Why you can get gout after the holidays
Gout is the deposition of salts in the joints.
The problem may appear after prolonged holiday feasts, when a person eats a lot of heavy meat dishes and drinks alcohol.
In this case, uric acid is deposited in the joints, and as a result, the disease is accompanied by severe pain and curvature of the joints.
Severe pain may be felt in the big toe. The bone may swell even with light pressure.
If you don’t start treatment in time, the pain will be constant.
Most often, people over the age of 45 face the problem, writes the publication Sibkray.ru .
Experts also noted that the most serious consequence of gout is kidney failure. Without treatment, internal organs will begin to deteriorate within 3-5 years after the onset of the disease.
Therefore, as soon as the first signs are noticed, you should seek medical help.
In addition, it is important to change your diet to a healthier one. This means giving up alcohol, replacing meat with fish, and adding more dairy and plant products, cereals and pasta made from durum wheat.
You should also avoid offal and meat broths.
It is important to maintain water balance, eliminate tea and coffee, but drink more pure water.
There is no need to take diuretics.
