Gout is a disease with a particularly high incidence rate. This disease has become younger and younger, and the incidence rate is also particularly high in children and adolescents. The joint pain caused by gout is very intense, and gout attacks In addition to using some uric acid-lowering drugs for treatment, we can also use some methods to reduce the pain during gout attacks.
With the improvement of people’s living standards, the incidence of gout is particularly high. In addition to joint involvement, the potential harm of gout is also particularly great. People need to pay attention to it. So how to relieve gout attacks? , 5 tricks can effectively reduce gout pain and the causes of gout. I will introduce them to you below. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.
The focus of gout is prevention and reducing the number of recurrences. Once an attack occurs, a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine can be used to relieve pain.
1. With Western medicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first choice. Such as Ankangxin, Celebrex, and ibuprofen. Some patients with severe pain can use intramuscular injection of small doses of hormones, such as Depotoxone, to relieve pain.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine is used to treat acute gout fever and heat pain period. Gardenia Huang Zhitong Powder can be used externally, and external application has a significant effect.
3. Some patients can choose physical therapy to relieve pain. Specific medication should be combined with clinical practice and should be subject to doctor's consultation.
When a gout attack occurs, the most tormenting thing is pain. In addition to painkillers, here are 5 ways to effectively reduce gout pain.
The first step is: Apply local cold compress. When gout attacks, you must apply cold compresses. You can use ice packs or ice mineral water to apply cold compresses to painful joints for about half an hour. Cold compresses can effectively reduce inflammation and pain.
The second move is to raise the lower limbs. When gout occurs, there is usually edema in the painful area, so the lower limbs can be elevated to reduce the edema. For example, put a pillow under your feet when sleeping to shorten the standing time when getting out of bed.
The third tip is to drink more water, especially soda water. Drink more water, produce more urine, take away uric acid, and prevent urinary tract stones.
The fourth tip is to control your diet. One is to abstain from alcohol, and the other is to reduce the intake of high-purine foods. Alcohol and high purine intake can increase uric acid and affect gout control.
The fifth step is to apply medicine externally. Prescription for external use: 20g each of astragalus, rhubarb, and cork, honey, gardenia, and wild chrysanthemum. Mash Sanhuang and Mountain Gardenia together to form a powder, add an appropriate amount of honey, and finally mix with wild chrysanthemum water. For gout pain and redness, it can relieve joint swelling and pain caused by gout.