related to solar terms
Dr. Rong said that the time of gout attack has a certain correlation with the solar terms. Outside cold, high humidity, or the combination of heat and humidity, the incidence of gout will be higher. When the seasons change, especially in the Central Plains of China, the transition points from spring to summer and from summer to autumn often change seasons in the form of rain. It was a very humid climate at that time, and under such climate characteristics, gout attacks were more likely to occur.
Dr. Rong reminds you to pay attention to two periods of heavy humidity: There are two periods of heavy humidity this year:
1. Beginning Qi:The year is divided into six stages, the first stage is Qi Qi, and the time node is from January 20th to March 20th. The Rain Festival in the 24 solar terms is from February 18th to March 5th. During this period of time, the humidity is particularly heavy, and people who often suffer from gout may experience repeated attacks at this time.
2. The Four Airs:The time of Sizhiqi is from July 23rd to September 23rd, during which there is a solar term called Great Heat, which is from July 23rd to August 7th, and the humidity is more severe, plus heat, it is damp heat. At this time, the probability of gout attack will be higher. Therefore, people with gout should pay special attention during these two solar terms.
related to festive diet
The diet of gout patients is also closely related to the diet of festivals. During the festival, people tend to eat some high-protein, high-purine foods, such as meat, seafood, alcohol, etc., especially Chinese people like to eat and drink.
Dr. Rong said that when you eat too much, what you eat is toxins, not nutrition. Because the body cannot absorb it or use it, it is poisonous in the body. The understanding of poison in traditional Chinese medicine is to call the unnecessary things in the body poison. So eating and drinking too much, eating too much is hurting yourself. Therefore, gout patients need to pay special attention to diet during the festival.
High-Risk Groups for Gout
1. Family inheritance:Gout has a congenital family constitution. Now studies have also found that if family members or people with blood relations have gout, the chance of getting gout is 10 times higher than others.
2. Obese people:From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, obesity is a person with heavy moisture, and people with heavy moisture are prone to gout.
3. Related to gender and age:Statistics show that middle-aged to elderly men and women following menopause have a higher incidence of gout.
4. Internal heat is prone to gout
Dr. Rong said that gout is not only related to age, but also has a lot to do with changes in physical fitness.
The explanation of pain in Western medicine is that it is related to hormone levels. Higher estrogen levels make it less likely to get gout. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, gout is caused by heavy internal heat. Some middle-aged and elderly men have relatively heavy internal heat, which consumes a lot of their internal yin and internal yang.
After women pass menopause, their yang energy will become more and more, and their yin energy will be relatively less and less, there is a transition between yin and yang. It is called menopause, which means that the entire yin and yang have a transition. After menopause, women will have more yang energy, more internal heat, and are prone to gout.
Some methods of TCM treatment of gout
Gout is relatively lingering and difficult to treat in Western medicine. Dr. Rong cured the patient’s gout through traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Rong said that gout has an acute phase and a remission phase. After the symptoms of the acute phase disappear, it needs to be maintained according to the physical fitness. If you are in a hurry, treat the symptoms. In the acute stage, when the pain is overwhelming, Western medicine will cause some damage to the liver and kidney.
Therefore, it is generally not recommended to use western medicine methods for a long time. It can be treated according to traditional Chinese medicine methods, which will be safer. Moreover, it is a safer and more effective method to adjust according to the standard and take care of the human body. Many people turn to Chinese medicine for help when they do not get good results following Western medicine treatment.
Acupuncture Conditioning:The method of traditional Chinese medicine can first use relatively fast acupuncture and moxibustion for a whole-body conditioning. For example, acupoints such as Hegu, Zusanli, Yinlingquan, Sanyinjiao, Taichong, and Taixi all have the effect of conditioning the whole body, which can promote the circulation of qi and blood, and can nourish the body. Yin can benefit Qi.
Topical treatment:According to the redness, swelling, heat and pain of the affected area, do surrounding acupuncture, insert four needles, and then place another needle in the middle of the most serious place, leave the needle for 20 to 30 minutes to remove the needle, do not press or rub it when removing the needle, otherwise it may cause internal pain damage. There may be a little bleeding, and a little bit of fluid secretion oozes out, which improves the pain.
Fire acupuncture treatment:The effect of fire needling will be better. The treatment of fire needling is to pierce the red-hot needle into it, and take it out immediately following pricking it. The needle will not be left, and you can prick a few more needles. The local pain is very good, and it can help to recover as soon as possible.