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What are the Major Symptoms of Gout?
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One of the forms of arthritis is gout which is due to accumulation of uric acid crystals at regions near joints. The joints which are affected due to gout are ankle, wrist, hand, knee and elbow. Purines generally break down in the body to form uric acid. The uric acid is thrown out of the body through urine.
Gout suffering people have high levels of uric acid in the body which leads to formation of uric acid crystals at regions of joints and tissues. Gout generally occurs with severe pain , redness and warmth in the joint.
The crystals due to more deposits they form tophi. Tophi looks like lumps beneath the skin.
Generally the gout may last for some time only i.e. a period of five days to 10 days. In most of the cases it returns back to a person after some period of time.
The main causes of gout are
Genetic reasons
Obesity the main cause of several disease ,gout is one among them
Due to water pills which are used in treating high blood pressure and heart failure.
Also gout can also be due to following reasons
Surgery
Drinking too much of alcohol
Eating wrong diet
Gout diagnosis is difficult due to its irregular behavior according to uric acid levels. To diagnose gout a needle is inserted in the joint and the lubricant fluid which is known as synovial fluid is taken and observed under a microscope, if there are crystals of uric acid in it then gout is confirmed.
A blood test is also done some times to know the uric acid levels.
Gout treatment
To get relief from pain and inflammation ice packs are used
Drinking lot of water which can flush out uric acid levels through urine.
Taking medicines as prescribed by the Doctor
The person with risk of gout needs to take following prevention steps
Avoiding foods which are high in purine content
Alcohol should be totally avoided especially beer
Eating food which is low in fats and cholesterol because gout patients are at a risk of having heart diseases
Being overweight is also a problem, losing weight will help in controlling gout attacks.
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