What symptom is gout?

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What are the symptoms of gout? Gout patients are mainly middle-aged and elderly male friends. Women may have gout individually after menopause. In addition, obese people with metabolic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are more likely to have gout. What are the symptoms of gout? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

What symptom is gout?

Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is the earliest manifestation of gout. At this time, the patient only found that the blood uric acid concentration was too high, but there was no clinical symptoms of gout. Gout often occurs in the middle of the night or early in the morning, without any signs before the onset. Acute single joint or multi joint pain is usually the first symptom, with local swelling, fever and severe pain.

In the early stage of gout, the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe is most often involved, followed by the arch of the foot, and distal joints, such as ankle, knee, wrist and elbow. Many patients in the daily walk or do other activities, because the pain will be affected.

At the beginning of gout, only a single small joint is involved, which generally lasts for only a few days, but after frequent attacks, multiple joints will be invaded simultaneously or successively, and the deposition of gout stone will begin to appear. In the typical symptoms of gout patients, foot patients are one of the more common.

matters needing attention

Greatly increase the total amount of daily drinking water. It is better to drink a small amount and many times at a time. Don't wait until you feel thirsty. The main purpose is to promote the excretion of uric acid. But drinking water should also pay attention to the method: to drink pure water, rather than soft drinks or coffee and other drinks; Don't drink sea water before going to bed, so as not to increase the burden of kidney during sleep.