Can you judge whether you have gout attack by some symptoms? If your joints or parts have obvious redness, swelling and heat pain, and the onset time is after midnight, or after overeating, catching cold, staying up late or trauma, then consider whether there is the possibility of gout. However, it is unscientific to determine that you are gout through these symptoms. You must go to the hospital for a blood uric acid test. It is still too simple to diagnose what you want with the help of a professional rheumatologist.
How to judge whether there is gout mainly depends on that 53%~70% of patients at the initial stage of joint onset first appear redness, swelling, heat and pain in the first toe joint (called foot gout), which is usually frequent, and some may also show multiple joints. In order to fix the asymmetry, you can gradually invade larger joints, such as ankles, knees, wrists and elbows.
Gout often occurs faster than at night, and the pain is very intense. It reached its peak in a few hours, and it couldn't even stand being covered with blankets. Generally, it lasts for a few days to 2~3 weeks to relieve itself. After it subsides, the skin can see debris and itching, which is the characteristic of this disease.
What can cause gout to break out suddenly? Overeating, especially eating purine foods such as animal viscera, shelled seafood and hot pot, and drinking a lot; When the joints are cold, uric acid is more likely to form crystals at low temperature; A cold after drinking is the most common inducement in life.
Gout can be found by imaging examination, and articular cartilage has "double track sign" joint effusion and bone erosion. , can also be diagnosed by renal function indicators.
The most economical way to reduce uric acid is to drink plenty of water to dilute uric acid, and it is recommended to maintain a urine volume of 2000~3000 ml per day. It is suggested that people with high risk factors of gout should control their diet at ordinary times, avoid eating high-purine food and check the level of serum uric acid regularly. Once hyperuricemia occurs, we should be alert to metabolic diseases such as gout.
Gout is often accompanied by hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease, which seriously harms the life and health of patients and must be paid attention to!
Conclusion Gout should be examined and diagnosed under the guidance of professional doctors. In addition to avoiding misdiagnosis, the most important thing is to choose reasonable drugs for standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors to avoid more serious complications.