| Gout is a fairly old disease, being around for more | | | | shown. However, not all people who have high |
| than two thousand years. Gout is a disease that | | | | urate levels actually suffer from gout. Even |
| affects mostly mean, but women can suffer | | | | relatives of gout patients can have high urate |
| from gout as well, mostly after menopause. Gout | | | | levels in their blood and still not suffer from gout |
| is a very hard rheumatic disease, but out off all | | | | or have any gout attack in their lives. Diuretics, |
| this type of diseases, gout probably has the best | | | | that are mainly used to treat high pressures of |
| treatment. | | | | blood or heart problems can increase the levels of |
| There was a myth that said that the cause of | | | | urate and thus lead to gout. |
| gout is too much food and drinks. Nowadays, this | | | | Gout is very painful. In fact, this disease is the |
| myth has proven wrong. However, everybody | | | | most painful of all rheumatism or arthritis forms. |
| knows that there is a little truth in every myth. | | | | Gout attacks mainly start during night time and |
| This gout myth makes no exception. If you drink | | | | the first gout attack sign is pain in your big toe. |
| a lot, but mainly wine or beer and if you eat | | | | This toes becomes swollen, extremely red and |
| more than you should, then gout attacks are | | | | painful. However, it is sometimes difficult for |
| more likely to appear. However, this is not the | | | | doctors to tell you if you are having a gout |
| cause of gout. Studies have shown that people | | | | attack or it is just a simple bunion case. Besides |
| who suffer from gout suffer from a chemical | | | | this joint, other joints can also be attacked by |
| process disorder of their bodies. One of the gout | | | | gout. The elbow, wrist or knee are some of the |
| causes can be the build up of urate, that can | | | | other places at risk of a gout attack. |
| form crystals in your joints. These are very | | | | Even if an injury is the most common cause of a |
| painful. However, this problem is mostly genetic | | | | gout attack, illness, fatigue or worry can also |
| and almost all people who suffer from it inherited | | | | trigger a gout attack. If you have an operation, |
| gout from their grandparents or parents. Actually, | | | | this might also bring an attack of gout just a few |
| gout is a family problem. | | | | days later. |
| Urate is the main cause of gout as studies have | | | | |