{"id":48335,"date":"2025-08-04T08:06:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=health-conditions&#038;p=48335"},"modified":"2025-09-25T07:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:41:55","slug":"gout","status":"publish","type":"health-conditions","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/","title":{"rendered":"Gout"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48335\" class=\"elementor elementor-48335\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f0a3277 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f0a3277\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc9ac99 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc9ac99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gout is a type of painful inflammation resulting from heightened levels of uric acid crystallize and gather in joints and tendons and the tissues near them. Gout arises from consumption of too many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#purines\">high-purine foods<\/a> or the inability of the body to effectively eliminate uric acid. Any joints may suffer gout attacks; the commonly known attack of gout in the big toe is called podagra. Chronically high uric acid levels can also contribute to kidney stones (urolithiasis).<\/p>\n\n<p>There are a number of proactive steps one can take to relieve the symptoms of Gout regarding diet, exercise and specific nutritional supplementation.<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/\">Detailed nutritional\/lifestyle discussion<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a67a7a4 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a67a7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f39db9 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"7f39db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"133406137\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061371\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061371\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1334061371\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061372\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061372\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1334061372\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1334061371\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061371\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-4d364e64 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d364e64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aefb56b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aefb56b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112ca413 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112ca413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"symptoms\">Symptoms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c03492f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c03492f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e13961 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e13961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>Sudden onset of intense pain and tenderness in afflicted joint.<\/li><li>Joint is swollen and red and feels warm.<\/li><li>Joint is extremely sensitive so that walking and even slight pressure from clothing, shoes or bed sheets causes intense pain.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1334061372\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1334061372\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-28d58b5a e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28d58b5a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a0df51 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74a0df51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99386d4 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99386d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">What Causes Gout Pain?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d56742 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43d56742\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628d1006 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628d1006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High levels of uric acid in the blood is called hyperuricemia. In this state instead of uric acid being naturally dissolved in the blood, it instead forms tiny, microscopic crystals that accumulate in and around the joints. In addition, it may, uncrystallized, accumulate under the skin as chalk-colored nodes (tophi) or as kidney stones in the urinary system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baaa57 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3baaa57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affb5f8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"affb5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Causes &#8211; Excess Uric Acid<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b6d0e e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24b6d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ef7cb cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ef7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGout arises from crystallization of excessive levels of uric acid. Although occurs naturally in the body as a byproduct of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#purines\">purine<\/a>\u00a0metabolism, in excess it can give rise not only to gout, but to diabetes and kidney stones. The excess may be due to:\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n \t<li>the body produces more uric acid<\/li>\n \t<li>the kidneys do not properly metabolize and eliminate uric acid<\/li>\n \t<li>consumption of high purine foods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3437ff9 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3437ff9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a06e2 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a06e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Higher Uric Acid?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fcbe8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32fcbe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gout may form due to more than high consumption of purines: See a detailed list of high, moderate and low <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#purines\">purine food examples<\/a>.<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>Certain organ meats<\/li><li>Some types of seafood<\/li><li>Some types of dried beans and peas<\/li><li>Some vegetables<\/li><li>Alcoholic beverages<\/li><li>Refined sugars<\/li><li>Some drugs for hypertension<\/li><li>Kidney disease<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757ffa06 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"757ffa06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f357e5 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f357e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conventional Treatment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71180ef cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71180ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gout attacks are usually treated with colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and corticosteroids. Your medical professional will usually recommend resting the joint. Doctors may prescribe allopurinol to decrease uric acid production, or probenecid or sulfinpyrazone to increase the excretion of uric acid from the kidneys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca1ae10 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ca1ae10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2913cccb cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2913cccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Nutrition<\/strong><\/h5><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#folic\">Folic acid<\/a>\u00a0may reduce uric acid levels.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#folic\">Vitamin C<\/a>, in small amounts, may be helpful.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#folic\">Quercetin<\/a>\u00a0is effective in test tube and animal research.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e549d55 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e549d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Diet<\/strong><\/h5><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#folic\">Cherries &amp; Cherry Juice<\/a>\u00a0are very helpful for both prevention and relief.\/li&gt;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#alcohol\">Alcohol<\/a>\u00a0should be reduced to no more than 1 drink daily.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#alcohol\">Refined sugar<\/a>\u00a0should be avoided<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/gout\/gout-nutritional-discussion\/#purines\">Avoid Yeast<\/a>\u00a0in nutritional yeast, brewer&#8217;s yeast (and beer)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8c18e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c8c18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Lifestyle<\/strong><\/h5><p>Patients with high blood pressure or who are overweight have greater risk of having a gout attack.<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0At the same time, rapid weight loss is not recommended because too few calories can have the effect of increasing levels of uric acid in the short term, thus increasing risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656387dd cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"656387dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gout News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4386c1a8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4386c1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/blog\/gout-linked-to-consumption-of-sugary-beverages\/\">news on gout<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e45d8 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e45d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Conditions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b257250 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b257250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/health-conditions\/hypertension\/\">Hypertension<\/a>\u00a0due to water retention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982b006 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982b006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352f817 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352f817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studylist\/xtra-info-gout-bibliography-early-research\/\">footnote references<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gout is a type of painful inflammation resulting from heightened levels of uric acid crystallize and gather in joints and tendons and the tissues near them. 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