Nowadays, the frequency of gout symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people is increasing, and the most important thing that gout patients need to prevent in the process of gout treatment is tophi.
The so-called tophi is a complication caused by gout in the body, and generally speaking, tophi is formed only when gout develops to a certain extent.
The symptoms of gout will be much weaker than that of tophi, in general, the appearance of tophi will aggravate the pain of patients, seriously affect the normal life of patients, and the quality of life will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, when gout occurs, during medical treatment, it is necessary to prevent the appearance of tophi.
Tophi is manifested by the appearance of visible nodules in some joints of the body, the size of an egg, and it is necessary to be vigilant at this time.
So, what is the harm of the appearance of tophi? You must know these 3 disadvantages.
1. Obstruct the patient's physiological activity
As we all know, the form of tophi, generally speaking, appears in the joint parts of the human body, when the disease of tophi appears, abnormal pain will appear in the joint area, which will have a large or small impact on the patient's ability to walk and move.
Moreover, it will bring pain to the patient, and if it is serious, it will also cause the joint area to lose the ability to bend, and to a large extent, limit the patient's normal physiological activities.
This also reminds us that in daily life, we must protect our joints and not let the joints get cold, which can easily lead to joint diseases.
2. It has an impact on blood circulation in the body
The appearance of tophi may mean that the condition of gout patients is aggravated, and the attack of tophi will cause the uric acid index in the human body to rise, which will lead to damage to the body's kidneys, which will affect the blood circulation of the human body, thereby damaging the health of blood vessels, and many gout patients will have cardiovascular disease in the later stages of treatment, which is also caused by damage to blood vessels.
Therefore, in the case of joint swelling in life, we must be vigilant, can not be careless, timely medical examination, prevention of gout should start from the small things around us.
3. Cause joint deformation
When gout patients develop a certain degree, the volume of tophi will continue to grow.
With the increase in the volume of tophi, it will also lead to an increase in pain, and it will be found that some joint parts of the body are deformed, which will have a great impact on the external image of the person, and will reduce the mobility of the joints, which will have a great impact on physiology and psychology.
Therefore, for gout patients, first of all, during the treatment of gout, it is necessary to pay attention to preventing the emergence of tophi, once tophi appears, it will bring these 3 adverse effects, aggravate the condition of gout, and affect all aspects of life and work, which is not conducive to engaging in various activities.
Therefore, in order to be healthy, we must be strict with our own living habits and work and rest habits to prevent the emergence of physical diseases.
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