How does appear gout symptom to do?

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Gout is a multiple disease in life, and the disease will often acute attack, especially often at night. The harm of the disease is relatively large, and then with the development of the disease, the pain will be more and more serious, the site of the disease will spread, so we need to know more about the disease. So, what about gout symptoms? Let's give you a detailed introduction.

How does appear gout symptom to do?

Ice compress: when suffering from pain, you can use broken ice compress. Ice can paralyze and relieve pain. Put the ice bag in the affected joint for about 10 minutes, and pad a towel or sponge in the middle to avoid frostbite.

Raise the affected part: during the acute attack, the affected limb should be raised to let the affected part rest. It may not be easy to do, because you can't move in pain. Most patients at this stage, even the weight of a sheet are unable to bear, a little touch joint is very painful. A protective frame can be made to prevent sheets and blankets from pressing on the painful parts.

Avoid pressing the affected limb: because even the pressure of sheets or blankets can cause gouty joint pain, when resting in bed, you can put the gouty foot in a cardboard box or a plastic laundry basket.

matters needing attention

Gout patients have purine metabolism disorder and abnormal uric acid. If they eat too much acidic food, it will aggravate the disease and is not conducive to rehabilitation. Eating more alkaline food can help supplement potassium, sodium and chloride ions and maintain acid-base balance.