What symptom is gout?

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In fact, when it comes to the emergence of gout disease, our understanding is quite limited, but when the disease seriously threatens our normal life, we still need to take appropriate methods for treatment. We must pay attention to the main symptoms of gout, so what are the symptoms of gout? Let's talk about it

What symptom is gout?

Serum uric acid concentration increases with age, and there are gender differences. This stage is mainly characterized by continuous or fluctuating increase of serum uric acid. The time from the increase of serum uric acid to the appearance of symptoms can be as long as several years to decades. Gout is only called when arthritis occurs.

The most common first symptom of primary gout is the joint of lower limbs, especially the joint of the thumb and the first metatarsophalangeal joint. At the beginning, it is inflammation of single joint, and the number of affected joints increases with repeated attacks. The attack of gout indicates that the concentration of blood uric acid is over saturated for a long time, which leads to a large amount of uric acid deposition in the tissue.

Gout attack lasts for several days to several weeks, which can be naturally relieved without sequelae and completely recovered. Then there is an asymptomatic stage, which is called the interval of acute attack. It can recur after that. About 60% of patients recur within one year, and the interval is more than 10 years.

matters needing attention

Drinking more water and less soup, patients with high blood uric acid and gout should drink more boiled water, less broth, fish soup, chicken soup, hot pot soup, etc. The osmotic pressure of boiled water is most conducive to the dissolution of various harmful substances in the body. Drinking more boiled water can dilute uric acid, accelerate the excretion, and reduce the level of uric acid. The soup contains a lot of purine components, which can not dilute uric acid, but lead to the increase of uric acid.