subject: Gout Symptoms and Natural Treatment [print this page] Symptoms of Gout - Tips to Identify and Treat
Gout is an arthritic condition. It causes swelling of joints. The swelling is along with pain usually at one joint in the body which is big toe.
The other joints which can be affected by gout are:
Ankles
Knees
Fingers
Wrists
Elbow
Heels
It is more common among adults of age of 30 to 60 years old. One in 100 people are affected with gout. Click here for gout treatment - natural gout cure
Causes of Gout:
The main cause of gout is urate which is commonly known as uric acid. This uric acid is a waste product which is present in the blood. Urate is formed from substances called purines which are found in every cell in the body and certain foods. The excess urate in the body is passed through kidneys an out of urine.
The Urate level becomes high if kidneys don't pass the urate out of the body through urine or if the body produced excess urate.
If the urate level is high they form tiny crystal and stored in the tissues particularly at joints which causes swelling and pain.
The exact reason for the formation of the gouts is still unknown. Some people have high urate level and still don't have gout. And some people don't have high urate level but have gout. So the reason for gout is unknown.
But people with following reasons are more likely to have gout:
Overweight
Have a family history of gout
Hypothyroidism
Have high blood pressure
Drinking too much of alcohol
Aged in the range 30 to 60
Medication such as diuretics which increase the urine flow in the body
Eating a diet which contains high levels of purines, examples sea food and red meat
White lumps beneath the skin which are generally urate crystals
If any of the above symptoms occurs please consult a general physician.
Gout generally last for a period of two weeks. There may be only one gout attack in lifetime, but it returns for many people. If proper treatment is given it can only last for about a week.
Gout Complications
It affects many joints which is condition known as polyarticular gout
Kidney stones, if crystals are formed in kidneys
Kidney tissues, if urate crystal are formed in kidneys tissue.
Natural Treatment for Gout:
Here are tips for natural gout treatment:
Drinking lot of water, six to eight glasses per day, which helps in excreting more and more uric
acid.
Regular exercise and maintain weight which reduces the risk of gout.
Avoid food which is high in purines content. Examples of food with high purine level are alcohol,meat, shellfish, dried peas. Here are more foods to avoid with gout
Taking foods which reduce the formation of gout. Examples are blueberries, lemon juice and
