A disease "rich" is increasingly rejuvenating, appearing more at the age of 25-35 years old

What is gout?The main manifestation of the disease?

Gout (also known as gout or leprosy) is a microcrystone arthritis, characterized by many recurrent acute arthritis.Arthritis pain is considered the most typical manifestation of the disease.In each acute disease, patients often suffer from sudden and intense pain in the joints of the toes, fingers, knees, etc.painful.Many patients also liken: "The pain of gout is the king of all kinds of pain .." to show the discomfort of the disease.

Doctor Huynh Minh Nhut

Author of the article

• The doctor graduated from Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

• Interior Department of Interior Department - Thu Duc Regional General Hospital

• Work experience:

• Doctor Treatment of Pediatric System Dr. Phuoc.

• Delegates of the Ho Chi Minh City Liver and Liver Conference for the term 2023 - 2028.

Pain of joints and the formation of tophi particles due to accumulation are the characteristics of gout

For a long time, many people often say: "Gout is a rich disease" and the disease only affects men.The day, this concept is gradually dispelled because of the fact that the proportion of women suffering from the disease is increasingly common, especially in the group of menopausal and diseases, regardless of economic circumstances.Besides, when life is more improved, diverse food sources and unhealthy diet have made the disease more and more common and rejuvenated.There are even young 25 - 35 people who have gout.In Vietnam, gout is ranked fourth among boarding joint patients treated at the hospital.

Causes of the disease

Currently, the cause of gout has not yet been clear.Mostly, the main cause of gout is due to metabolic disorders and excess uric acid in the body, thereby causing crystal deposits in joints and leading to arthritis.In addition, a number of factors that increase the risk of gout are mentioned such as: a diet high in protein -rich foods, rich in purin (such as red meat, animal organs, fatty fish ...), often using regular useThe use of alcohol, tobacco and stimulants, overweight, obesity, sedentary or family history of people with gout.

Treatment and prevention of gout

Gout is formed due to metabolic disorders, so most can hardly treat completely completely.The main principle in the treatment of gout is to treat symptoms, control blood uric acid levels to limit the extra crystal settlement.

The drugs often used in treating gout include: analgesics, anti -inflammatory drugs, and drugs that reduce uric acid levels.In addition, patients always need to maintain a reasonable diet to prevent recurrence of acute diseases.In fact, if diagnosed early and treated properly, gout patients can control 90 - 95% of symptoms.

As mentioned above, adjusting eating habits, scientific activities plays an extremely important role for gout treatment.Only treating gout with drugs is not enough, patients need to create good habits to prevent recurrence.Some methods you can apply as:

Change of living habits: It is advisable to let the joints rest, limit movement in acute diseases, moderation activities, work properly, avoid stress, exercise regularly, maintain weight in the worldNormal drought, avoiding some medications can increase blood uric acid (such as diuretic, low -dose aspirin, prolonged corticosteroids) and periodic health checks every 6 months to detect disease and treat early.

Building a reasonable diet: Use foods containing few purin nucleus such as cereals, nuts, butter, fat, sugar, eggs, milk, cheese, vegetables.Limit foods high in uric acid such as meat, fish, seafood, poultry, brain, liver, oval, bean beans;Remove alcohol, drinks with alcohol, beer, coffee, tea.Drink enough water daily about 2 liters/day.

For a long time, many people still think that gout is a rich and middle -aged disease.However, the disease gradually changes as the age of infection is increasingly rejuvenating and common.Currently, most people with gout often overlook the condition, suggesting that gout is not as dangerous as diabetes, cardiovascular, hypertension ... so it does not comply with the doctor's treatment.Many patients only use drugs when they have symptoms of joint pain.After that, when the symptoms improved, arbitrarily quit smoking leading to dangerous complications.

In general, the prevention is still more important than healing, so to prevent gout, change your eating habits and daily activities.If you get sick, visit a doctor for effective treatment advice and always remember to follow the appointment of the doctor to be able to "live together" with this disease safely,Avoid giving rise to serious health problems.