

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[Safeguard] of Allopurinol–Detection of HLA-B5801 Gene

Gene testing sounds [Gao Da Shang], even doctors, many also can’t fully understand the doorway. In fact, the clinical application of gene testing is nothing more than diagnosis of diseases or guidance of treatment. For example, HLA-B27 gene, which is common in rheumatology, is significantly more likely to cause ankylosing spondylitis in people carrying this gene than in the general population. So, is there a similar situation in the treatment of gout? We often encounter patients in outpatient clinics who will ask: Doctor, I heard that there is a gene positive person who is prone to gout. Can you help me test it? Others say gout has a gene that is easy to measure. If it is measured, you will Read More …