Misunderstandings about Gout

Gout is a disease caused by a disorder of purine metabolism and is closely related to dietary habits. And below are 4 misconceptions about this disease.

Drinking beer can cause gout, drinking white wine is fine

Professor Wen Shuang, director of the 3rd clinic of the Department of Endocrinology at the 4th Hospital of Harbin Medical University, said: “Regardless of white wine or beer, the main ingredient is alcohol, it is just a matter of the alcohol content. Alcohol will slow down the excretion of uric acid, causing uric acid to accumulate, causing gout.”

When gout attacks, uric acid levels definitely increase.

Professor Van Sang emphasized that about 30% of people with gout have normal blood uric acid levels. When gout flares up, even if uric acid is within the normal range, it is treated like other cases. To make an accurate judgment, a clinical examination is needed. Similarly, people with high blood uric acid and joint pain may not necessarily have gout.

When gout attacks, immediately use uric acid reducing drugs.

Professor Thanh Chi Phong, a member of the endocrine department of the Chinese Medical Association, said that when gout attacks and uric acid-reducing drugs are taken, the uric acid level in the blood will quickly decrease, causing a large difference between uric acid in the blood and joints, thereby making arthritis worse.

The correct method is when Gout has an acute attack, you must lie down and rest, elevate your legs, apply cold compresses to each area, drink plenty of water, use colchicine and indomethacin or ibuprofen, and only use uric acid-reducing drugs when Gout has a continuous attack.

Gout stones only need to take medicine

Professor Thanh Chi Phong said that gout stones cannot be cured. The problem is how to control gout and prevent it from continuing to grow. If the stones have grown so large that they affect joint function, the only way to remove them is surgery.

According to health.sohu-Dantri