What you should know about gout

1. 只有男性才会得痛风吗? Answer: Wrong. Although gout is more common in men, both men and women have the possibility of getting gout. Gout is more common in middle-aged and elderly men and postmenopausal women. Gout is rare in young people younger than 30 years old. Therefore, gout in young people often indicates more serious diseases. 2. What substance is gout caused by deposition in the body? A: Uric acid salt. Many foods we eat everyday contain a substance called purine. The body catabolizes purines, Uric acid is produced. Usually, Uric acid dissolves in the blood, And it is easily excreted from the kidney to the body. But when the body contains a large amount of uric acid, And far more than Read More …

8 Tips for Arthritis Patients to Cope with Life Easily

Arthritis pain recurs over and over again, bringing a lot of troubles to many people’s lives. Therefore, Dr. Clove has specially collected some tips that can help arthritis patients cope with life easily. Let’s have a look. STEP 1 Learn about diseases Through learning, understand the disease-related knowledge, know your disease status and related treatment plans, learn how to relieve pain, understand the role of diet and exercise in improving the disease, etc., this information is very helpful to you. Taking Dr. Clove’s platform as an example, you can consult arthritis-related issues here, understand the living conditions of other patients, share your own experiences, and get inspiration from other patients’ methods of coping with diseases. After a long time of Read More …

After waking up, your fingers are not flexible and still hurt? This may be [morning stiffness]

When I wake up in the morning and get ready to do activities, I feel pain in my joints and muscles as soon as I take the first step? This may be [morning stiffness], and the pain accompanying morning stiffness can sometimes be so severe that you wish to continue to lie back in bed and remain motionless. Morning stiffness is a characteristic manifestation of various arthritis. If the symptoms of morning stiffness exceed 1 hour or more, the possibility of rheumatoid arthritis is relatively high. If the duration is short, within 30 minutes, it may be osteoarthritis or other diseases. Of course, this distinction is not absolute, and not all rheumatoid arthritis patients have obvious morning stiffness symptoms. However, Read More …