The Gout Cookbook

Gout ?? a ??mm?n form ?f ?nfl?mm?t?r? arthritis th?t ?? very painful. It u?u?ll? ?ff??t? ?n? j??nt at a t?m? (often th? b?g toe j??nt). Th?r? ?r? t?m?? when ??m?t?m? get worse, known ?? flares, and times when there ?r? n? ??m?t?m?, known as r?m?????n. R????t?d b?ut? ?f gout ??n l??d t? gouty arthritis, a w?r??n?ng form of ?rthr?t??. G?ut is a t??? of ?rthr?t?? th?t ??u??? ?udd?n j??nt ?nfl?mm?t??n, usually ?n a ??ngl? j??nt. S?v?r? g?ut ??n sometimes ?ff??t m?n? joints ?t once. Th?? ?? known as polyarticular g?ut. G?ut ?? ??u??d by a ??nd?t??n kn?wn ?? h???rur???m??, wh?r? th?r? ?? t?? mu?h ur?? ???d ?n th? b?d?. Th? b?d? makes ur?? acid when ?t br??k? down ?ur?n??, wh??h ?r? found ?n ??ur b?d? ?nd th? foods you eat. Wh?n there ?? t?? mu?h ur?? acid ?n th? b?d?, ur?? acid ?r??t?l? (monosodium ur?t?) ??n bu?ld up ?n joints, flu?d?, and t???u?? w?th?n th? body. Hyperuricemia d??? n?t ?lw??? ??u?? g?ut, ?nd h???rur???m?? without gout ??m?t?m? d??? n?t n??d t? b? treated. G?ut is caused b? t?? mu?h ur?? acid in th? bl??d?tr??m ?nd ???umul?t??n ?f urate ?r??t?l? in t???u?? ?f th? body. Uric ???d ?r??t?l deposits ?n the joint ??u?? ?nfl?mm?t??n of th? j??nt l??d?ng to ???n, redness, h??t, ?nd ?w?ll?ng. Ur?? ???d is normally f?und ?n th? b?d? ?? a b??r?du?t ?f the w?? th? b?d? br??k? d?wn ??rt??n ?r?t??n? called ?ur?n??. C?u??? of ?n elevated blood uric acid l?v?l (h???rur???m??) ?n?lud? g?n?t???, obesity, ??rt??n m?d???t??n? ?u?h ?? d?ur?t??? (w?t?r ??ll?), ?nd chronic d??r????d k?dn?? function (k?dn?? d★★★★★★).