acute gouty arthritis
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Acute gouty arthritis is a painful condition, often affecting the toes, but it can affect many other joints as well. If left alone it can get worse, turn into a chronic problem and even cause permanent damageTRANSCRIPT
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Acute Gouty Arthritis
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Gout is a condition caused by an increased level of uric acid in blood.
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This causes the deposit of needle-shaped uric acid crystals
into the joints.
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Acute gouty arthritis is a serious disorder and is one of a hundred
types of rheumatic diseases.
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Gout is a painful condition that is recognizable by swelling and intense
pain in the joint.
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An acute gouty arthritis attack mostly affects the big toe joint,
however it can affect other joints.
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Gout will usually affect one joint at a time but in advanced cases it
affects more than one joint.
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In the worst cases gout can affect several joints simultaneously.
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Joints usually affected can be feet, knees, ankles,
fingers, wrists, and elbows.
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Acute gouty arthritis mostly affects men of over 40 years age and rarely
affects women and children.
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Overweight people are more likley to get gout.
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During an attack the affected joint becomes red, swollen, tender and
incredibly painful.
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The joint becomes stiff and unusable, severely disrupting
normal life.
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Usually the symptoms and pain associated with a gout attack subside after a period of days.
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During acute gouty arthritis, the uric acid level is very high.
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Because of this, uric acid crystals are formed.
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Once formed they get depositedin the spaces around the joints.
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The body then reacts to these crystals as if they were
a foreign body.
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The area is flooded with inflammatory cells.
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In this stage you can get frequent attacks of gout, often in different joints.
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The next stage in the progress of acute gouty arthritis is the
intercritical stage.
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In this stage the gout attacks have subsided due to medications and
other natural means.
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However if the uric acid levels remain high then there is likely to be
further gout attacks later on.
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The ultimate stage in the progress of gouty arthritis is chronic gout.
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Chronic gout is usually caused when there is not enough time between
attacks for healing to take place
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Gout now becomes a serious health hazard.
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Permanent damage can be caused to the body throughjoint damage,
potential kidney problems.
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People with acute gouty arthritis must seek remedies to bring down the level of uric acid in their blood.
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By doing this you can save yourself from the pain and suffering caused by frequent or chronic gout attacks.