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Gout that we can avoid

Gout is a type of joint disease that is common in male patients, 93 percent of whom are between the ages of 40-60 years, and approximately 3-7 percent more common in female patients after menopause.



Gout is caused by higher than normal levels of uric acid in the body.

Normal men have high uric acid in their blood not more than 7 mg.%.

- Normal women have elevated uric acid in their blood not more than 6 mg.%

If uric acid in the blood or in the body higher than specified will cause uric acid to precipitate in the joints. Causes inflammation of the joints. If uric acid is high for a long time, uric acid will precipitate in the kidneys, causing kidney stones.

Most people think that gout is caused by eating poultry or animal organs, which is a misconception. Gout is caused by an abnormality in the body's inability to excrete uric acid from the body. which all types of food that we eat It removes uric acid from the body by digestion by enzymes in the body and excreted in the urine. This mechanism is lost in people with gout. Makes the uric acid in the body higher than normal.


                 

What are the symptoms of gout?

Gout patients will have sudden pain, swelling, redness, and heat in the joints. It usually starts from the joint at the base of the big toe. It can occur in other joints such as the ankles, knees and wrists. It will come and go in the early stages of gout that is not properly treated or cared for. Inflammation becomes more severe, causing the patient to experience pain more frequently and for longer periods of time. which may lead to chronic arthritis and may result in other complications such as kidney disease, urinary tract stones, and kidney failure



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Symptoms of gout patients can be divided into 3 stages.

1.Acute phase There will be sudden joint pain overnight. The big toe and ankle often experience acute pain if left untreated. The pain may go away on its own. It will come back again and the symptoms will come and go.

2.Rest period for patients with gout while there is no joint pain, you will feel like you can go about your daily life like everyone else, but the pain periods will start to get shorter and more frequent.

3.In the chronic stage, patients who have had gout for 10 years or more will have rurate salts sticking to tendons, joints, or cartilage. This lump is hard and bone-like.


Gout diagnosis

  Gout can be confirmed by symptoms and results of a uric acid test in the bloodstream. If found to be higher than normal 

This is the normal value of uric acid in the blood, which is approximately (women 2.6 - 6.0, men 3.5 - 7.2 mg/dL). In cases where a blood test reveals that the uric acid level is higher than normal but there are still no symptoms of arthritis (gout disease). It will only be a condition of high uric acid in the blood.

Therefore, when it is found that there is a high level of uric acid in the blood along with joint pain You should consult your doctor for advice and further treatmen t.





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