What to do if you have gout and toe pain

With the gradual improvement of living standards, many people suffer from gout. When suffering from gout, patients will feel very painful, even unbearable discomfort. It will have a lot of impact on the patient's physical health, daily life and work. When suffering from gout, you must actively treat it, develop good living habits in life, and use some small methods to relieve the pain caused by gout.

1. Ice compress:

If the affected area is painful, you can use crushed ice to apply it. Ice cubes have a numbing and pain-relieving effect. Place an ice pack on the affected joint for 10 minutes, preferably with a towel or sponge in between.

1. Elevate the affected area:

During an acute attack, the affected limb should be elevated and the affected part should be allowed to rest. This may not be easy to do because you may be in so much pain that you can't move. According to a hospital in Shanghai, most patients at this stage cannot even bear the weight of a bed sheet, and the slightest touch on the joints will cause severe pain. You can make a protective frame to prevent the sheets and blankets from pressing on the painful area.

2. Avoid compression of the affected limb:

Because even the pressure of sheets or blankets can cause pain in gouty joints, you can place the gouty feet in a cardboard box or plastic laundry basket while resting in bed.

Precautions

1. The diet must be reasonable and the nutrition must be balanced. You cannot stop eating meat, protein and other foods just because you cannot eat high-purine foods. You can eat them in small or moderate amounts.

2. Maintain an optimistic attitude: We all know that we need a good attitude to do things better. The same is true for the treatment of gout. Patients must also have an optimistic and positive attitude to cooperate more effectively in the treatment of gout.

What is gout?

Gout is a metabolic disorder of a substance called purine in the body, which causes hyperuricemia. When the blood uric acid concentration is too high, uric acid is deposited in the joints, soft tissues, cartilage and kidneys in the form of sodium salt, causing a foreign body inflammatory reaction in the tissues and forming gout. Gout is divided into primary gout and secondary gout. Primary gout is mostly related to genetics; the main cause of secondary gout is overeating foods high in purine, and it can also be caused by certain drugs, such as long-term use of diuretics.

Early symptoms of gout

1. Early manifestations

The vast majority of gout patients have no symptoms in the early stages, and only elevated blood uric acid levels are found during blood tests, but this is often ignored. Testing blood uric acid concentration is the simplest and most effective way to detect gout early. It is recommended to have an inspection at least once a year.

2. Symptoms of gout during acute attack

The onset of the disease is usually at night. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and redness in the toes or ankles, arms, and finger joints, accompanied by severe pain.