1. Gout Symptoms and Causes

2. Understanding gout symptoms
is important if you want to
prevent future attacks.

3. Learn the underlying causes of gout
or you will be at the mercy of
attack after attack.

4. The most common symptom of gout
is the presence of intense pain.

5. The physical signs of gout appear to
be red, tender and swollen.
Other symptoms like fever may also
be present, but not in all cases.

6. The primary cause of gout is the
inability of the body to eliminate
enough uric acid.

7. If excess uric acid isn't flushed
from the body it forms hard crystals
that trigger the reaction which
causes gout pain.

8. People with kidney problems
are high risk for gout.
It happens when the body isn't
flushing uric acid and other toxins.

9. Medical conditions
such as high blood pressure
put people at risk for gout.
With continued use of diuretics they
put themselves in danger.

10. Men and women with a family
history of gout have a higher risk of
getting gout attacks.

11. People that have a family history of
gout are advised to eat right, keep a
healthy weight and exercise daily to
reduce chances of an attack.

12. One factor usually overlooked is
alcohol consumption.
Alcohol impedes the body’s ability
to eliminate uric acid.

13. Gout symptoms and causes differ
from person to person.
That is why you need to pay
attention to your body's needs.

14. Everyone is different.
Learn as much as you can about
what triggers your own gout.