There are also medications and health conditions that can cause gout flare-ups. Cardiovascular and Kidney Disease Cardiovascular and kidney disease can increase the risk of gout and cause an ...

How does one develop gout? Gout is a metabolic disease caused by excessive uric acid crystals. When they are in excess, they deposit in tissues, most times in the joint(s) which later cause ...

Gout pain may be severe and oftentimes it strikes at night, so when it flares, you want fast relief. Learn more about ...

Redundancies in gout remission criteria from 2016 led to a vote at a meeting of the Gout Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated ...

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in one or more of your joints. These attacks happen suddenly when there's a buildup of uric acid, a chemical found ...

As well as treating type 2 diabetes, trials have shown that SGLT-2 inhibitors can also lower the risk of heart failure and kidney disease, but their effect on recurrent kidney stones and gout ...

"Gout is a chronic disease with a genetic basis and is not the fault of the sufferer – the myth that gout is caused by lifestyle or diet needs to be busted. "This widespread myth causes shame in ...

It's very common after surgical procedures, not necessarily on the foot or toe, but any surgical procedure that you can develop an acute gout attack. One of the primary recommendations for initial ...

Anyone who has suffered from gout will tell you that it is a very painful experience. According to Dr Omondi Oyoo, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, gout is ...

Opens in a new tab or window Worries that urate-lowering therapy (ULT) could speed renal failure in patients with gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are unfounded, data from Great Britain ...

Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) and gout are both common, recurrent, extremely painful conditions, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes. They also incur substantial healthcare costs. As well as ...