Symptoms Of Gout – Things To Be Aware
There are a few symptoms of gout that always occur. Many times it can be difficult to diagnosis gout due to the similarity of other illnesses. Gout is a type of arthritis and mainly affects the joints. Some common symptoms include swelling, inflammation, redness and pain. The most common joint for gout is the big toe though it can affect any other joints. When treating gout methods involve treating the symptoms as well as the actually cause.
Ignoring gout can have some serious implications as it can lead to kidney and joint damage. Goat occurs because of an increase in uric acid in the blood stream. The kidneys usually remove uric acid from the blood so that it is excreted during urination. However for some reason, whether your kidneys are not working properly or you just have a high production rate of uric acid, gout will occur. The vast majority of men over age 40 are affected by gout. Gout affects men much more then women.
Goat attacks can occur quickly and will occur within 12 to 24 hours of raised uric acid levels. The main symptoms associated with gout include swelling in the affected joint, skin over the joint feeling hot, skin look red and shiny, or severe pain and tenderness in the joint. Additional symptoms include loss of appetite, slight fever or nausea.
The fastest ways to relieve your gout symptoms are to treat them immediately. The longer the gout is left untreated the longer it may remain. Some common treatments include drinking copious amounts of water to dilute the uric acid in the blood, taking ibuprofen to treat the pain, and taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, also known as NSAIDs. If you take pain killers it is important to stay away from aspirin as this does not help gout but will increase the levels of uric acid in the blood.
It should be noted that the best treatment is to prevent gout from occurring in the first place. There are medications available that can reduce the amount of uric acid produced or to increase the amount of uric acid excreted. You can also change your diet to avoid foods that are high in purines. When purines are broken down they form uric acid.
In order to properly diagnosis gout your doctor may need to perform certain tests including a full medical history, joint fluid test and blood test. The one test that can completely confirm gout is the joint fluid test. Though this will require some anesthesia and a long needle.
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