7 early signs of gout

7 Early Signs of Gout

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Last updated 29/12/2020 by The pain clinics - Interdisciplinary Health

7 Early Signs of Gout

Here are 7 early signs of gout that allow you to recognize the diagnosis at an early stage and get the right treatment. Do you know these seven signs? gout?

 

Gout is a medical condition caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. This high content of uric acid can lead to the formation of uric acid crystals in the joints - which can be extremely painful. Therefore, it is important to be able to recognize early clinical signs and symptoms of gout.

 

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We hope that by increasing knowledge among the general public, it can be made easier for most people to recognize this painful diagnosis - before it blossoms. At the bottom of the article you can also read comments from other readers, as well as watch a video with exercises adapted to those with rheumatic disorders.

 

Tips - Self-measures (Hallux valgus toe support and Foot compression sock)

Many of our readers with gout in the big toe report that they experience improvement in the conditions by using hallux valgus toe support (to load the toes more properly), as well foot compression sock (specially adapted compression sock often used against plantar fasciitis, which increases blood circulation to the affected area). The links to the above products open in a separate window.

 



 

1. Joint pressure

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When a joint is affected by uric acid crystals, it will typically be clearly tender and painful when touched. This is because the uric acid crystals cause irritation and fluid buildup inside the joint capsule due to inflammatory reactions.

 

As this inflammation gets worse, even the slightest touch can cause great pain when you touch the joint. Among other things, light touch from your quilt can cause sleep problems due to the increased sensitivity of the joint.

 

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2. Hot joints

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In inflammation, the joints often become hot when touched. You may have known it in joints before? This is a sign of ongoing and active inflammatory reactions inside the joint. The heat often increases with the inflammation - which also means that the joint temperature will drop when the inflammation calms down.

 

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3. Impaired joint movement

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An inflamed joint does not have the same mobility as a joint without inflammation. This is because the inflammatory reactions lead to increased fluid accumulation around the uric acid crystals inside the affected joints. The fluid takes up space inside the joint and this leads to the joint not being able to move in the same way as before.

 

The uric acid crystals can cause sharp pain in even the slightest movement as the diagnosis worsens. Therefore, it is very important to curb inflammation within the joint itself.

 

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4. Fatigue and fatigue

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Do you feel more tired than usual? Inflammation of the joints - or the body in general - leads to the immune system having to work extra hard and this leads to less energy and surplus.

 

Particularly prolonged inflammation can drain energy stores for even the most active person. Such inflammations, as in early phases of gout, can persist in the background and gradually erode even the strongest immune system. Therefore, it is important to recognize the symptoms of inflamed joints and gout.

 

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5. Redness of the skin

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When a joint is inflamed, the color of the skin gradually becomes more and more reddish. This reddish color is caused by the inflammatory reactions that occur as the blood vessels expand. But this only happens in later phases of inflammation because the inflammation must be large enough for the blood vessels to expand.

 

The color of the skin may change as the inflammation gets worse. The redness of the skin often starts as a mild red color, but can develop and gradually darken as the gout gets worse - and in later stages the color can be almost dark red or red-purple.

 

If you have questions regarding treatment methods and assessment of chronic pain, we recommend that you join your local rheumatism association, join a support group on the internet (we recommend the facebook group «Rheumatism and Chronic Pain - Norway: News, Unity and Research«) And be open with those around you that you sometimes have difficulty and that this can go beyond your personality temporarily.

 



 

6. Swollen joints

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Gout is perhaps best known for hitting the big toe. Due to the significant inflammatory reactions affecting a joint that has been affected by gout, the joint will swell and become significantly larger than usual. Such swelling in the toe or in the finger can cause wearing or shoes to be practically impossible.

When the fluid enters the joint, it presses outwards against the soft tissue and the skin. As the fluid accumulation becomes larger and greater, the swelling will also increase and spread outward.

 

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7. Occurs often acute in the middle of the night

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Gout often causes acute and sudden pain in the affected joint - and often in the middle of the night. One is uncertain why it often gets worse in the middle of the night.

 

Many describe the pain of gout as a truly unique form of pain - and that it is completely beyond other pains they have experienced before. If you suspect that you are in an early stage of gout, we advise you to contact your GP to have it assessed, as well as take blood samples.

 

Of other more relevant self-measures, it is important to stay extra hydrated and try to avoid inflammation-promoting food and alcohol, as the latter increases uric acid levels in the blood stream.

 

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Recommended self-help for this diagnosis

Compression Noise (for example, compression socks that contribute to increased blood circulation to sore leg muscles)

Trigger point Balls (self-help to work the muscles on a daily basis)

 

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