Gout Treatment: Are you worsening the condition by taking pain medicines?

Gout has become one of the most common joint disorder that I am seeing at my clinic at Noida now
a days. Being an bone and joint pain doctor in Noida and Agra, UP, India, I see lots of gout patients
everyday who come to me in the late stages of gout. As People are unaware of it and they keep taking
over the counter medicines to help ease the pain, however the key to the treatment is treating the
cause behind and treating is as soon as possible.

What is Gout?

Gout occurs due to the deposition of the uric acid crystals inside the joints. The joint swells up and
shown round shaped swellings around the joint.

What are the symptoms of Gout?

• Pain
• Tenderness
• Swelling
• Round tophus formation
• Bouts of pain and relief that last for about 2 weeks.

Who are prone to gout?

People who have following disorders are prone to having gout.

• Males and postmenopausal females are prone to gout.
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol levels)
• Alcohol abuse
• Old age

What are the common sites of gout pain?

• Achilles Tendon (the muscle that is on the back of your leg and above the heel area).
• Small joints of hand
• Small joints of feet
• Elbows
• Ear pinna

How to diagnose the gout?

• Synovial fluid test for urate crystals
• Blood test for uric acid
• X-ray of the concerned joints

How to treat gout?

• Well, that varies from patient to patient as well as the severity and stage of the disease.Although, in the acute phase of the disease, rest and ice can help.
• Drugs to lower down the uric acid and the ones to treat the disease are prescribed, but they are prescribed to the patient once the acute phase of the disease is over. This will help to treat the disease completely.
• Excess swelling on the joint sometimes need aspiring the fluid by using a needle.
• Also, the ruptured swellings that are not healing, can be curetted and then healed with regular dressings.
• Corticosteroid injections can help in some severe cases.
• Right diagnosis and right treatment is a crucial thing to do.
• Avoid Alcohol, white bread, cakes, candies, high sugar substances. Include whole grains, one cup of coffee and berries in your diet.

So reach the best orthopedic surgeon in Agra or Best Orthopedic doctor in Noida well in time and
avoid the self-medication so that the disease can be treated once and for all.

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