Gout arthritis

Gout arthritis is one of the most common type of arthritis. This is caused by too much build up of uric acid that in the body. Increase in uric acid can cause painful symptoms of arthritis. Too much build up of uric acid in your body can lead to the following:

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• Deposits of uric acid that may look like lumps in the skin
• Kidney stones can developed because uric acid are stone forming
• Sharp uric acid that remains and deposited in the joints

Naturally, the first attack of uric acid happens in the toes as most people with arthritis wakes up due to the sharp and swollen pain in the toes.

Gout arthritis can cause the following:

• Stiffness of the joints
• Pain in the joints
• Swelling
• Redness
• Heat

Gout arthritis does not just affect the toes but it can also affect the following:

• Ankles
• Heels
• Wrists
• Elbows
• Fingers
• Knees
• Insteps

The attack of gout is usually triggered stress, alcohol, foods or certain drugs. Initially, an attack of gout can be healed within three to ten days without any medications but a flare up of gout can happen in the future. Flare up can be more severe and it can stay for couple of months up to several years.

Causes of Gout

Gout is a result of too much uric acid. Uric acid is the results of breakdown of substances called purines. Usually, uric acid is dissolved in the blood and it just passes out of the body through the kidneys and goes out with the urine but uric acid can be stored and deposited in the blood for the following reasons:

• High purine diet which includes liver, peas, anchovies and dried beans
• Kidneys cannot get rid the uric acid
• The body produces too much uric acid

Your risk factor of developing gout increases if you are:

• A man
• Overweight or obese
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Eating high purine diet
• Taking too much vitamin niacin
• Exposed to much lead
• Had an organ transplant
• With relatives who have gout
• Taking medicines such as aspirin, levodopa and diuretics

Treatment of Gout

Gout is treated with the following medicines:

• Corticosteroids
• NSAIDS
• Colchicine which is usually given for acute attack of arthritis

You may also ask your doctor to give you medicines that will help in lowering the uric acid in your blood.

Part of the treatment also is avoiding foods that are high in purine in order to control your uric acid.