Learn about gout and how to help control it

Gout - Causes and early warning signs

Currently, the rate of gout patients is increasing and tends to be younger. To choose the right gout treatment, it is necessary to first understand the causes and symptoms to detect the disease early.

• Causes of gout

The root cause of gout is a purine metabolism disorder that causes uric acid to be produced more than normal. Meanwhile, the kidneys cannot excrete it in time, leading to stagnation in the body. In addition to the root cause of the disease, there are also a number of risk factors that make gout progress faster, which are:

- A diet rich in protein, regularly eating seafood, red meat, animal organs...

- Suffering from underlying diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome...

- Encountering unwanted effects when taking certain medications such as diuretics, anti-tuberculosis drugs, high blood pressure drugs...

- Genetics - family history of gout.

- Age and gender factors: Gout is more common in men, women often get gout in premenopause and menopause.

A high protein diet is a factor that makes gout progress faster.

• Signs of gout

Some typical symptoms help detect gout early such as:

- Joints attacked by gout will be painful, swollen, and tense...

- Gout symptoms usually last 5-7 days and then gradually decrease in severity.

- When the gout attack passes, the joints can function normally again.

- In the early stages of gout, symptoms of swelling and pain may occur in only one joint, then appear in more joints.

- Gout attacks often start suddenly at night, causing severe pain and making the patient lose sleep.

- In addition to joint symptoms, the patient may have a mild fever, fatigue...

Gout causes extremely severe joint pain.

Methods to help control gout effectively

To effectively control gout, two goals must be met: improving symptoms of joint pain and swelling during acute gout attacks and bringing blood uric acid levels back to normal. Below are methods for controlling gout that you can refer to:

Non-drug methods

- Cold compress: Use a cold towel or ice directly on the painful, swollen joint.

- Regular exercise will promote the excretion of uric acid and help joints move more flexibly.

- Adjust your diet, limit foods rich in protein such as seafood, dog meat, beef, animal organs...

- Replace animal protein with vegetable protein found in some nuts such as walnuts, soybeans...

- Drinking plenty of water, an average of 1.5-2 liters per day will help increase uric acid excretion through urine.

Methods of using western medicine

During acute gout attacks, patients can use medications to relieve pain and increase uric acid excretion. However, prescriptions must be examined and prescribed by a specialist. Avoid the situation of buying and using drugs on your own, which can lead to health risks.

Hoang Thong Phong - Herbal solution to support gout patients

Currently, in addition to the above methods, many people with gout tend to look for products of natural herbal origin to support increased effectiveness. A typical example is the gout support pill 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 uric acid levels, reduce gout pain symptoms and enhance kidney function.

Hoang Thong Phong helps reduce uric acid in the blood, reducing pain symptoms caused by gout.

Hoang Thong Phong has been clinically proven to be effective at the 108 Central Military Hospital and has brought positive results to patients.

The above article has summarized some information about gout and methods of improvement. In addition to adjusting the diet and following the doctor's regimen, patients should not forget to use Hoang Thong Phong every day to help reduce uric acid in the blood and effectively reduce gout pain.

Thanh An

*This food is not a medicine and is not a substitute for medicine.

*Products are available at pharmacies nationwide.

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