Question by Wizard: What is ‘the gout’ ? the health condition gout ?
means what? what happens to people who have that and how do they get it ? are there any physical symptoms that show up, and is it painful?
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Answer by geekzz22
gout is a type of arthritis…it is a defect in the ability of the body to rid itself of excess uric acid, thus causing uric acid crystals to lodge in the collagen tissue matrices throughout portions of the body, especially near the joints, or at other locations where a supersaturated solution of poorly dissolved uric acid will easily fall out of solution, near cooler portions of the body.
As osteoporosis is dominantly a woman’s disease, Gout is predominately a man’s disease, the ratio being about 19 men for 1 women. Ninety-five percent of Gout victims, therefore, are men. The few women who have Gout show signs and symptoms after menopause, so there must surely be a hormonal factor.
The symptoms of gout are that the big toe joint is most frequently affected, but instep, ankle, knee wrist and elbow are common sites, sometimes even the spine; bouts may vary from days apart to several attacks a year; first attacks may be in only one joint, lasting for days; later attacks may affect more joints; there may be joint deformation if unattended; limitation of joint movement is precipitated by stress, or wrong diet; sharp, needle-like pain on movement of joints; skin is tense, hot, shiny and dusky red or purplish; systemic reactions may include fever, heart rate increase, and chills and malaise.
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