Symptoms and treatment of gout

Gout is a disease that many friends suffer from. It is very unbearable for patients to suffer from gout. It is very painful and will cause joint swelling. Gout is very serious and needs to be treated as soon as possible. If it is not treated in time, the consequences are very terrible. It may cause renal damage and uremia. The consequences are disastrous. So what are the symptoms and treatments of gout?

What are the symptoms and treatments of gout? The occurrence of gout is related to many reasons, such as heredity and some bad eating habits, which may lead to the occurrence of gout, so people need to do various preventions of gout. First, let us look at the symptoms of gout.

How do gout symptoms differ at different stages?

1. Hyperuricemia stage: also known as pre-gout. In this stage, patients may have no symptoms of gout, only elevated blood uric acid.

2. Early stage of gout: This stage develops from hyperuricemia, and the onset of joint swelling and pain is an attack of acute gouty arthritis. After the acute arthritis attack disappears, the joints can completely return to normal without any functional impairment, but they may recur. When early symptoms of gout appear, you should seek medical attention promptly to avoid further development of gout.

3. Mid-stage gout: In this stage, gouty arthritis causes damage to the joints due to repeated acute attacks, resulting in varying degrees of bone destruction and functional disorders, leading to chronic gouty arthritis. Subcutaneous tophi may appear, uric acid nephropathy and kidney stones may form, and renal function may be normal or slightly reduced.

4. Late stage of gout: Obvious joint deformities and functional disorders appear, the number and size of subcutaneous tophi increase, and they are easy to rupture and discharge white uric acid precipitates. If the wound does not heal for years, amputation surgery is the only option. Gouty kidney stones develop, renal function is significantly reduced, azotemia and uremia appear, and severe cases require kidney transplantation.

Everyone's gout is different. Everyone has a different physique, lifestyle, and underlying disease. Many people know that colchicine can cure gout, and some people can get better by buying some medicine from the pharmacy. But if gout can be controlled in this way, it would be too simple.

Western medicine works quickly. With some medicines, you can feel the pain relieved within half an hour of taking them. Traditional Chinese medicine is a little more troublesome, as it requires preparation and decoction. It usually takes two or three days to take effect, but the best ones will work after just one dose.

Traditional Chinese medicine can treat gout alone, which can be roughly divided into two steps:

The first step is to clear away heat and dampness, dredge meridians and relieve pain in the acute phase

I often use these medicines: Chinese yam, millet, Polygonum multiflorum, Phellodendron chinense, Atractylodes macrocephala, Cyathula capitata, Clematis chinensis, Honeysuckle vine, Moutan bark, Corydalis yanhusuo, Plantain, which are effective for redness, swelling and pain. You cannot drink tea when taking this prescription. If the blood stasis is severe, add black-necked snake and roasted pangolin; if the blood stasis is mild, add peach kernel, etc.

External washing is also a good choice. I generally don’t take Chinese medicines such as Qingfengteng, Trillium, and Raw Rhubarb internally, but external use is a good choice. The method for internal use is the same as the method for external use. In the acute phase, taking both internal and external medicines together has a very quick effect.

Step 2: Benefit the Kidneys

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that high uric acid levels are caused by poor kidney gasification, so the kidneys should be nourished during the remission period. There are many ways to benefit the kidneys. In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys have a certain relationship with sexual function, so sometimes this aspect will be affected to a certain extent. I will not list the medicines because some people will just take tonics. Gout is caused by insufficient metabolism, and many tonics are nourishing and greasy. Sometimes the more you take the tonics, the worse the gout becomes. Many people with gout are pale and fat. Sometimes, I am afraid that it is not enough to drain it out, so how can I make up for it randomly? People with pale complexions often suffer from yang deficiency, so during treatment we must pay attention to protecting the yang energy.

Symptoms and treatment of gout, I believe friends have understood this issue through the article. Gout is quite terrible. For our own health and to reduce the pain caused by gout, we must do a good job in preventing gout and keep this disease away from our lives.