Getting old often leads to weak joints and less mobility, and joint pain becomes an unwanted frequent visitor. Besides accidental injuries, the most common causes of joint pain include various forms of arthritis, such as gout.
What is gout?
Gout is a common and complex form of arthritis that typically affects the big toe, but it can also occur in other joints, including the knee, ankle, foot, hand, wrist, and elbow. Every year, more than 3 million cases are diagnosed in the US alone, and men are more likely to have it than women.
So, why does a gout attack happen? To understand how gout forms, first, we need to know what uric acid is.
Our body breaks down purines, substances found naturally in your body, and some food and drinks into uric acid. This normal byproduct goes through the kidneys and exits the body when you pee.
However, sometimes there is too much uric acid in your body, or your kidneys cannot handle the amount of uric acid formed. When that happens, the uric acid can build up and transform into sharp, needlelike urate crystals in your joint or surrounding tissue and causes gout as a result.
What are the symptoms of gout?
Gout is characterized by sudden and severe pain called gout attack, which often happens at night. A gout attack starts suddenly and can last a week or two. Between gout attacks, you may have no symptoms at all, and it usually affects only one joint at a time.
Common signs and symptoms of gout include:
- Intense pain.
- Redness.
- Stiffness.
- Swelling.
- Heat.
How to Treat Gout?
Many ways can effectively improve gout, including medical treatment and self-management strategies.
Medications
Some drugs can help control symptoms of gout, reducing pain and swelling, such as:
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
- Colchicine (take within 24 hours of a gout attack).
- Corticosteroids.
Other available drugs that can lower levels of uric acid in your body to prevent or reduce future episodes of gout attacks such as:
- Allopurinol and febuxostat (block uric acid production).
- Probenecid (improve uric acid removal).
You must ask a doctor for advice before taking any of these drugs.
Home care
Drink a lot of water and limit alcohol to lower uric acid concentration and prevent the crystal from forming.
Avoid foods high in purines, such as red meat and seafood (anchovies, sardines, mussels, scallops, trout, and tuna).
Exercise regularly and lose weight. Keeping your body at a healthy weight reduces your risk of gout, but choose exercises that are easy on your joints.
MicroGen for Gout
HeaWea MicroGen is an advanced portable frequency healing device with a database of more than 60,000 programs. It can help with all kinds of arthritis, including gout.
Search “gout” in the software, and you will find related programs. We recommend the following programs for gout.
Since gout occurs in the joints, we recommend using the TENS contact kit, which is more effective for joint problems. You can wear socks, gloves, wrist bands, knee bands, or elbow bands according to your needs.
Gout is painful and debilitating, but you do not have to suffer. Use MicroGen now to relieve the pain and help you stay away from gout attacks.
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