Gout patients with symptoms of the knee can not be bent may be due to gout is in the attack period, roughly the patient a few days to 2 weeks or so the symptoms can be relieved.
Gout is a metabolic disease caused by purine metabolism disorders or uric acid excretion disorders, and is most common in patients’ lower limb joints, such as knee joints, ankle joints, toe joints, and when it involves the knee joints, it can lead to knee pain, redness and swelling, and symptoms of limited movement. When patients with gout experience inability to bend their knees, the symptoms usually resolve on their own within a few days to 2 weeks.
Gout patients with joint pain, swelling and other symptoms can take ibuprofen, etoricoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or colchicine in a timely manner and in sufficient quantities at the beginning of the gout attack in order to play an anti-inflammatory role in relieving pain, and at the same time, should also drink a lot of water in order to promote the elimination of uric acid.
Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician, and it is recommended that gout patients with symptoms of unbendable knees go to orthopedics, rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for a detailed consultation and follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication.