Reminder: Gout attack is not only pain, if not treated in time, these complications will come to your door

Authoritative statistical reports from 2017 show that affected by changes in Chinese residents’ diet and living habits in recent years, the number of patients with hyperuricemia in China has exceeded 170 million, which exceeds the number of metabolic diseases such as diabetes.

　　Because of this, it is called the fourth highest disease after the three high diseases. Under such a huge data of patients with hyperuricemia, the incidence of gout is also increasing year by year, and the total number of patients exceeds 80 million.

　　Not only that, gout has also shown a younger trend, and young and middle-aged people have become the main targets of gout. However, many people don't take gout seriously, thinking that a gout attack is nothing more than joint pain, and it will be fine to get over it. However, gout is far more than everyone imagines. Behind gout, there are various complications hidden.

　　If long-term illness cannot be effectively treated, the following complications may come to you in the future:

1. Gouty cardiomyopathy

　　The basis of gout is actually hyperuricemia. Only when the blood uric acid level exceeds the standard, urate will precipitate and crystallize, and continue to deposit in the joints of the patient, eventually leading to the onset of gout .

　　According to relevant research surveys, some gout patients may also be combined with heart disease. Because uric acid may accumulate in the heart , crystallize and even form stones, which in turn can cause gout and heart disease . At the same time, gout is also easily combined with coronary atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and other problems, eventually leading to the onset of cardiomyopathy;

　　2. Kidney disease

　　Nearly one-third of long-term gout patients may have kidney damage . The nephropathy formed in response to the attack of gout is also referred to as gouty kidney in clinical practice.

　　The reason for this is that the substance uric acid is originally excreted through the kidneys . When the blood uric acid level exceeds the standard, these small urate crystals may deposit in the kidneys, forming urinary system stones and uric acid stones, and then induce renal tubular dysfunction;

3. Three high diseases

　　Relevant research surveys have shown that most gout patients are obese and have abnormal diets (high fat, high calories, high sugar, and like to drink alcohol). These factors are precisely one of the causes of hypertension and hyperlipidemia .

　　In addition, diabetes and gout are both diseases caused by abnormal metabolism in the body , so they are easily complicated by patients, and there is also a certain relationship between fluctuations in uric acid levels and blood sugar. higher. Once gout is combined with three highs, it will undoubtedly increase the possibility of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;

　　4. Tophi

　　If the patient has gout but does not actively treat it, or the treatment effect is not satisfactory. Urate crystals will continue to deposit in areas such as joints and tendons, gradually forming tophi . Nearly 12 to 15% of patients will be combined with tophi . As the disease progresses, the skin of patients will gradually rupture , forming ulcers or sinuses.

　　Not only that, if tophi appears near the joints, it may also invade the patient's bone in the bone marrow, and then affect the function of the bone marrow, causing serious problems such as bone damage and acute joints.

　　All in all, gout is very dangerous, and everyone should be aware that there are many complications behind joint pain. Therefore, no matter whether hyperuricemia or gout is diagnosed, patients need to actively cooperate with doctors for relevant treatment, which includes drug treatment, diet and life adjustment and other parts.