Gout has not been swelling may be caused by urate crystal deposition, diet, improper use of drugs and other reasons.
1. Urate crystal deposition: high uric acid level in gout patients will cause hyperuricemia, high uric acid level to a certain extent will cause urate crystal deposition, which will develop into chronic gouty arthritis, and the swelling may not go down.
2. Diet: Gout patients consume high-purine foods in daily life, such as shrimp and crab, soup, etc., which will lead to recurrent attacks of gout and keep swelling.
3. Improper use of drugs: gout patients in the process of treatment, failed to comply with the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of uric acid-lowering drugs, or taking furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide and other drugs that can cause uric acid levels rise, can cause gout recurrent episodes, has not been swelling.
It is recommended that gout patients go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor standardized diagnosis and treatment, so as not to delay the condition.