What to do if your foot thumb is swollen

If the foot bunion is swollen, if it is accompanied by significant pain and localized redness, swelling and heat, it is considered that it may be gout. If the blood uric acid is significantly high, accompanied by local redness, swelling and heat pain, the diagnosis of gout is considered to be confirmed. It is recommended that under the guidance of a physician, antipyretic and analgesic drugs such as NSAIDs and colchicine or glucocorticoids can be applied during the acute attack period to control the condition. It is recommended to apply drugs to inhibit uric acid secretion and promote uric acid excretion under the guidance of physicians. Commonly used drugs to inhibit uric acid synthesis include allopurinol and febuxostat, while drugs to promote uric acid excretion include liguxan and benzbromarone. Usually, we should pay attention to drink more water and urinate more often to keep the daily urine volume above 2000 ml to promote uric acid excretion. We should pay attention to a strict low purine diet, avoid beer, seafood and animal offal, etc. It is recommended not to believe in some prescriptions and recipes, and not to believe in false advertisements to avoid being deceived.