What are the risk factors for gout? 29 Articles

by Gena Nelson

It's a painful, recurring disease that no one wants. During a flare-up, a joint (usually a big toe) stiffens, reddens, spikes a fever, swells, and HURTS. A form of inflammatory arthritis, gout is caused by too much uric ...read more

by Jody Morse

One of the main things that many people do not know about gout is what the condition really is. Although it may seem a bit complex, there is only one way to really explain what this condition is. Gout is when an excessive ...read more

by Sandra Petersen

If you have ever had an attack of gout, you may take some comfort in the fact that your condition is one that several famous people had at some time in their lives. Among these include King Henry VIII, Karl Marx, President...read more

by Barb

Gripping attacks of gout can be bought on by eating or drinking, foods that contain a lot of acid , or acute medical, or surgical problems. Men are mostly affected and the disease tends to run in families in an age group o...read more

by David Hon

Gout is caused by the build-up of uric acid crystals in joints, especially larger joints that have very little cartilage left or are arthritic. Gout can even cause a form of arthritis. It is extremely painful and stiffens ...read more

by Jan Castagnaro

"What are the risk factors for gout?" When uric acid accumulates in abnormally elevated levels within the blood, it has the tendency to crystallize and deposit into bodily tissues. This abnormal accumulation will produc...read more

by EMoore

Gout, what Hippocrates called the rich man's disease is an old disease that renews itself when one overindulges in alcohol-especially beer, and high purine foods-mainly meats and shellfish. It is a type of inflammatory art...read more

by Janette Peel

Gout is probably one of the oldest recognized forms of arthritis, frequently referred to as Kings disease' or Rich man's disease' because it was often associated with affluent life-styles due to a diet rich in proteins,...read more

by James Richardson

I recall last Thanksgiving as my father lie on the couch bemoaning some of the worst pain he had ever experienced, all in his big toe. The toe swelled up to a point that he was confined to wearing flip flops, as a shoe wo...read more

by Jennifer Eblin

Gout is a condition where tissue around joints and tendons become inflamed. The disease itself causes the areas to expand and discharge a milky white fluid, and usually affect the big toe first. Symptoms of gout include a ...read more

by Tara-Lynne Mazzarella

Gout is one of the most common forms of arthritis. The good news is that it is also one of the few types whose cause is known. Gout occurs when there is an elevated level of uric acid in the blood. This is usually a dir...read more

by Karon Brandt

Gout: Intro, Causes, Risk factors, Treatments, and Prevention Gout is an acute form of arthritis that frequently affects the joint of the big toe. The base of the toe becomes painfully red and swollen; the skin may beco...read more

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by Chitrita Chakravarti

One of the possible outcomes of Gout is the lack of proper Kidney functioning. As time wears out due to the excessive deposition of urea in the blood, the capacity of the normal kidney keeps going down. The ability of a hu...read more

by David Cowley

Could That Pain Possibly be Gout? It's not unusual for anyone to experience joint pain at any time in their life; overexerting yourself when physically active, not warming up properly before workout routines, and being ov...read more

by Karla Momberger

First of all, what IS goutand what isn't it? Gout or "gouty arthritis" is actually a kind of arthritis caused by a build up of uric acid crystals in the body's joints. Gout happens when your kidneys cannot eliminate enou...read more

by Vishal Kohli

Suddenly you develop an acutely swollen, severely painful, big red toe! What on earth is going on? Unable to bear the pain you hop over to your doctor, screaming for help (which he doesn't really appreciate). On further i...read more

by Dustin S. Jussila

Described by men like Hippocrates and Aulus Cornelius Celsus since the time of Christ, gout was once called the "Disease of Kings" due to its relationship with rich foods and copious alcohol consumption. A more modern def...read more

by Jodie Smith

What is gout? Who is most susceptible to gout? What are the risk factors? How can gout be treated? First, and foremost, you are probably wondering what gout is. The definition for gout is: "a painful inflammation of [mo...read more

by Joshua Chong

Gout is a form of arthritis involving the deposition of uric acid crystals on the articular cartilage (cartilage layer on the surfaces of joints), tendons and in the surrounding tissue. As a consequence, the tissues of joi...read more

by Nicholos Gene Poma B.S.

There are certain risk factors involved, which increases the chances of contracting Gout. Gout is a painful and debilitating disease, which affects the joints in the body, very similar to Arthritis. According to the Center...read more