Precautions for Gout Patients

  The harm of gout still has not attracted the attention of the majority of patients, mainly in: ① do not pay attention to the treatment of hyperuricemia, think that no symptoms do not care about it; ② early occurrence of acute arthritis recovery is faster, mistakenly believe that gout is well treated, the attack on the treatment, remission, regardless of it; ③ gout is joint pain, no other major problems, not worth making a fuss about.  In fact, there are light and heavy gout, and the general rule is from light to heavy and gradually develop, which is very likely to lead to joint stones, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular lesions, kidney lesions and other serious complications.  Gout patients should pay attention to several aspects: 1. Blood uric acid should be controlled in the ideal range, treated with drugs under the guidance of a physician, and regularly reviewed to adjust the dosage of drugs according to the results of blood uric acid. Some patients worry about the side effects of drugs, in fact, drugs are used to treat the disease, if the index is not normal, let the disease progress, it is more harmful.  2, urine acidity should not be confused with blood uric acid, urine acidity can be monitored by going to the hospital to check the urine routine, or their own test paper test method, acidic then easy to form crystals, stones, should also be adjusted with drugs under the guidance of physicians.  About 2/3 of blood uric acid is excreted in urine, therefore, drinking enough water is the key to ensure that the urine volume meets the standard. It should be noted that drinking water ≠ urine volume.  4.Diet Diet control for gout patients is one of the basic measures. Animal offal, seafood, etc. are easy to trigger gout after ingestion. When consuming meat and soybean products, you should pay attention to: (1) cook soup and discard soup; (2) consume small amounts; (3) do not consume when acute gouty arthritis attacks.  5, exercise moderate activity, should not sweat a lot, should not stand for a long time, long walk, excessive fatigue.  6.Warmth Do not get cold, especially in summer, and avoid blowing electric fans and air conditioners as much as possible.  7.Complications Prevent hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, stones in joints and other parts of the body, kidney disease, etc.  In summary, gout is more harmful, easy to be neglected in the early stage, and easy to produce a variety of complications after the seriousness of the disease, and even affect the quality of life of patients. Therefore, it is recommended that long-term, regular, standardized and comprehensive measures be taken to prevent and treat gout under the guidance of a physician.