Is heel pain a sign of gout?

Whether heel pain is a symptom of gout cannot be judged by a single symptom, because sometimes external factors may also cause heel pain, but gout is indeed prone to heel pain, so everyone should pay attention to these basic symptoms of gout and scientific and effective coping methods, especially when there is joint movement disorder, which should be taken seriously.

1. Basic symptoms of foot gout The typical manifestations of acute gouty arthritis are very severe. Most of them have an acute onset, and often wake up suddenly due to foot pain in the middle of the night. The joints are red, swollen, hot and painful, and cannot be touched; the pain reaches its peak within 48 to 72 hours. The attacks are severe and feel "knife-like", "biting-like" or "burning-like". Most patients find it unbearable, and some patients have no choice but to "hold their feet and cry bitterly". In more than 70% of patients, the first joints affected are the metatarsophalangeal joints, followed by the ankles, knees, fingers, wrists, elbows, etc. Each acute attack lasts about 1 week and then resolves naturally. Improper diet, damp and cold, fatigue, drinking, trauma, surgery and infection are all triggering factors. Repeated attacks of acute inflammation can lead to joint stiffness and deformity.

2. The harm of foot gout: Long-term gout can be complicated by many other diseases, such as: renal dysfunction, kidney stones, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity, and ischemic heart disease. It causes serious physical and mental damage to patients. The patients' joint deformities and dysfunctions become increasingly serious, with more and larger tophi, which are easily ruptured and discharge white urate crystals. Due to permanent joint deformities, their daily study, work and life are affected, causing great physical and mental pain to the patients.

3. Treatment of gout in the feet: (1) The treatment of acute gout in the feet should focus on controlling symptoms and taking the most effective medication for the symptoms, and it should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. (2) The treatment of gout in the feet during the intermittent period is mainly to maintain uric acid at normal levels, such as 6.5 mg/dL. At the same time, it is necessary to protect kidney function and prevent secondary gouty nephropathy. It is necessary to go to a regular gout hospital for treatment. (3) If gouty arthritis of the feet develops into a chronic disease, it will become very difficult to recover. During this period, treatment should be avoided and repeated attacks should be avoided to avoid damage to the kidneys and joint function. If gout stones appear and are large, surgical removal should be performed.

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