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Cope With Asymptomatic Gout
- 1. Cope With Asymptomatic Gout
- 2. Gout symptoms are not always present even if the gout is still there! Gout can cause joint and tissue damage, even if there are no gout symptoms .
- 3. Gout is caused by a build-up of uric acid crystals in the joints, due to the body not being able to get rid of excess uric acid in the body.
- 4. This build-up often occurs in the big toe joint, but other joints can also be affected, including the ankles, wrists, elbows and fingers.
- 5. People experiencing gout symptoms for the first time may think that the condition has come on suddenly, as often the symptoms appear overnight.
- 6. Very quickly what was a normal joint can become red, very inflamed and incredibly painful.
- 7. So painful to the touch that the sufferer cannot bear the weight of a bedsheet, and even the vibration from someone else moving around the room can be unbearable.
- 8. However this pain, particularly in the early onset of gout symptoms, usually subsides within a few days or so.
- 9. Often a gout sufferer, once the pain has passed, does not realize that the underlying problem that caused the pain has not gone away.
- 10. The inflammation and pain may have subsided, but the high uric acid levels (hyperuricemia) in the body have not, and the build-up of the needle-like uric acid crystals is still present.
- 11. Without a change in the underlying causes of gout symptoms, another gout attack is almost certain. And as time passes the attacks will become more frequent and more severe.
- 12. It is vital that the gout sufferer realizes that there are underlying issues that need to be addressed.
- 13. Often hyperuricemia can be cleared up through simple changes in diet, through weight loss, and through the addition of certain beneficial foods and supplements.
- 14. Gout Symptoms are just the tip of the iceberg, and gout sufferers may face other health issues too.
- 15. For more details and information to get rid of gout forever,