What is a illness called gout?!
Question:
What is a illness called gout?
it 's when your feet hurt a lot by the joint
Answers:
You wake up in the middle of the night, and your big toe feels as if it's on fire. It's hot, swollen and so tender that even the weight of a blanket on it seems intolerable. These problems could indicate an acute attack of gout — or gouty arthritis — a form of arthritis that's characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness and tenderness in joints.
Gout can also affect the wrist, elbow, knee, ankle, hand and foot. As the disease progresses, the pain and swelling may become worse.
Gout is characterized by accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints, which is caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is a by-product of the breakdown of protein during digestion. To reduce uric acid concentrations, it is necessary to support the kidneys, adrenal, and immune functions.
Excess alcohol, allergy-producing foods or strict diets can cause an outbreak of gout. Foods rich in purines, such as wine, anchovies, and liver can also cause gout. Drugs, such as diuretics can cause gout.
Fortunately, gout is treatable, and there are ways to keep gout from recurring.
Hope this helps.