Why do you still have gout attacks when you take uric acid-lowering drugs?

Uric acid reduction therapy can be called a milestone in the management of chronic gout. Effective control of uric acid levels can reduce the risk of acute gout attacks. However, in the initial stage of starting uric acid reduction treatment, the onset of acute gout tends to increase, resulting in some patients stopping drugs without authorization due to fear of pain or conscious ineffective treatment. However, this is not the case. Let’s look at the following: Why can gout attack occur in the process of reducing uric acid? We know that excessive uric acid load in the body will cause uric acid crystals to deposit around joints, thus causing the onset of acute or chronic gouty arthritis. Let’s make an Read More …

The last one is especially important.

There are many activities during the Spring Festival. If you are not careful, there will be minor problems. What should you do when you encounter these things? Let’s look at [Spring Festival Essential Strategy] 1. What if you get oral ulcer? Spring Festival is inevitable to stutter meat, drink in large bowls and overeat, but oral ulcer annoys people. What can we do? You can use relatively safe cedi iodine and stick the tablets directly on the ulcer. However, if there is an unusual ulcer or there is still no trend of relief after taking drugs for many days, please see a doctor as soon as possible. 2. What if your hand is accidentally scalded by a hot pan? Rinse Read More …

Does bubble tea contain harmful chemicals? Can you have another good drink?

Some time ago, a post about bubble tea was widely spread in the circle of friends. The post said that bubble tea contains harmful chemicals, such as sodium cyclamate, mirabilite, magnesium chloride, etc. Moreover, it is said that [pearl] is mainly cassava starch. In order to be elastic and chewy, wheat protein and synthetic polymer materials, namely plastic, are also added. So, are the pearls in bubble tea really plastic? Let’s analyze them one by one. Wheat Protein Makes Pearl More Q-Bomb The pearl in bubble tea is actually a flour round product made of starch as the main raw material. In order to have good taste and chewiness, some wheat protein is indeed used. Wheat protein is added because Read More …

Eight Issues Most Concerned by Mothers after Caesarean Section

Do you care about the problems after caesarean section, look at this article? How to nurse the incision after operation? The principle of large nursing is the same as that of other surgical incisions. In order to promote incision healing, you should: STEP 1 Maintain hygiene Keep the incision clean and dry, change dressing and gauze on time. Step 2 Avoid pulling wounds When coughing, sneezing or laughing, cover your abdomen with your hands near the incision. Choose the right posture to sit, lie and walk without pulling the wound. But don’t stop exercising for fear of wound splitting. It is suggested that mothers should exercise as soon as possible to avoid lower limb venous embolism and pulmonary embolism. STEP Read More …

How about sugar-free moon cakes and health-care moon cakes? Doctor Clove teaches you how to eat healthily during the festival.

I don’t know that since what, everyone has also begun to treat moon cakes cautiously. The biggest problem with moon cakes lies in their high sugar and fat content. Moon cakes have less water and more oil and sugar. And oil and sugar are such things that have very high calories. One gram of sugar or starch has 4 kilocalories. One gram of fat has 9 kilocalories. Not to mention young people who need bodybuilding, for old friends with chronic diseases, especially diabetes, these calories are severe tests of body functions. So, aren’t there various [healthy moon cakes] introduced by businesses now, such as sugar-free moon cakes and health-care moon cakes, etc. Are these healthy moon cakes really healthier? Sugar-free Read More …

Can prenatal education make children smarter?

Fetal education, as its name implies, is the education of the fetus in the womb. In order to make their [babies] grow up healthily, [don’t lose at the starting line], many parents have started prenatal education since pregnancy: touching their stomachs, telling stories, listening to music, counting and arithmetic… So… Can prenatal education really make children smarter? Before answering this question, let’s look at the popular [benefits of prenatal education]. 1. Develop the fetal brain? There is no basis. Advocates of prenatal education often say that [the potential of the fetal brain is endless]. They cite the findings of neuroscience research that the number of neuronal synapses responsible for communication increases at birth, peaks at age 3, and then decreases. Read More …

What should I pay attention to in my life when I have heart disease?

When it comes to heart disease, many people will come to mind with pictures of heart attack [tightly covering your chest and expressing pain]. In fact, the concept of [heart disease] includes all kinds of heart damage and inability to work properly. Coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, myocardial infarction, etc. all belong to the category of heart disease. We have sorted out some common sense problems and hope you can have an accurate and brief understanding of heart diseases after reading them. Arterial blockage Excessive fat and cholesterol in blood are deposited in coronary arteries and their branches, resulting in the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, which will narrow the vascular lumen and reduce the blood supply of the Read More …

These nine kinds of food are what expectant mothers should really avoid.

Knowing that they are pregnant, many expectant mothers have become very careful in eating. In addition, after listening to too many folklore [taboos], some expectant mothers even become worried all day long. Can I have ice cream? Can I eat hairy crabs? Can I have soy sauce? … … In fact, most of the answers to questions like this are: Your husband can eat, you! Just! But! To! Eat! The most important thing to eat during pregnancy is to [eat diverse and balanced], instead of eating only a few foods or restraining one’s appetite for some groundless taboos. However, some of the foods to be mentioned below should be paid attention to by pregnant women.