How to reduce swelling and relieve pain in swollen feet caused by gout? Gout treatment

Gout is a rheumatic autoimmune disease, and its initial cause is failure to keep warm when the weather is cold. This disease causes serious harm to the patient's life and work, but people do not understand the swelling of the feet caused by gout and lack knowledge of the disease, which causes the disease to be delayed again and again. So, what should I do if my feet have been swollen for a long time due to gout?

Gout is a common arthritic disease, which is mainly manifested by redness, swelling and severe pain in the joints. Especially when the disease occurs, the pain is severe, like a knife cut, and the patient cannot move.

In fact, taking uric acid-lowering drugs at this time can only aggravate the patient's condition, so patients can use some methods to reduce swelling:

1. Patients can take hot compresses and use ice cubes appropriately, but remember not to apply ice cubes directly on the skin. It is recommended to put a towel in between.

2. During a gout attack, you should control your diet and drink plenty of water. At this time, you should avoid eating foods that can easily increase blood uric acid, such as animal offal, beer, liquor, and seafood.

3. Take some painkillers scientifically. The commonly used ones include ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium, which we call non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They have the effects of reducing inflammation, swelling and relieving pain in joints. .

Gout patients should be detected and treated early. If not treated in time, it will cause a series of complications and endanger their lives. If left untreated for a long time, it will damage the joints and kidneys and cause functional disorders. Uric acid crystals will continue to deposit and slowly form stone-like "tophus". The number of tophi stones will increase and their size will increase. They will easily rupture and discharge white urate crystals, leading to joint disability.