Gout patients need to know these 4 tips to prevent gout recurrence!
Gout is divided into three treatments, seven points of nourishment, and uric acid should be controlled below 350 to prevent gout recurrence. Gout is also known as "wealth disease", no matter what stage of gout it is, it is necessary to understand its relevant knowledge in time to avoid aggravation of the disease.
What do gout patients need to know?
1. Rest more in the acute stage
During an acute attack of gout, it is necessary to pay more attention to rest, and when resting, the affected limb should be elevated and 2~3 pillows should be padd, which is conducive to venous blood return and relieves pain and edema. Drink at least 1500~2000 ml of water every day, which is conducive to the excretion of uric acid, and follow the principle of low-purine, low-salt, and low-fat diet.
2. It is very important to control uric acid
The ultimate goal of gout treatment is to maintain a low level of uric acid, which should be reduced to 360 micromoles per liter as long as there is no tophi and 300 micromoles per liter if tophi is present. In addition, uric acid is not as low as possible, too high or too low will increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and it needs to be maintained within the normal range.
3. Choose the right exercise
For gout patients, the best exercise is brisk walking, which can quickly consume excess glucose in the body, improve insulin sensitivity, enhance insulin effect, and help control blood sugar. At the same time, it can also speed up the excretion of uric acid and reduce the symptoms of gout. Walk briskly for at least 20~30 minutes a day, so that you don't feel pain or fatigue. In order to avoid dehydration during exercise, you need to replenish water appropriately before, during and after exercise, drink 100~200ml each time, and pay attention to small sips and slow drinking when drinking water. In addition, do not drink water after exercise, otherwise a large amount of water will quickly enter the tissue cells, increase the water content of the cells, thus causing water poisoning, and will also bring great damage to the heart and kidneys.
4. Stay away from high-purine diets
Patients with gout need to stay away from high-purine diets such as various beef broths, animal offal, seafood and wine, etc., and also need to refuse high-sugar foods, especially foods containing fructose, which will not only increase weight, but also inhibit uric acid excretion, thereby increasing uric acid levels. The same is true for drinking alcohol, especially beer, which contains a lot of purines, which can inhibit the excretion of uric acid and lead to gout recurrence. Obese or overweight patients need to strictly limit their total daily calorie intake, reduce the ratio of fat and protein intake, and slowly reduce their weight to a normal level, but not too quickly, so as not to cause ketoacidosis or lead to an acute attack of gout. Patients with gout and dyslipidemia should eat light and fatty foods that are difficult to digest and greasy, so as not to leave triglycerides in the blood and stimulate cholesterol to be deposited on the blood vessel walls, thus causing vascular abnormalities and atherosclerosis.
Tips
Sudden cold stimulation can easily lead to an acute attack of gout, so it is necessary to do a good job of cold protection and warmth in the cold winter, especially to protect the knee joints and hand and foot joints. When gout is acutely attacked, a cold compress can be applied to the local area, which can effectively relieve the pain. When the tophi ulces and drains pus, it is necessary to seek professional treatment from a professional doctor, and in severe cases, it needs to be surgically removed, and it cannot be self-medicated or squeezed by hand, so as not to cause infection and cause the wound to not heal for a long time. Usually doctors will choose the appropriate anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs according to the patient's condition and age, and cannot self-medicate, nor can they listen to the so-called home remedies and secret recipes. In addition, gout patients need to do a good self-examination, and often touch the joints and ear wheels of the hands and feet with their hands to see if there is any tophi.