Gout Definition
Gout is a complex disorder that can affect anyone. Men are most likely to get gout than women are, but women become increasingly susceptible to gout after menopause.
Gout Diagnosis
Joint fluid test this may use a needle to draw fluid from your affected joint. Blood test is to measure the uric acid level in your blood.
Gout Treatment
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may control inflammation and pain in people with gout. Colchicine controls gout effectively, but could cause uncomfortable side effects, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Steroids medications, such as drug prednisone can control gout inflammation and pain. Steroids could be administered in pill form, or they can be injected into your joint.
Gout Symptoms and Signs
Signs and symptoms of gout are almost always acute, occurring suddenly often at night and without warning. They include: Intense joint pain gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe but it can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists. Inflammation and redness the affected joint or joints to be swollen, tender and red.
Gout Causes
Gout occurs when urate crystals accumulate around your joint, causing the inflammation and intense pain of a gout attack. Urate crystals may form when you have high levels of uric acid in your blood. The body produces uric acid when it breaks down purines, substances that are found naturally in your body, as well as in certain foods, such as organ meats, anchovies, herring, asparagus and mushrooms.
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