Many people may have played ball, climbed a mountain, exercised vigorously the day before, and then had a gout attack, in this case, they will think that it is caused by trauma or sprain, so they will put a plaster or orthopedic to see it. In this way, it will be delayed**.
A classic case.
Wang**, male, 60 years old, from Zunyi, gout, recurrent pain in multiple joints for 10+ years, the local "local doctor" diagnosed the sprain, and then went to the local private hospital to give local injections, the effect was not obvious, and then intermittent oral analgesics, the effect was not good.
Are the symptoms of a joint sprain and a gout attack similar?
Have you ever misjudged like this?
How can you tell if it is an acute attack of gout?
The difference between gout and broken feet and sprains
1) The pain of gout is a bone-eroding pain that is very intense, while the pain of a sprain is not as severe as that of gout.
2) A gout attack is red and swollen, while a sprained joint will not be red, but will turn purple and blue.
3) A sprain is when you hurt when you are injured, gout is not a pain when you are injured, it is a sudden pain when you are quiet.
4) Joint sprains most commonly occur in the ankles, wrists and lower back. The site of the first attack of gout is also the joint of the lower limbs, and most of them are single joints, so there will be no pain in multiple parts at the same time.
If the joint is particularly painful, especially if there will be a series of manifestations such as redness, heat, and swelling on the joint surface, you need to think about whether there is a possibility of gout, and go to a specialized hospital for accurate examination and judgment in time, so that you can treat it as soon as possible.
What to do about an acute attack of gout?
Most patients in the face of acute attack of gout, as long as the pain is reasonably controlled within 24 hours of taking reasonable painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, it can be relieved within 1 to 2 days, even if it is more serious, the course of the disease is slightly longer, generally within one to two weeks, the pain of gout will be relieved.
When gout is sudden, taking anti-inflammatory analgesics urgently can help patients cope calmly, but in order to truly alleviate it, they should also seek formal medical attention as soon as the pain is relieved. Melt crystal to protect the kidney and regulate metabolism.
Tips. The root cause of elevated uric acid in gout is a disorder of purine metabolism. Therefore, only by regulating metabolism from the root, so that the production and excretion of uric acid can return to the previous state of self-equilibrium, then uric acid will not be high. Just taking uric acid-lowering drugs can't do this, so you still need a specialist to regulate metabolism.