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Little toe gout is what's going on, what should I do


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Pinkie toe gout may be related to genetics, drug abuse, diet and other factors. Treatment methods include general treatment, acute treatment, intermittent or chronic treatment. I. Etiology 1. Genetic gout has certain familial heredity and is related to certain genetic diseases, such as glycogen storage disease type I, Lesch-Nain syndrome, etc. When suffering from the above genetic diseases, the incidence of gout will increase. 2. Abuse of drugs such as furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, aspirin, etc., long-term and large-scale use will inhibit uric acid excretion, leading to increased blood uric acid level, thus causing gout of the little toe. 3. Long-term intake of high-purine foods, such as salmon, tuna, duck blood, pork liver, etc., purine can be decomposed into uric acid when entering the body, thus causing increased blood uric acid level and gout. Second, treatment methods 1, general treatment should limit the intake of high-purine food, pay attention to smoking and alcohol, maintain healthy weight and regular rest, and drink more water, promote uric acid excretion, contribute to the recovery of the disease. 2. When treating gout acute attack in acute stage, patients can take ibuprofen, celecoxib, acetaminophen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed to play an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role. 3. Intermittent period or chronic period treatment In the intermittent period or chronic period, patients can take febuxostat, probenecid, benzbromarone and other uric acid lowering drugs for treatment according to doctor's advice, which can promote uric acid excretion.