What Are Leading Gout Causes?
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High uric acid levels are usually blamed for an attack of gout. However it should be remembered that high levels ofuric acid is actually a symptom of gout, not its cause.
In most cases there are several factors that contribute to the occurrence of gout, such as genetics, obesity, excessive consumption of purine rich food and alcohol. Therefore isolating high uric acid as a cause of gout would not be entirely correct however, the presence of high uric acid in the body definitely aggravates an attack of gout by increasing the chances of recurrence of the attack and most likely adding to its severity.
You can have high uric acid quantities in your body for months and sometimes, even years and not suffer an attack of gout. This is because the possibility of a gout attack depends upon how effectively your body is eliminating high uric acid.
Gout is a result of high uric acid present in the body that does not get eliminated properly and is also compounded by the continuous production of uric acid. When more and more uric acid is being produced, and not enough of it being eliminated from the body, it causes an over accumulation and this sets the scene for a gout attack.
During the period of accumulation of high uric acid, you might experience absolutely no symptoms of gout however it is possible that you experience pain and discomfort in certain joints of your body.
Consistently high uric acid levels are necessary for a gout attack to happen. The high uric acid begins to concentrate and hardens in the form of crystals that lodge in soft tissue joints.
The initial stage of the gout attack brought about by the crystallization of high uric acid quantities leads to severe pain in the joint. The joint may become inflamed, red, hot, shiny and very painful to touch. This stage usually passes within three to ten days.
All the symptoms of the gout attack disappear and the pain also subsides. Some people experience just this initial attack; some experience the second attack within a year; in limited cases patients experience a secondary attack months or even years away. If the high uric acid levels in the body are not tackled, then the second attack of gout may occur with escalated pain, in more joints than one and may stay for a longer period of time.
If the quantity of high uric acid in your body
remains untreated, then your gout will surely worsen.
You cannot restrict uric acid from forming in your body since it is formed when there is cell turnover. Since cell turnover is a continuous process, uric acid will always be present however, you can take measures to ensure that it is being disposed of effectively and avoiding certain purine-rich foods creates no extra uric acid.
You have a avoid a situation where high uric acid is produced by your body and is simply accumulating and not being disposed of as regularly or effectively as it should be, because this condition definitely will result in your gout worsening.