Remedy

Gout Arthritis is a condition where excessive uric acid is not dissolved in the blood or excreted through urine thus forming crystals that build up in joints. This results to inflammation of the joints and tissues surrounding it.

Swelling, warm feeling, severe pain that lasts for few hours and subsides for weeks and even months are the common symptoms of Gout. Symptoms may also differ depending on its stage: Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia, Acute gout and acute gouty arthritis joint pain, Interval and Intercritical gout and Chronic Tophaceous gout.

There are several reasons that lead to having this kind of condition and some of them are:
Lifestyle
Excessive consumption of alcohol increases the uric acid in the body. Furthermore, too much high protein foods like meat and sea foods with high level of purine may cause gout. Some purine rich vegetables like beans and lentils may also trigger this condition. In addition, people in a crash diet who are taking diuretics, tea or coffee may experience this because it leads to removal of too much water from the body.

Obesity or overweight increases the danger of having gout. Proper diet and exercise can lower this risk.

Genetics
If gout runs in the family history, most likely, it can trigger this condition. So, people who knows that they are at risk must maintain a proper diet.

Gender and Age
It is most common in older men and women at their menopausal stage.

Medical Conditions
People who have hypertension, diabetes, kidney failure and other conditions connected to being overweight can increase the risk of acquiring gout.

Also, people taking maintenance drugs have greater risk because of having higher level of uric acid in the blood. Some of the medicines that can aggravate gout are diuretics, aspirin, niacin and immunosuppressant.

People at risk of having this disease may do a dietary and lifestyle changes and take medications that will lower uric acid. Avoiding consumption of foods that triggers gout like alcohol, meat and seafood can also help.

Exercise will benefit those people suffering from obesity and overweight.

Gout, at its early stage, is generally not dangerous which is why it should be treated right away. Usually, painkiller drugs can ease the pain. However, a consultation with doctor will help determine the correct prescription drug to take so as not to aggravate the condition. Doctors will conduct test or examination of the blood and do further investigation on the condition before advising on the proper treatment.

Thus, it is important to let the doctor know that you are suffering from any gout symptoms and inform that you are at risk because of family history. He will be the best person to inform you about the stage you are in and the possibility of cure.