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During the Spring Festival, the purine content and metabolism in the body of gout patients will be more or less abnormal, and the body will inevitably ask us again**, and many gout patients will begin to have pain in their joints again.
What is the reason for the high incidence of gout after the year?
High-purine diet, alcohol, beverages.
Stay up late. In order to adapt to the hypoxic state, the metabolism is accelerated, which in turn promotes the production of endogenous uric acid.
Overwork. When visiting relatives and friends or going out to play, if you don't make reasonable arrangements, it is easy to overuse your joints and increase the likelihood of gout attacks.
Didn't do a good job of keeping the joints warm. The temperature of some joints in the human body is relatively close to the critical value of urate crystal deposition, and if the local temperature drops due to coldness, it will naturally lead to urate crystal deposition and acute attack of gout.
The reason why gout is painful is due to the deposition of urate crystals in the joints, and the pain can only be relieved by removing the urate crystals, and then supplemented by the means of stabilizing uric acid to reduce gout attacks. At this time, the specialty** is particularly important.
Paying attention to these points can also reduce the frequency of gout attacks
Take your medication as prescribed
Regardless of whether you have a gout attack or not, gout patients must follow the doctor's instructions and take uric acid-lowering drugs in a standardized manner. Make uric acid meet the standard for a long time.
Avoid joint involvement
It is best for gout patients to ensure adequate rest and avoid joint exertion, which can also reduce the frequency of gout attacks to a certain extent. During work, you can also find opportunities to exercise and move your joints in a timely manner, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest.
Avoid being cold**
After the year, the weather changes greatly, and the temperature difference between day and night is extremely large. Therefore, after gout patients return to work, they must pay attention to adding clothes and actively keep the affected joints warm.
Hydrate
Drinking plenty of water can dilute the blood uric acid concentration in the body to a certain extent. In the case of normal kidney function, it is advisable to have a daily water intake of about 2000ml, with plain water, mineral water, and weak tea as the best, and do not drink strong tea, strong coffee, functional drinks, etc. for refreshment.
Tips. New Year, New Weather, on the occasion of the start of the New Year, patients still have to protect their bodies, once gout attacks, it is recommended to go to a specialized hospital for specialty** in time.