The external manifestations of gout are typical, with a rapid onset, mostly at night, and the patient often wakes up due to sudden pain. The pain peaks within 2-3 days and is “cut-like”, “biting-like” or “burning-like”, which is unbearable for the patient. The first joint in most patients is the metatarsophalangeal joint of the foot, followed by the ankle, knee, finger, wrist and elbow joints. In recent years, the incidence of gout has been on the rise year by year, and has been attracting more and more attention and attention. First of all, people who have gout in their family must pay more attention. It is reported that 5.6%-13.6% of gout patients have a family history, which shows that gout has a certain hereditary tendency. From the perspective of modern medicine, this may be due to a genetic defect that leads to a disruption of the purine metabolism process in the body, resulting in increased uric acid production and reduced excretion, which leads to the development of gout. In Chinese medicine, it is thought to be related to congenital deficiency of endowment, dysfunction of the spleen and kidney, dysfunction of the spleen and stomach, dampness, heat, phlegm and turbidity, which are injected into the joints and paralyze the meridians. Secondly, bad habits, such as overeating, especially long-term heavy drinking, excessive intake of high purine rich fish and shrimp meat, and excessive obesity, can easily lead to hyperuricemia and gout, which, according to Chinese medicine, is due to the loss of regulation of the spleen and stomach, resulting in damage to the spleen and stomach, dysfunctional transport and transformation, dampness and heat, which flow in the joints, as Chinese medicine says, “Paste and sorghum As the Chinese medicine practitioners say, “thick taste and cream will lead to big boils”. In addition, in terms of age and gender, 40 to 50 years old is the stage of high incidence of gout disease, and in terms of gender, men are more prone to gout disease, so men in this age group should be especially careful. In addition, the effect of some drugs, such as diuretics, aspirin and beta-lactam antibiotics can interfere with the excretion of uric acid from the kidneys, which can lead to the occurrence of hyperuricemia and gout. After understanding the above, try to avoid the possible causes of gout, so that you can try to avoid the onset of gout gout.