Gout is a type of arthiritis. It is caused by heightened levels of uric acid in the blood, which is caused by consuming certain types of foods and drinks that contain high levels of uric acid (certain alcohols, meats, vegetables) and it’s also caused by the body’s inability to properly clean out the uric acid in people with gout. Certain people are more prone to have gout, and usually it is genetic. If you have heightened levels of uric acid in the blood, the uric acid can build up and crystalize in the joints (ankles, knees, sometimes even the fingers, toes, or other joints) causing acute attacks or flare-ups, which can be very painful and even dangerous in the long-term. One way you can reduce your uric acid levels is by reducing your intake of the foods and drinks that contain high uric acid levels, but this doesn’t always work because the uric acid levels can still be high enough to crystallize in the joints, especially in people who have severe gout or who are not able to substantially change their diet. Another way that is more fool-proof of ensuring that uric acid levels are low enough so that they don’t crystallize in your joints is by taking a high enough dose of the medication called Allopurinol, which can be prescribed by your doctor. Allopurinol synthesizes the body’s function of sufficiently getting rid of uric acid so you don’t get acute gout attacks. If you do get an acute gout attack, Allopurinol won’t get rid of the attack; it will only prevent future attacks. The best thing to do to deal with the pain of an acute attack is to take an anti-inflammatory pain-killer such as Aleve to deal with the pain and swelling until you can reduce uric acid levels so flare-ups don’t occur in the future.
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Gout is a type of arthiritis. It is caused by heightened levels of uric acid in the blood, which is caused by consuming certain types of foods and drinks that contain high levels of uric acid (certain alcohols, meats, vegetables) and it’s also caused by the body’s inability to properly clean out the uric acid in people with gout. Certain people are more prone to have gout, and usually it is genetic. If you have heightened levels of uric acid in the blood, the uric acid can build up and crystalize in the joints (ankles, knees, sometimes even the fingers, toes, or other joints) causing acute attacks or flare-ups, which can be very painful and even dangerous in the long-term. One way you can reduce your uric acid levels is by reducing your intake of the foods and drinks that contain high uric acid levels, but this doesn’t always work because the uric acid levels can still be high enough to crystallize in the joints, especially in people who have severe gout or who are not able to substantially change their diet. Another way that is more fool-proof of ensuring that uric acid levels are low enough so that they don’t crystallize in your joints is by taking a high enough dose of the medication called Allopurinol, which can be prescribed by your doctor. Allopurinol synthesizes the body’s function of sufficiently getting rid of uric acid so you don’t get acute gout attacks. If you do get an acute gout attack, Allopurinol won’t get rid of the attack; it will only prevent future attacks. The best thing to do to deal with the pain of an acute attack is to take an anti-inflammatory pain-killer such as Aleve to deal with the pain and swelling until you can reduce uric acid levels so flare-ups don’t occur in the future.
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Gout is an autoimmune disorder, something similar to rheumatoid arthritis. Your other answer completes the picture with this exception. Although most of it is a simplified explanation and seems to be a copied version from some website, unfortunately these very important things are left out. An autoimmune disease can’t be cured, but more like controlled for periods of time. You will have remissions and exacerbation’s all depending on how you follow the advise of your rheumatologist too. Please remember that his/her expertise is above that of anyone that you can get info from over the internet too. Good luck and God Bless
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