Today, let’s talk about the current situation in society. Many people with high uric acid will take some methods and methods to try to relieve the pain after they develop gout. For example, taking acid-lowering drugs, taking antibiotics, cold compresses, hot compresses, etc. But not only does these not improve the pain, some may even aggravate the pain. So this video mainly tells you how to take care of your pain when gout attacks.
First of all, let’s talk about some of the wrong actions that everyone often makes.
Many people want to quickly reduce the uric acid value by taking acid-lowering drugs during acute gout. In fact, this method is wrong. Because uric acid-lowering drugs will cause a significant drop in uric acid levels, which will cause fluctuations, which will lead to aggravation of gout.
Also, hot compress can aggravate the symptoms of gout. Because hot compresses will accelerate local blood circulation, leading to local vasculature dilation, and aggravate crystallization, thereby aggravating the inflammatory response, and the pain becomes more obvious.
In addition, cold compress is not conducive to relieve pain. Because cold compresses will further stimulate urate crystallization, when the temperature is low, the crystallization will be easier to precipitate, and it will deposit at the distal ends of limbs with lower body temperature, such as fingertips and toes, which aggravate the symptoms of gout.
So when gout attacks, how should we relieve local pain?
First, when it is painful, you must try to rest in bed to reduce touching the painful joints and reduce activity;
Secondly, it is necessary to raise the affected limbs. , this can promote its circulation and relieve the symptoms of pain.
In addition, do not compress hot or cold, as this will aggravate the pain. Another thing is to take painkillers according to the doctor's guidance, strictly eat a low-purine diet, drink more water, and promote the excretion of uric acid, so as to effectively relieve the pain of acute attacks of gout.
