What to do if you can't stand the pain of gout

Gout is a serious disease and is prone to recurrence. For example, if you have a poor diet or do not get enough rest, it may recur. Once gout attacks, it will cause unbearable pain to the patient. Sometimes the patient cannot walk, and has excruciating pain, redness and swelling of the joints and other symptoms. At this time, you must receive regular treatment in a timely manner. You can use massage, ice compresses and other methods to relieve the pain.

What to do if you can't stand the pain of gout

Tip 1: Massage acupoints

Daily massage of an acupoint on the foot can effectively relieve gout pain. This acupoint is the Shugu point, which is located on the outside of our foot, at the junction of the red and white flesh below and behind the bone of the little toe. We can use the tips of our index fingers to massage the Shugu points on both sides for 3 minutes every day until the area around the points feels slightly warm. If you persist in massaging the points for 15 days, the pain will gradually disappear and the symptoms of gout will slowly be relieved.

Tip 2: Use ice cubes appropriately

We all know that when gout attacks, the affected area often becomes red and swollen and cannot move. If you want to reduce the swelling at this time, you can use hot compresses or ice compresses appropriately, but remember not to apply the ice directly on the skin, remember to put a towel in the middle.

Tip 3: Chinese herbal medicine diet therapy

There are many Chinese herbal medicines in traditional Chinese medicine that can reduce acid and relieve gout pain, such as chicory, gardenia, mulberry leaves, kudzu root, lily, corn silk, etc., which are used in many prescriptions.

①Chicory

Chicory is slightly bitter, salty and cool in nature. The salvinia glycosides and salvinia glycosides it contains have significant medicinal value for gout, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases. It has antibacterial, hypoglycemic, uric acid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and lipid-regulating effects.

② Gardenia

The fruit of gardenia is a traditional Chinese medicine and belongs to the first batch of medicinal and edible resources promulgated by the Ministry of Health. The gardenia glycoside in gardenia can promote the absorption of uric acid and reduce the level of uric acid. It has the effects of protecting the liver, promoting bile secretion, lowering blood pressure, calming, stopping bleeding, and reducing swelling. It is often used in clinical Chinese medicine to treat icteric hepatitis, sprains, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases.

③Lily

Lily tastes sweet and slightly cold, and has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, clearing the heart and calming the mind. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "lily has the effect of relieving pain all over the body." Using it to treat gout can not only exert its diuretic effect to excrete more uric acid, but also utilize its effect of dispelling wind and removing numbness to improve the symptoms of arthritis in gout patients.

We can also directly drink the fermented liquid beverages of these medicinal materials. Through the fermentation of traditional Chinese medicine, the medicinal components of chicory, gardenia and other medicinal materials can be effectively extracted, the efficacy is better, and it is easier for the human body to absorb, such as chicory gardenia probiotic fermented liquid. In addition, if you want to lower uric acid, try to drink less tea, coffee and other stimulating beverages. In terms of food, try to eat less foods that are high in protein and purine, such as seafood, fish, and animal offal.