Joint pain the next day after drinking

Some people will feel severe pain in their joints the next day after drinking. The pain is quite intense. At this time, it is best to go to the hospital for a detailed examination. Only in this way can the real cause of this situation be confirmed and the right medicine can be prescribed. Generally speaking, it is caused by gout. If this is the case, you can only stop yourself from drinking.

1. Medication

Choose appropriate treatment drugs based on the type of arthritis, characteristics of symptoms, and concomitant diseases. The principle of treatment is early diagnosis and early, reasonable, combined medication. Commonly used anti-rheumatic drugs are as follows:

(1) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins and quickly produce anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. They are very effective in relieving pain and can relieve headaches, muscle pain, and joint pain associated with osteoarthritis. This type of drug takes effect quickly and is metabolized quickly in the body. Once metabolism is completed, the pain will start again and last for a very short time. It cannot change the course of the disease. Commonly used drugs in clinical practice include ibuprofen, penicillamine, diclofenac, aspirin, indomethacin, etc.

(2) Chondroprotective agents such as glucosamine sulfate can promote the synthesis of cartilage, inhibit the decomposition of articular cartilage, and also have anti-inflammatory effects. The sulfate radicals rich in glucosamine sulfate are also one of the essential components for the synthesis of cartilage matrix. This type of drug can relieve pain symptoms, improve joint function, and long-term use (more than 2 years) can also delay the destruction of joint structure. Glucosamine sulfate takes a long time to take effect, but it has good safety and is suitable for long-term use as a basic treatment.

(3) Slow-acting antirheumatic drugs are mostly used for rheumatoid arthritis and seronegative spondyloarthropathies. It has a certain control effect on the disease but the effect is slow. Commonly used ones include gold mixture (intramuscular injection or oral administration), penicillamine, sulfasalazine, chloroquine, etc.

(4) Cytotoxic drugs produce immunosuppressive effects through different pathways. Commonly used ones include cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and Jin Duchun. They are often second-line drugs for systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and vasculitis. Although they have more and more serious side effects, they play a big role in improving the prognosis of these diseases.

(5) Adrenal cortical hormones are anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic drugs that significantly improve the prognosis of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, but they cannot cure these diseases. Its numerous side effects increase with increasing dosage and prolonged treatment course. Long-term use may aggravate damage to articular cartilage and symptoms of osteoarthritis. Therefore, when using it, we must weigh its efficacy and side effects and choose it carefully.

(6) Antibiotics and other streptococcal infections can cause arthritis symptoms of rheumatic fever. Penicillin used in the acute phase is the most effective drug for controlling streptococcal infection. Patients with acute rheumatic fever should use long-acting antibiotics for a long time to prevent the occurrence of long-term rheumatic carditis. Prevention for adults should not be less than 5 years, and for children should be maintained until at least 18 years old. Tuberculous arthritis and fungal arthritis require active and effective treatment with anti-tuberculosis or antifungal drugs.

(7) Treatment of gouty arthritis includes drug treatment in the acute phase, including high-dose nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or colchicine, and uric acid-lowering treatment in the remission phase. Uric acid-lowering drugs mainly include allopurinol, which inhibits uric acid production, and benzbromarone, which promotes uric acid excretion.