Have you ever experienced a sudden swelling and severe pain in your joints ? This can be known as Gout attacks. Gout is a kind of arthritis which causes swelling and inflammation in your joints. The excess buildup of Uric acid in the joints takes the shape of crystals in the joints causing severe pain and swelling. Gout mostly affects the big toe joint, however it also affects other joints such as :

• Intense pain
• Discoloration or redness
• Swelling
• Stiffness
• Tenderness
• Heat flares

The gout attack lasts for a week or two. While some might experience the signs in extreme range, others don't feel it that much. Gouts develop when there is an excess buildup of Uric acid in the blood. Your body generally prepares Uric acid also it can be consumed with high-purine foods such as red meat, organ meat and seafood.

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While gout can affect anyone, it is more likely to affect people who are assigned male at birth. Whereas people assigned female at birth don't experience gout, unless after menopause. The risk factors of gout are :

• Obesity
• congestive heart failure
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Kidney disease
• Blood cancer
• Family history
• Regular alcohol intake
• Consume lots of red meat and organ meats

Managing gout can get easier by managing its symptoms by :

• Avoiding alcohol
• STaying hydrated
• Elevating your joints above the heart level
• Icing your joints
• limiting the consumption of purine rich foods
• limiting stress on the joints
• consulting an expert