Can gout redness place apply hot?

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The course of gout can be roughly divided into acute attack period of severe swelling and pain and remission period of calm waves. If it is urgent, the symptoms will be cured, and if it is slow, the root cause will be cured. Gout should also be treated by stages. If it is improper to use drugs to reduce uric acid in the acute stage, many patients will get worse. Can hot compress be applied to the red and swollen part of gout? Let's talk about it

Can gout redness place apply hot?

In the acute attack of gout, we should try to reduce activities, rest in bed, raise the affected limb, remember, do not massage or hot compress in the attack of gout, hot compress will expand blood vessels, aggravate local swelling and pain.

Although cold compress can temporarily relieve local pain in gout attack, low temperature makes local blood vessels constrict and blood flow decrease, which is not conducive to the absorption and dissipation of gout inflammation. Moreover, local hypothermia is more likely to lead to the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint deposition, aggravating local inflammation.

When gout attacks, the best treatment is to rest in bed, raise the affected limb, and follow the doctor's advice to use colchicine and other analgesic drugs. In addition, to reduce swelling, patients should drink more water, try to eliminate uric acid, and pay special attention to diet. At this time, do not eat a diet that is easy to increase blood uric acid, for example: animal organs, beer, Baijiu, seafood.

matters needing attention

Drink more water, to keep the daily urine volume above 2000ml, because the occurrence of urinary calculi and urine uric acid concentration and urine pH related, when necessary, can take alkaline drugs, in order to prevent the occurrence of urinary calculi.