Since a few days ago, I have been asked many questions by gout patients, some of which are highly repetitive and appear very often, that is, if the gout patients do not have pain. In fact, it is impossible to be completely pain-free. The word “pain” in the word “gout” actually describes the characteristics of this disease, and for many gout patients, the most difficult thing to endure is also this “severe pain at any time”. The actual pain relief may just need drugs, but as an individual patient, this is a kind of hope to quench thirst behavior, or suggest that we usually pay attention to exercise and diet, after all, I think the patient most expected or completely goodbye gout it! The main cause of gout is high uric acid, the formation of a large number of uric acid crystals accumulated in the joints, joint pain and other symptoms, this symptom, if not treated in a timely manner, can lead to pain in various parts of the body. In the acute attack phase of gout, the attack usually occurs in the second half of the night. Gout in this stage manifests as pain, swelling, and redness in the ankle joints or toes, and in the joints of the arms and fingers, accompanied by severe pain. Using a microscope, you will see pine-needle-shaped urate deposits in the affected tissue. It is the precipitation of urate that causes severe pain. Please note that the blood uric acid value during the onset of the disease is lower than the usual high value because precipitation has been produced. 1, ice relief to emergency In the gout attack, the swollen parts of the pain fever and other symptoms, affecting normal life and activities. At this time, you can appropriately use ice packs to apply cold to the skin to relieve the pain of the joints. However, this method can only temporarily relieve the symptoms, and not eradicate, to achieve better gout relief, you need to listen to the doctor’s arrangements, the appropriate choice of appropriate drugs. 2, drug selection is very critical Gout patients often show joint pain, swelling and other symptoms, bringing a great burden on a person’s life. We can use drugs for treatment, such as the choice of non-steroidal analgesics, which help to relieve the painful condition, but be careful, try not to use hormones and salicylic acid pain relief, so as not to aggravate the gout symptoms. 3, daily foot soak has great use in the evening before going to bed, you can hold a plate of hot water foot soak, 20 minutes after the pain can be relieved, but also to promote the dissolution of uric acid crystals in the legs, so that they are discharged from the body. 4, active joints should be habitual Usually when you are free, you can properly move your muscles, fingers and toes and other parts, and then properly stretch, so that the muscles and joints can be fully active and promote the decomposition of uric acid crystals. The above are the symptoms of gout and pain relief methods, if you have gout symptoms, you can refer to the above effective relief methods to reduce the gout damage to bones and joints, smoothly through the acute period, safe pain relief.