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Treatment for Gouty Tophi Elbow

There are a few popular "hot spots" on your body that gouty tophi tend to form, the most common ones are around the hands, follow by elbows. This is because these parts of the body have lower temperature relative to other parts of the body. Gouty tophi is the crystallization of uric acid, and lower temperature is a favorable condition for the formation of urate crystals.

In order to achieve optimum result in applying treatment for gouty tophi elbow, we have to take a look at the 3 factors that enable the formation of tophi lump and how to minimize these factors. This is because even if you go for a surgery to remove the tophi lump on your elbow, it will grow back again after a certain period of time if these 3 factors are still there. 

Low Temperature  

As mentioned earlier, low temperature increases the probability of urate crystal formation. The problem is that we tend to ignore it most of the time. This is because we only feel "cold" when the core temperature in the centre of our body drops. By the time you actually feel "cold", your arms have been exposed to low temperature for a long period of time, this is especially true when you are asleep. Thus, it is important to protect your arms from "cold attacks" at all time. 

High Uric Acid

Uric acid is the building block of your gouty tophi elbow. If you want to prevent it from growing again, you must first keep the uric acid levels in your body within the healthy range. Uric acid distribution around the body varies in different locations and the concentration can fluctuate along the day. Blood serum uric acid level is just a reference of concentration of uric acid in the bloodstream, but it doesn't indicate the actual level of uric acid within the joints or underneath the skin, but it serves as a good reference though. High uric acid is the main factor that determine the formation of gouty tophi elbow, you need the help of alkalinity (such as alkaline ionic calcium) to neutralize the uric acid and flush it out from your body. 

Low Blood Flow

The last factor is less significant but it does affect the rate of gouty tophi elbow formation. In another words, low blood flow is equal to lack of exercise. Exercise can increase the overall temperature of the body and blood circulation can help to delivery the heat and alkalinity (assuming you are drinking ionized alkaline water) to the gouty tophi elbow. 

If you can take good care of these 3 factors, tophi lump won't even grow at all and you will also be free from gout. If your gouty tophi elbow is already very large, it is better to go for a surgery than to let the blood dissolve it gradually, this is because the latter is much slower and you might lost the patience.



Hemen Ee has helped thousands of gout patients getting rid of their gout pain by neutralizing those excessive uric acid through 100% natural methods. Check out some of his e-books and get a new perspective of gout at www.understandyourgout.com.
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