Gout can actually affect several joints<\/strong>, and it will only get worse if not properly treated!<\/p>\n1. Acute Gout<\/h3>\n This is also known as a gout attack, and the pain associated with an attack can be debilitating. In most cases, the pain starts first thing in the morning and will reach its peak in a period of 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n
With acute gout, the pain will go away in about a week or so, without medication. When you have this type of gout, you will notice that the affected joints are red and swollen.<\/p>\n
2. Chronic Tophaceous Gout<\/h3>\n If you have this type of gout, you will experience chronic, recurrent attacks. Urate crystals may appear in your ear, over the tip of your elbow, and in the joints of your fingers. If left untreated, the affected joint could end up being destroyed over time as it will begin to erode.<\/p>\n
The affected joints could end up looking like rheumatoid arthritis<\/strong>. But, you can distinguish between the two because there are no urate crystals deposited in the joints when you have rheumatoid arthritis.<\/p>\nThis type of gout develops about 10 years following the first acute gout attack, particularly if treatment is not sought.<\/p>\n
3. Podagra<\/h3>\n This is a common form of gout and the one that we hear of most often. Urate crystals gather in the joint of the big toe, and this is actually one of the first signs that one has gout. Most middle-aged patients who develop gout have podagra.<\/p>\n
You will know if you have this type of gout because your big toe will be swollen, sore, and red. This type of gout can be so painful that some sufferers can\u2019t even wear socks or let the bed sheets lay on top of their feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You\u2019ve likely heard the term \u201cgout\u201d, but do you know what it is, and what to do about it?\u00a0Gout is actually a very painful type of arthritis. In order to alleviate the pain of this condition, it must be treated, either by a doctor or by using one of many home remedies. There are different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":13861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,10],"tags":[598,92,90],"yoast_head":"\n
Different Types of Gout: The Causes, Symtoms and Treatment<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n