Does gout have anything to do with the weather?

The cause of gout is related to the weather, because gout can be caused by diet, weather changes (such as sudden changes in temperature and air pressure) and trauma.

First of all, about gout.

Gout is a kind of crystal-related arthropathy caused by the deposition of monosodium urate, which is directly related to hyperuricemia caused by purine metabolism disorder and/or decreased uric acid excretion, especially acute characteristic arthritis and chronic tophus diseases, mainly including acute paroxysmal arthritis, tophus formation, tophus chronic arthritis, uric acid nephropathy and uric acid urinary calculi, and in severe cases, joint disability and renal insufficiency may occur. Gout is often accompanied by abdominal obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

Second, the harm of gout

The harm of gout is great, even affecting the normal work and life of patients. The appearance of gout has a great connection with our daily life problems, such as overwork, weather change, improper diet, etc., which will lead to the appearance of diseases and will lead to the involvement of many joints and parts, which is harmful to health. Its more common hazards are:

1, renal damage to patients, chronic uric acid (uric acid nephropathy. Gout nephropathy. Gouty interstitial nephritis) acute uric acid nephropathy (renal tubular uric acid deposition) uric acid kidney calculi formation.

2, joint disability, repeated attacks lead to chronic gouty arthritis, which will lead to more frequent attacks and shorter intervals. The pain is getting worse. Knee joint, ankle joint and elbow joint are the most common involved joints. Severe cases may involve shoulders, hips and spine, which may easily lead to joint destruction and deformity.