Tag: Rheumatology Department

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Reducing uric acid and treating gout are four things doctors want to tell you most.

A few days ago, Dr. Clove asked Brother Floating to tell the bitter experience of [he had two surgeries in three months due to gout]. After reading the article, many patients shared their treatment experience. After reading it, Dr. Liu Lei was also deeply touched and wrote this article. Hello, everyone! I am Liu Lei, a rheumatologist at Fudan Huashan Hospital in Shanghai. After reading the article of Brother Floating, I felt quite deeply. Because I have met many similar patients, my whole body is covered with tophus, my joints are seriously deformed, which affects my normal life, and some even have renal failure and need dialysis treatment. Every time I meet this kind of patient, I feel particularly sad, Read More …

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How to eat various condiments for gout?

Attention to diet has limited effect on gout treatment, but it is also basic and essential. At present, it is believed that sodium in salt can promote uric acid precipitation. For gout patients suffering from hypertension at the same time, excessive salt intake will also affect blood pressure control. As for edible oil, it is also necessary to limit it. Excessive edible oil will increase the risk of obesity, which is also an important factor affecting gout control. Gout doctors will tell you again how to use oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other seasonings healthily in daily life for gout friends. Oil The daily amount of edible oil for gout should be 25 ~ 30g, so as to promote nutritional Read More …

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Dairy products, vegetables and fruits are especially good for gout.

Gout patients often ask [what is good for gout], and patients often say [I ate XX and felt the effect was very good]. Is what food good for gout? Dr. Clove recommended several foods for his patients. However, before recommending, I hope everyone can understand the following three things: At present, gout cannot be cured completely. The key to gout treatment is to maintain the blood uric acid at a low level for a long time, less than 360 for those without gout stones and less than 300 for those with gout stones. This can reduce gout recurrence or even no attack, and at the same time can reduce the possibility of gout stones, kidney damage, etc. Diet control is Read More …

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Don’t be fooled by cheat people’s 7 major gout [drugs]!

Whether seeing a doctor in an outpatient department or asking a doctor for advice, gout patients consult some [drugs] recommended by [friends] or [online] and never recommended by doctors. The advertisements of these [drugs] are usually very attractive: pure natural, without side effects, without hurting liver and kidney, and with immediate effect on relieving gout… As a doctor, I can’t say whether these advertisements conform to the regulations and laws. This is not my job. However, out of concern for gout patients, I need to stand up and explain. Because [drugs] will not only pay for them, but also delay gout treatment, resulting in complications such as tophus and kidney damage. This is not what doctors want to see. Here Read More …

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Can gout be cured?

Gout cannot be cured. This is what Dr. Clove has said many times. However, today we want to say that gout can also be cured. Professor Zhao Yan of Peking Union Medical College was one of the first experts in China to propose that gout can be cured. At the same time, the 2013 annual meeting of the European Union against Rheumatism also proposed that gout is a curable and refractory disease. Can gout be cured? If you want to cure gout, you must first understand the cause of gout. If the cause of a disease is not clear, then there is no cure or radical cure. However, the cause of gout is relatively clear, namely hyperuricemia. Every patient with Read More …

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Can gout eat coarse grains?

When gout patients choose food, [purine content in food] is an important judgment index. Because the [root] of gout is hyperuricemia, purine in food will be metabolized into uric acid in the body, affecting the level of uric acid in blood. However, the purine content in the skins of various grains is relatively high, so it was previously believed that friends with gout or high uric acid should eat more flour and rice with lower purine content such as refined white rice and refined white flour. However, we should eat less coarse grains with high purine content such as oats, taro, corn and millet. However, with the deepening of the research, this view began to fail. The purine content of Read More …

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How should I eat vegetables to reduce uric acid and gout?

Everyone knows that [high uric acid and gout should be avoided], but few people say [eat more what]. Vegetables are just one of the few foods worth recommending to eat more. Dr. Clove invited Director Zhang Fengchun of Peking Union Medical College Hospital to explain in detail: What is good about vegetables for gout? How eats better? Four Benefits of Vegetables to Gout 1. Vegetables have low purine content Most vegetables contain only a small amount of purine and have little effect on uric acid and gout. As for the medium purine vegetables such as asparagus, bean sprouts, cauliflower and beans that people are worried about, the previous view was that they should eat less. However, more and more studies Read More …

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Three Sentences to Help You Remember the Principles of Gout Medication

Many gout patients have complained like this [all those who should avoid eating are taboo, gout is still attack] [medicine is also taken, gout is still attack]… In fact, the problem is that the treatment is not systematic and comprehensive. Systematic treatment should include: keeping your mouth shut, keeping your legs open, losing weight, drinking more water and taking appropriate drugs. This article will talk about how to use drugs for gout. The principle of medication can be roughly summarized into three sentences: Anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesic drugs, depending on the situation, use the right amount To reduce acid, there are benzene bromide, neophene and old allopurine. New Feibu has good effect and few side effects. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs What Read More …

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In autumn and winter, pay attention to these 7 points to avoid gout attacks.

Just after the cold dew, most places were greeted with a slight chill. Many patients left messages for consultation [I heard that gout is easy to attack in autumn and winter, how should gout be avoided]? The following doctor clove will explain to you how to avoid gout attacks in autumn and winter. 1. Avoid food to continue The dangerous goods in summer are [barbecue and beer], and the dangerous goods in autumn and winter are [hot pot] [rinse pot]. High purine, high fat and high salt are the three characteristics of hot pot, which should be avoided by gout patients. It is best not to eat hot pot, if you have to eat it, you must not be greedy. Read More …