Gout, or so-called royal disease, is a type of arthritis, which occurs due to the deposition of urea salts in tissues
Joints and surrounding bones, muscles and cartilage, and is one of the oldest known diseases, and has been described as an old arthritis of the wealthy, because of its association with some foods consumed by the wealthy and excessive alcohol
Joint swelling
Sharp and sudden pain
Reddish the skin slightly around the joint
Softness in the joint area
These stones can be formed in the form of severe pain in the right or left side of the abdomen or both. This pain may spread back and often this pain occurs suddenly and makes the patient wince from pain or even vomit.
Acute attacks can occur at long intervals when gout appears for the first time. The attack may last for one week or more and then everything is the same. But without treatment, the attacks tend to occur more frequently and last longer, and may damage the injured joint as they become Defeated and determined his movement
Gout can be diagnosed in one of the following ways
The level of uric acid in the blood: where it is more than 7 mg / 100 ml, and it should be noted here that there are cases of gout, where there is a high urinary acid in the blood when measured for several reasons, including long fasting, and there are cases where uric acid Up in the blood without gout
Examination of the articular fluid: The crystals of uric acid are seen under the microscope and are long crystal crystals with a pointed shape
Rays, they reveal in chronic cases the destruction of articular surfaces and tissue swelling and the presence of articular defects
1. In acute illness, the patient must be fully comfortable in bed, with cold or warm compresses, depending on the pain response to either.
2 – advised not to take the patient to aspirin (because it inhibits the ability of the body to take out uric acid) and the compounds of salicylics and diuretics, which caused the high proportion of uric acid in the blood.
3. The patient is given anti-inflammatory painkillers, which can relieve severe pain, and there is an alternative method, which is effective drugs against the disease, the most important drug colchicine, which should be treated as soon as symptoms appear, and the drug Kocycin can greatly reduce the severity of the seizure but often causes diarrhea
4 – Reduce the intake of peas and dried beans.
5 – It is recommended to drink plenty of water to reduce the concentration of uric acid in urine, and thus reduce the risk of kidney stones.
6. Your doctor may inject your injured or intra-muscle cortisone or prescribe corticosteroids orally.
7 – reduce the intake of foods rich in proteins, such as: liver, kidney, herring, anchovy, and sardines because they increase levels of uric acid.
8. Movement and non-laziness.
9. Your doctor may prescribe viprofenol with low-dose cocycin.
10 – Maintain the ideal weight and weight loss.
Gout patients are advised to eat the following foods
Lemonade
Pineapple
Watering the watercress
Celery juice
Drenched ginger
Hibiscus grape juice
Apple
Option
Shallots
It is also recommended to eat radish to relieve the pain of gout and joint pain
Foods that should be avoided
Lentils and pulses
Meat, fish and chicken
Fatty foods and fat
Eggplant, ketchup, cauliflower, pea, spinach and artichoke during acute seizures
Jam containing seeds
Berries, strawberries and figs
Spices and condiments, pickles during acute attacks
Liver, kidneys, brain, salmon, sardines, herring, salts, salts, roaches and oysters