So you've gout in your Foot

In fact, Gotta really has nothing to do with being British, although it is more likely to occur in men than women and old men, rather than the young. In fact, women don't usually develop Gotta unless you're post-menopause, or have had a hysterectomy.

So what's gout, anyway? Because it affects the joints, is actually a type of arthritis, one that is precipitated by an unusually high amount of uric acid in blood hanging. Uric Acid is a natural by-product of breaking down the cells in our food (meat) and building body tissues. It gets dissolved into the bloodstream and usually is excreted in the urine, where passes sewers. (Really not Sewers use uric acid in any way). Unfortunately, some people naturally produce uric acid than usual, and others have trouble getting rid of uric acid in blood. The result is a condition known as hyperuricemia, which is usually a higher concentration of uric acid in blood. Eat foods that are high content of purines (as organ meats and other foods) tend to lead to higher levels of uric acid in the blood and can cause gouty attacks. When uric acid in the blood reaches a certain level, can begin to crystallize into a common (or sometimes other tissues). These crystals to form of needles cause extreme pain and constitute the common swell. Gotta develops most often in common the hallux (where the great toe connects walk), although it can also occur in ankle or knee, or other joints or tissues.Uric acid seems to crystallize in parts of the body that are cooler, or who have experienced trauma. Because the municipality hallux is located so far from the rest of the body (and so is cooler), and because it is often in such stress conditions, seems to be more susceptible to the formation of uric acid crystals.

It may be more inclined to develop hyperuricemia and gout (although Gout is not always the case if you have high levels of uric acid in the blood) If you have or do one of the following:

1) Obesity

2) Diabetes

3) high blood pressure

4) Consume alcohol

5) Eat large amounts of food containing purine

6) kidney disease

7) sickle cell anemia

8) Leukemia

9) Take certain medications (Some diuretics, aspirin, niacin (vitamin)

As noted earlier, an attack of gout is usually extremely painful, and often is quite suddenly.You can go to bed at night, considering that the world is a happy place, then wake up in the morning in excruciating pain.Gout is sneaky like that.The affected area (again, often the articulation of hallux) will become inflamed, which means the swelling, redness, pain and heat. skin above the municipality may begin to look close and shiny.Even light touches can cause extreme pain, so may not be possible to settle the weight of a sheet or covered on your toe gouty. could also cause fever, chills, or pain throughout the body. Indeed, gouty attacks are sometimes mistaken for infections. attacks in a few hours, but probably will continue to symptoms for several days, especially if the attack is not treated. over 50% of people who experience an attack of gout will experience another. gradually decreases the time between common attacks and eventually been damaged permanently.

As diabetes, gout can be controlled by following the instructions of your Podiatrist. friendly And really, there is no reason why you should spend your life co-opted with your monocle and old war stories with adequate maintenance, there is no reason why you can't live completely free from attacks of gout. (And, if it goes well, you can probably keep the monocle anyway. But only if you want).