Facts About How To Cure Gout

Uric acid is a natural product of the body and results when the DNA from cells is broken down into its constituent parts; as a result, everyone has some amount of uric acid in their blood. However, when blood levels of uric acid rise above a certain level (for example due to insufficient secretion or excess production), it deposits in the body, causing gout.
Patients with gout suffer redness, swelling, pain, and reduced mobility due to joint inflammation. Although it can theoretically strike any joint in the body, gout is most commonly found in the interphalangeal joint of the big toe.
The resulting inflammation makes walking and wearing footwear painful, reducing mobility. If left untreated, gout can lead to a degenerative type of arthritis in which the joint is irreparably damaged.Although medical science has not yet determined all the causes of gout or its pathophysiology, gout appears to be associated with several risk factors which can be controlled by the patient. These include being overweight or obese, high blood pressure (hypertension), drinking alcohol, and eating large quantities of rich meat and seafood.
Therefore, weight loss, reducing or eliminating the use of alcoholic beverages, and avoiding large amounts of meat or seafood in the diet, can all contribute to curing gout. In addition, keeping hydrated by drinking large amounts of water on a regular basis helps the kidneys naturally eliminate uric acid, thereby reducing blood levels and contributing to curing gout.
Because gout is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood which deposits inappropriately in the body, a number of medications are available. The most commonly used are anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen, which reduce the redness, swelling, and pain produced by the deposits. However, these do not cure gout.

Other prescription medications such as intravenous steroids and the medications probenecid and colchicine, can interfere with the production of uric acid and enhance its secretion from the body, and thus may cure gout when used appropriately. Individuals suffering from gout should speak with their doctors about how to cure gout through a combination of medications and healthy lifestyle changes.