To determine whether you have gout, you can be assisted by the presence or absence of a hyperuricemia basis, triggering factors, and symptoms of joint swelling and pain.
1. It is currently believed that hyperuricemia is the basis of gout. If the patient has hyperuricemia, i.e. meets the non-same day 2 times fasting blood uric acid is greater than 420μmol / L, is more likely to develop gout.
2. Common triggers of gout such as strenuous exercise, eating a lot of high-purine food, drinking a lot of alcohol or drinks with high fructose, getting cold, etc. Patients with the above triggers may develop gout.
3. Acute attacks of gout may occur in the joints of the lower limbs, such as the first metatarsophalangeal joints, redness and swelling of the skin, accompanied by severe pain and restricted movement. Sometimes it can be improved within 2 to 3 days, and some patients may have recurrent attacks. Patients with these symptoms may have gout.
Patients with suspected gout symptoms are advised to go to the rheumatology department of the hospital as soon as possible, under the guidance of the doctor to improve the examination and make a clear diagnosis, so as to avoid delaying the condition.