Frankly speaking, people with chronic kidney disease may be plagued by many problems. However, is gout related to CKD? If so, what are the possible causes and treatments?

Gout in chronic kidney disease

Gout is featured by severe attacks of pain in the joints. Mostly, the big toe is firstly affected. Meanwhile, other joints can also be affected.

Firstly, we need to find out the causes of gout in CKD. According to the survey, it has close connection with high levels of uric acid in the body. As a byproduct of purine, extra uric acid can be eliminated out of the body in normal condition.

However, in this disorder, the injured kidneys fail to do his job adequately. Then, excess uric acid will build up in the body. To fight against these depositions, inflammatory response and gout may appear gradually.

How to treat gout effectively in CKD?

To prevent further decline of kidney function, it is very important to take effective steps to treat gout effectively.

●In daily life, anti-inflammatory drugs like colchicine, prednisone and allopurinol are commonly used to to relive gout. And the specific dose can be adjusted based on renal function and the potential side effects. However, these medicines can not treat it from the underlying cause.

●To treat gout fundamentally, the most important step is to excrete high levels of uric acid in the body. Due to this, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is highly recommended. By external application, active substances of the herbs can be penetrated into kidney lesion directly via skin. Once kidney function is promoted, extra uric acid will be discharged. Thereby, gout can be controlled effectively.

●Additionally, losing weight, quit drinking, stay way from certain foods are also helpful.

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