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Gout

Gout is one of the first diseases ever described in western medicine by Hippocrates in 500 B.C. Gout is a disorder of metabolism, the origin of which is not clear. It results in accumulation in the blood of uric acid which is deposited in the form salts or crystals of sodium urate in and around the joints with the production of recurrent attacks of acute arthritis. The uric acid thus settling could be derived both from exiguous that is external to the body, as well as endogenous that is internal to the body sources. Gout is very common in males of middle age (around 40-60 years old), especially among alcoholics. However the disease can also afflict people without a history of alcohol. A family condition is generally obtained and the condition may be brought on in patients taking diuretics very often.

How to detect if you have Gout or not?

• Gout could be both acute as well as acute. Both forms of gout show different symptoms.
• Chronic changes in the joints cause them to become permanently deformed. Deposits of urates remain chalky around the joints causing improper usage of the joints and ligaments and thus leading in pain while moving these joints. These deposits are called chalkstones because it is situated close to the surface of the skin, ulceration may occur when the white material is extruded.
• Chronic arthritis can get very complicated and may even affect cerebral and coronary organs leading to a hastened death.
• Acute gout is a sudden onset of severe pain and swelling and redness of one or more joints. The pain may subside after a few hours only to recur the next day. The great toe is commonly affected first but other joints including the ankles, knees, hands and elbows may also be involved. Temperature increases and there might be irritability in temper. Acute gout can be taken of successfully by proper and timely medication.

How would you treat Gout?

• Gout as a general disease is treated quite successfully with one of the several drugs which speed up the process of removing uric acids.
• Treatment must always be supervised by physicians and a timely dose more often than not cures gout.
• During the acute and the very painful stages of acute gout, the painful joint should be covered carefully by cotton wool or cloth, supported on pillows and the weight of bedclothes carried by a cradle.
• Applications of lead lotion or spraying with Ethyl Chloride may afford some relief.
• A light diet with plentiful fluids should be administered.
• Between attacks and in chronic gout the diet should be strictly moderated and alcohol is usually avoided. Meat should only be taken once a day, but sweetbreads, liver, kidneys, duck and rich games are best if avoided.

Patients of gout should stop worrying about their health; in most cases Gout's cure is successful.

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