tell me something about gout?

Answer 1

Gout is a systemic disease (i.e., condition that occurs throughout the body) caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints. An elevated blood level of uric acid (called hyperuricemia) occurs when the liver produces more uric acid than the body can excrete in the urine, or when a diet high in rich foods (e.g., red meat, cream sauces, red wine) produces more uric acid than the kidneys can filter from the blood.

Over time, uric acid in the blood crystallizes and settles in the joint spaces, causing swelling, inflammation, stiffness, and pain. Gout usually affects the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the big toe (hallux) or the ankle joints.

Gout is caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints. Approximately 18% of people who develop gout have a family history of the condition, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Diseases and conditions that increase the risk include diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and sickle cell anemia.

Regularly drinking alcohol interferes with the removal of uric acid from the body and can increase the risk for developing gout. Other risk factors include the following:

Exposure to lead in the environment
High dietary intake of rich foods that contain purine (e.g., cream sauces, red meat, sardines, liver, scallops)
Medications that may interfere with the body's ability to remove uric acid (e.g., aspirin, diuretics, levodopa [used to treat Parkinson's disease])

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Gout is a condition where uric acid crystals build up in the body.
This can happen in the area of the big toe and cause a lot of pain.
Our foods contain purines; some foods are higher in this than others.
The doctor may place you on a lower purine diet (of which they will usually provide you a list of foods to avoid. There is also medications that can lower the uric acid in the blood
Here an alternative way to cure gout?

Answer 4

Well you are sweet to be worried about your wife to the extent you want to find a serious problem for her! Actually, I think Irish Lad is your best bet here. Gout can affect post-menopausal women, although it is predominantly a male condition. You don't say how old your wife is, but from looking at some of your previous posts, I have a rough idea. Your first answer mentioned discolouration, and that is right, but it happens later on; long before you think you need to get checked out. Sesamoiditis sounds a good diagnosis to me, and much better than gout! If your wife's pain and swelling persist for 3 days, or get worse tomorrow, see a g.p. immediately!

Answer 5

Gout is a condition where there is a build up of uraic acid in the joint of the big toe or ankle. It's very painful and the skin in the area becomes swollen, red and shiny. Gout can be caused by eating too much rich food such as cream sauces, red wine and red meat. There are prescriptions you can get that clear it up. People with gout are advised to keep there feet warm so there is better circulation.

Answer 6

What do you want to know? Gouty arthritis is a painful inflammatory condition associated with an inborn error of uric acid metabolism that either increases the production or interferes with the excretion of uric acid. The excess uric acid is converted to sodium urate crystals that precipitate from the blood and become deposited in joints and other tissue, especially the great toe. This is a common site.

Men are affected by gouty arthritis more often than women. Henry the 8th was plagued by gout. It causes exceedingly painful swelling, chills and fever. If left untreated it can progress to destructive changes in a joint, such as tophi (a stone [calculus] made of sodium urate).

The treatment includes meds -- colchicine, phenylbutazone, indomethacin or glucocorticoids -- a change in diet to exclude foods high in purines -- such organ meats and can include surgical excision of a tophus.

That's just off the top of my head. If you need to know more, I suggest you run a search.

Answer 7

A metabolic problem invoving the metabolism of uric acid. Can cause severe pain most often by the base of the large toe but can also cause severe arthritic changes in other joints as it progresses. There is medication available and also dietary restictions may be required.

Answer 8

It is an overabundance of uric acid in the joint of the big toe. It is extremely painful. Even placing a piece of paper over it and drawing the paper away hurts like the dickens. There is medication to take to prevent getting it if you are prone to it and medication to relieve it if you have an attack. See your doctor for the prescription. Good luck.

Chow!!!

Answer 9

Avoid alcohol intake as this exacerbates the condition. Avoid eating legumes (beans, etc) , avoid cabbage, avoid eggplants..
If left untreated and deposits become calcified, the only remedy will then be surgery..so treat it, while it still can be removed from the system by therapeutic drugs and refrain ingesting the above mentioned .

Answer 10

its caused by deposition of sodium urate crystals in joints and tendons. acute inflammation is due to chemotaxic substances released by phagocytes that have ingested the crystals. it occurs in some people whose blood uric acid is abnormally high due to either overproduction or defective excretion by the kidneys. uric acid is a waste product of the breakdown of cell nuclei and is produced in excess when there is large scale cell, following trauma or treatment with cytotoxic drugs and in anaemia, some kidney conditions.the joints most affected are the big toe,ankle,wrist elbow.