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What Causes Pain In The Legs While Having Gout?
I am having pain in both legs, I get up from bed in the middle of the night and I cant stand without holding on, I just started feeling like this the last 3 weeks. At first I thought it was from too much sitting but now I am getting concerned that it could be Arthritis? ps: I have been told I had arthritis in my left knee and I also have gout in the knee also
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
Hello,
Gout is a common type of arthritis that causes severe pain, swelling and stuck in your joint. First it affects the big toe, but its also happen with the other joint first in some case that I met.
Did you check your Uric Acid level? How was it? If you have Gout you should experience with redness, swelling, warm and tender and very painful. It also can affect more than one joint, but symmetry.
It is painful because the formation of the Uric Acid make crystals in the joint and your body respond to them.
We treat Gout with medication. Especially, when you have acute Gout attack we use NSAID (nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs) like Ibuprofen, Naproxen or colchicine or steroid.
If you use NSAID keep taking for up to 6 months, but be careful with gastritis. Go to see your doctor will choose one of those medicine for you.
For prevention Gout flare you have to take medicine to reduce uric acid like Allopurinol.
Lifestyle change also the most important avoid food that high Purine Include: seafood, shellfish, alcoholic, herring, bacon, turkey, beef.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Heang Chan Raksmey, General & Family Physician
Gout is a common type of arthritis that causes severe pain, swelling and stuck in your joint. First it affects the big toe, but its also happen with the other joint first in some case that I met.
Did you check your Uric Acid level? How was it? If you have Gout you should experience with redness, swelling, warm and tender and very painful. It also can affect more than one joint, but symmetry.
It is painful because the formation of the Uric Acid make crystals in the joint and your body respond to them.
We treat Gout with medication. Especially, when you have acute Gout attack we use NSAID (nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs) like Ibuprofen, Naproxen or colchicine or steroid.
If you use NSAID keep taking for up to 6 months, but be careful with gastritis. Go to see your doctor will choose one of those medicine for you.
For prevention Gout flare you have to take medicine to reduce uric acid like Allopurinol.
Lifestyle change also the most important avoid food that high Purine Include: seafood, shellfish, alcoholic, herring, bacon, turkey, beef.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Heang Chan Raksmey, General & Family Physician
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