Pseudo gout is a painful form of arthritis and often misdiagnosed as gout. Although the risk for developing pseudo gout increases with age, anyone can develop it. There are several similarities between gout and pseudo gout, but also several differences. It is vital a physician makes the proper diagnosis so the symptoms [...]

Gout affects many people in the world– researchers estimate that over five million people in the United States suffer from gout symptoms according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-1994. Gout is more common in males than females, men are three times more likely to suffer from gout than women. and the [...]

Gout is one of the medical illnesses that have been most frequently recorded throughout history. Writing dated as far back as 30 AD has described the symptoms of gout. Aulus Cornelius Celsus’s writings described many features of gout, bringing historians to believe that he knew about the illness. He even wrote about the link with [...]

Gout can have long-term effects if it is not properly taken care of. As the attacks worsen, more damage can occur in the joints. The affected areas may experience nerve damage, and the kidneys may also be affected by repeated gout attacks.
It is important to control your gout through a diet for gout and other [...]

Although it may be hard to distinguish gout from regular arthritis, doctors can usually distinguish gout by the symptoms– they determine a gout diagnosis because gout usually onsets on one joint at a time, whereas rheumatoid arthritis will usually attack many joints at the same time. Also, gout commonly occurs in the big toe first [...]

Although there are many causes of gout, adjusting your diet for gout may help to relieve symptoms and prevent future attacks. The main focus of a diet for gout is to reduce the levels of uric acid in the body. No one can predict when the next gout attack will occur, so it is important [...]

What is gout? The condition of gout is the occurrence of uric acid buildup, it is also referred to as metabolic arthritis. As the uric acid builds up in the synovial fluid that cushions the joints, monosodium urate crystals may form which cause the person even more pain when the joint is moved. When a [...]