Gout is a fairly common bone and joint disease today. The disease often progresses silently, so many people are subjective, do not treat it early and lead to complications. To help patients better understand this issue, the following article will summarize the complications of gout and methods for effective prevention and treatment.
List of gout complications
If not treated properly, gout can lead to many complications that affect general health. Below are some gout complications you need to be careful of:
Tophi cause joint deformity
Tophi is a common complication of gout. High uric acid in the blood that is not excreted will form urate crystals that are deposited in the joints. Over time, the size of the tophi increases, causing pain and loss of aesthetics for the patient. Some joints often have tophi such as the joints of the fingers, toes, ankles... The appearance of tophi greatly affects the patient's daily life and ability to walk.
In cases where the tophi are too large, they may rupture or leak fluid. This will create favorable conditions for bacteria to enter and form an inflammatory lesion. Therefore, patients should limit rubbing at the joints where there are tophi. If there is fluid leakage, they should go to a medical facility immediately for timely treatment.
Tophi cause loss of aesthetics and affect joint mobility.
Complications of kidney failure
Urate crystals can deposit in many locations on the kidney such as the renal interstitium, renal pelvis, and ureter. Over time, urate stones are formed. Urate stones that accumulate for a long time without being detected can cause obstruction of the renal pelvis, causing water retention in the kidney. About 10-20% of gout patients have kidney stones and are at high risk of developing kidney failure.
Cardiovascular complications
In addition to depositing in joints and kidneys, urate crystals can also deposit in blood vessels, thereby causing cardiovascular diseases such as myocarditis, atherosclerosis, hypertension, myocardial infarction, etc. In addition, most cardiovascular diseases cause kidney function to weaken and lead to reduced uric acid excretion. This also makes gout worse.
Gout can cause cardiovascular complications.
Effective methods of treating and preventing gout complications
Treatment of gout needs to be maintained regularly and continuously to achieve optimal results. Below are some effective and safe gout treatment methods:
Adjust diet and lifestyle
Diet and lifestyle are closely related to gout. Patients should pay attention to the following issues to limit the risk of gout complications:
- Limit foods rich in purines such as animal organs, seafood, red meat... Instead, you can eat white meat, freshwater fish... People with gout can eat meat but maximum 150 grams/day.
- Do not use beer, wine and alcoholic beverages because they limit the body's ability to excrete uric acid.
- Drink plenty of water (average 1.5-2 liters per day) to increase uric acid excretion through urine. Rest, avoid stressful work, overwork, and stress.
- Exercise regularly. Lose weight if you are overweight or obese to reduce the pressure on your joints.
Gout patients should drink plenty of water to increase uric acid excretion.
Use western medicine
Patients are often prescribed the following two groups of drugs by doctors:
• Anti-inflammatory and pain relievers
The main purpose of this group of drugs is to relieve pain and improve symptoms caused by acute gout.
• Drugs that reduce uric acid in the blood
This group of drugs includes 2 types:
- Uric acid synthesis-reducing drugs: drugs that limit the synthesis of uric acid. Be careful with some side effects of the drug such as headache, nausea, allergies...
- Drugs that increase uric acid excretion: These drugs should not be used for people with kidney failure, kidney stones, the elderly, people with chronic gout with tophi...
There are many types of drugs used in the treatment of gout.
Using Hoang Thong Phong helps reduce uric acid in the blood.
Currently, in addition to the above methods, many people with gout tend to look for products of natural herbal origin to support increased effectiveness. Typical of the products supporting gout improvement from herbs is the dietary supplement Hoang Thong Phong.
Hoang Thong Phong contains the main ingredient of Alisma orientalis, combined with other herbs such as Eclipta prostrata, Smilax glabra, Morinda officinalis, Phellodendron amurense... to help reduce blood acid levels, reduce pain symptoms caused by gout and enhance liver and kidney function.
Hoang Thong Phong helps reduce joint pain caused by gout and reduces uric acid in the blood.
Hoang Thong Phong has been clinically proven to be effective. The study was conducted on 27 male gout patients treated with colchicine in combination with Hoang Thong Phong and the results showed that:
- After 6 months of treatment, 88.9% of gout patients had blood uric acid levels within normal limits.
- 59.3% of patients had no more joint pain within the first 2 days, with no recurrent gout attacks.
- During use, there were no cases of side effects on the liver, kidneys and blood-forming organs.
Recently, according to a survey by VnEconomy, up to 97.5% of consumers are satisfied and very satisfied with Hoang Thong Phong.
The above article has summarized some information about the complications of gout and treatment and prevention methods. In addition to adjusting the diet and following the doctor's regimen, patients can use Hoang Thong Phong every day to help reduce uric acid in the blood and effectively relieve gout pain.
Thanh An
*This food is not a medicine and is not a substitute for medicine.
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