There are many different potential triggers for gout that you should be aware of if you suffer from the condition. One of the potential triggers that we've been asked about recently is sleep apnea. It may seem as though these two conditions are completely unrelated, but in reality, they are connected. The connection was first noticed when sleep apnea patients received treatment for their disorder...

What is gout? Gout is a type of arthritis. It is caused by the buildup of uric acid in your joints. It can affect the foot, heel, ankle, elbow, wrist or hand. Most often though, it affects the big toe. Gout is a reoccurring problem that comes and goes. It usually comes on without warning, and then goes away after 7-10 days. What causes gout? Uric...

Causes and Symptoms: Gout is a disease of the joints and is a form of rheumatism. It is a constitutional disorder connected with excess of uric acid in the blood manifesting itself by inflammation of joints with deposition of urate of soda and also by morbid changes in various important organs. Hippo crates in his Aphorisms speaks of gout as occurring most commonly in...

Gout is a medical condition which poses a serious threat to your health. Gout is known to have an impact that will last a very long time. These effects of the gout can also continue between the gout attacks as well. Joint damage is one of the most common effect of the gout. Other gout complications that may have serious long term effect on your body are: nerve damage in the ares of the gout...

When the pain of gout is overwhelming, and it seems that nothing appears to be helping, trying alternative treatments to see if those might offer come relief is usually the next step. A change in diet is always a great idea for managing gout, but it doesn't always take away the pain immediately. When looking for new treatments, you may have to follow a rather untraditional route, but that doesn't...