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What is Gout?

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:55:59 +0000

what is gout? Gout is an inherited disease that causes swelling or inflammation of the joints (typically the big toe), which is causes by excess uric acid. The uric acid forms crystals that irritate the connective tissue in the joints. Gouty arthritis is extremely painful and occurs quickly. It can appear overnight. After the crystals of uric acid invades the joints, white blood cells attack and cause swelling. Taking pain killers for Gout? Over the counter pain killers may help with the pain, but masks the damage that gout may be doing to the joint. Let’s look for other ways to get instant relief…

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Gout Now Afflicting More Americans Than Ever Before

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:19:59 +0000

Ran across an interesting blog post showing that gout is now affecting more Americans than every before. Even women, who are 4 to 5 times less likely to get gout, because of the protective properties of estrogen, are now getting gout in increasing numbers. It is blamed on obesity and the consumption of more alcohol. But I suspect it is also what we are not eating that is contributing to gout. There are simple diet changes that can be made to help. Hope you saw my previous post about eating more bananas.

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Here is the article about gout increasing in Americans.

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