If your body makes too much uric acid or expels too little, uric acid blood levels can build up…
Q: I have had two attacks of gout in the past six months. What’s the best way to get quick relief and prevent it from happening?
A: Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. It’s caused by the crystallization of uric acid within the joints.
Your body naturally produces uric acid, which is a waste product of cells. Uric acid is dissolved in your blood and passes through your kidneys into your urine. However, if your body makes too much uric acid or expels too little, uric acid blood levels can build up. This can lead to urate crystals forming in a joint, tendon, and the surrounding tissue. The result: sudden, painful inflammation. While a gout attack can occur at any time, it is most likely to strike at night….