Does gout cause itchy skin?

Most gout is caused by poor kidney function. Gout is particularly prone to cause diabetes. When gout occurs, not only will you feel muscle soreness all over your body, but you will also feel skin soreness. Gout is extremely uncomfortable when it occurs. You must go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, you must pay attention to not eating high-purine foods in your diet. So, will gout make your skin itchy?

Gout is a metabolic disease, and its occurrence is related to one's physical constitution and diet. Its main symptoms are pain in small joints and the formation of tophi, but the current skin itching has nothing to do with this. Patients with skin itching are advised to see a dermatologist, and high uric acid levels require early medication to lower uric acid, and they need to pay attention to improving their own diet.

In the case of gout, the effect of using Chinese medicine for washing is not obvious, so it is recommended to use Western medicine, such as some colchicine. Your daily diet is very important. You should avoid eating foods high in purine, such as alcohol or seafood. You must drink plenty of water and less soup. Also, pay more attention to supplementing vitamin C and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Itchy skin is one of the symptoms of gout, and chronic gouty arthritis can cause this symptom. Chronic gouty arthritis develops from repeated attacks of acute arthritis and is often seen in patients who have not been treated or whose treatment has not achieved the desired effect. The characteristics can be summarized as:

1. It often occurs suddenly at night, and the patient may wake up due to pain and be unable to fall asleep all night.

2. Symptoms usually resolve in 1-2 weeks. The local skin redness and swelling turned into brown-red and gradually returned to normal. Skin scaling and itching may occur.

3. Secondary attacks of gouty arthritis are mostly monoarthritis, most commonly affecting the first metatarsophalangeal and big toe joints, followed by other joints of the ankles, knees, elbows, wrists, hands and feet.

4. If the disease recurs, it may develop into polyarthritis or migratory arthritis. The affected joints are red, swollen, hot, and painful, with limited movement, and there is often exudate when large joints are affected. It may be accompanied by symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue, anorexia, and headache. It is recommended not to just soak or wash with Chinese medicine, it is best to cooperate with drug treatment (mainly to lower uric acid levels).

Gout is caused by purine metabolism disorder, which leads to uric acid deposition in the joints, resulting in symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat, pain and limited movement of the joints. Generally, skin itching is rare. It is generally recommended to eat a light diet and avoid eating foods containing purine metabolism, such as soy products, seafood, beer, animal offal and meat. Secondly, skin itching can be treated with alkaline drugs that combine uric acid or anti-allergic and antipruritic drugs. It can also be treated with drugs that dispel wind and dampness, clear away heat and detoxify and relieve itching.