Gout Causes Symptoms of Sore, Swollen, Numb, Hot Big Toe Joint Pain for Uric Acid Diet Treatment
If you are a man, at least 40 years old, and you wake up with a swollen, red, hot or numb big toe pain, this may be a sign that you are having a bout of gout. Frequently, the initial gout symptom is a painfully swollen, numb, sore big toe joint, that usually occurs at night.
Your major risk factors for developing a bout of gout are inherited traits (8%), diet, weight, and alcohol. Once you are attacked by gout, high doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or corticosteroids, by way of mouth or joint injections, are the most common treatments.
Your pain severity often begins to improve within a few hours of this treatment, but don’t expect your attack to completely subside for about a week.
Gout is a painful result of too much uric acid in your blood (hyperuricemia). Hyperuricemia occurs when high levels of uric acid build up, which is a byproduct of purines breakdown. Purines are part of tissue and found in many foods.
Now that you have suffered through your first (or more) bout(s) with gout, there are a couple of simple lifestyle changes you can make to prevent another round. Prevention is not only possible, but extremely feasible.
A great start to “gout bout” sore, swollen big toe prevention is don’t consume foods with high levels of purine in your diet, such as:
- liver
- gravy
- brains
- herring
- sardines
- scallops
- mackerel
- anchovies
- asparagus
- mushrooms
- game meats
- sweetbreads
- beef kidneys
- dried beans and peas
Be a diet fighter and give these foods up. Next, exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body weight. Overweight? Lose it.
Drink plenty of water and avoid alcohol, it can raise your blood uric acid levels. Also, a recent study revealed that sugary drinks increase your gout bout risk, no more soda or the likes of sweetened iced tea, etc.
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