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Hey any medfags here?Does anyone have experience with their fingers getting swollen and itchy during the winter?What are some treatments? Pic related i have it on my handfingers
>>16572058
gout?
>>16572065
What is gout?
>>16572067
Gout looks like that foot.
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Gout/Pages/Introduction.aspx
>>16572073
Any medication to prevent/relieve it?
>>16572075
ice packs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
its all in that link.
>>16572077
Thanks bro
I have the same experience i doubt it's gout since i have no artritis i think. I do think i have the raynaud thing.
My experience is if i don't wear gloves and it's cold my fingers get white as a corpse, later when im inside and it's warm they get swollen and red and itchy
>>16572077
It says it is caused by menopause.I have it caused by the cold.
>>16572081
Yes exactly.
>>16572058
it's frostbite you idiots
>>16572082
menopause isn't the only cause.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Gout/Pages/Causes.aspx
>>16572081
arthritis is related to changes in temperature, gout is a form of arthritis.
>>16572107
I have it in my hands.It always happens when i go from cold to warm immediatly
>>16572058
Looks like chilblains.
>>16572058
take a benadryl
