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" Western Herbal is one of the few business's that I have dealth with that offers a product that actually achieves the promotions. I have recommended Gout Relief to numerous patients with exceptional results. Not only did the product work, it worked quickly and for anyone that has suffered from Gout, time is of the essence when pain is involved. The product labeling is clear, concise and the product contains the perfect proprietary blend to be effective.
Thank you Western Herbal for your committment to an exceptional product! "
Dr. Phylis B. Canion, DCCN
Certified Nutritional Consultant
Victoria, Texas
Gout
Are you suffering from painful gout inflammation? Would you like to know how to prevent flare-ups in the first place?
Gout-Relief's proprietary formula combines progressive, cutting edge ingredients with traditional herbal and vitamin supplementation to:
- Aid in the breakdown and elimination of purines
- Naturally inhibit the enzyme xanthine oxidase, directly reducing the production of uric acid
- Improve blood circulation to the joints
- Provide nutrients supporting proper kidney, liver, and urinary tract health
- Promote effective elimination of uric acid
- Reduce the pain, swelling, and inflammation associated with gout
- Supplement essential vitamins often missing in low-purine diets
Nothing works faster. We guarantee it!
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What is Gout?
Learn more about Gout symptoms, cuases, risks, exams...
 Overview |
Risk Factors |
| Signs and Symptoms |
Complications |
| Causes |
Exams and Tests |
Overview
It is estimated that 10,000,000 Americans between the ages of 35 and 65 suffer from this condition.
If you wake up in the middle of the night, and your big toe feels as if it's on fire. It's swollen, tender and the pain is intolerable. These problems could indicate an acute attack of gout — or gouty arthritis — a form of arthritis that's characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness and tenderness in joints.
Gout is a complex disorder that can affect anyone. Men are more likely to get gout than women are, but women become increasingly susceptible to gout after menopause.
Fortunately, gout is treatable, and there are ways to reduce the risk that gout will recur.
Signs and Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of gout are almost always acute, occurring suddenly — often at night — and without warning. They include:
- Intense joint pain. Gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe but it can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists. If untreated, the pain typically lasts five to 10 days and then stops. The discomfort subsides gradually over one to two weeks, leaving the joint apparently normal and pain-free.
- Inflammation and redness. The affected joint or joints become swollen, tender and red.
Causes
Gout occurs when urate crystals accumulate around your joint, causing the inflammation and intense pain of a gout attack. Urate crystals can form when you have high levels of uric acid in your blood. Your body produces uric acid when it breaks down purines, substances that are found naturally in your body, as well as in certain foods, such as organ meats, anchovies, herring, asparagus and mushrooms.
Normally, uric acid dissolves in your blood and passes through your kidneys into your urine. But sometimes your body either produces too much uric acid or your kidneys excrete too little uric acid. When this happens, uric acid can build up, forming sharp, needle-like urate crystals in a joint or surrounding tissue that cause pain, inflammation and swelling.
Risk Factors
You're more likely to develop gout if you have high levels of uric acid in your body. Factors that increase the uric acid level in your body include:
- Lifestyle factors. Choices you make in your everyday life may increase your risk of gout. Excessive alcohol use — generally more than two drinks a day for men and more than one for women — increases the risk of gout.
- Medical conditions. Certain diseases and conditions make it more likely that you'll develop gout. These include untreated high blood pressure (hypertension) and chronic conditions, such as diabetes, high levels of fat and cholesterol in the blood (hyperlipidemia), and narrowing of the arteries (arteriosclerosis).
- Certain medications. The use of thiazide diuretics — commonly used to treat hypertension — and low-dose aspirin also can increase uric acid levels. So can the use of anti-rejection drugs prescribed for people who have undergone an organ transplant.
- Family history of gout. If other members of your family have had gout, you're more likely to develop the disease.
- Age and sex. Gout occurs more often in men than it does in women, primarily because women tend to have lower uric acid levels than men do. After menopause, however, women's uric acid levels approach those of men. Men also are more likely to develop gout earlier — usually between the ages of 40 and 50 — whereas women generally develop signs and symptoms after menopause.
Medications
If you experience several gout attacks each year or if your gout attacks are less frequent but particularly painful, your doctor may recommend medication to reduce your risk of future gout attacks. You usually begin taking preventive medications once your acute gout attack has subsided. Options include:
- Medication that blocks uric acid production. Allopurinol (Zyloprim, Aloprim) limits the amount of uric acid your body makes. This may lower your blood's uric acid level and reduce your risk of gout. Side effects include a rash and low blood counts.
- Medication that improves uric acid removal. Probenecid improves your kidneys' ability to remove uric acid from your body. This may lower your uric acid levels and reduce your risk of gout, but the level of uric acid in your urine is increased. Side effects include a rash, stomach pain and kidney stones.
Gout diet
No specific dietary changes are proved to reduce your risk of gout. However, it may make sense to eat foods that contain fewer purines. If you want to try a gout diet, try to:
- Cut back on the amount of red meat and seafood you eat.
- Avoid alcoholic beverages.
- Eat more low-fat dairy products.
- Eat more complex carbohydrates, such as whole-grain breads.
Choose portions that allow you to maintain a healthy weight. Losing weight may decrease uric acid levels in your body. But avoid fasting or rapid weight loss, since doing so may temporarily raise uric acid levels.
Complications
People with gout can develop more-severe conditions, such as:
- Recurrent gout. Some people may never experience gout signs and symptoms again. But others may experience gout several times each year. Medications may help prevent gout attacks in people with recurrent gout.
- Advanced gout. Untreated gout may cause deposits of urate crystals to form under the skin in nodules called tophi (TOE-fi). Tophi usually aren't painful, but they can become swollen and tender during gout attacks.
- Kidney stones. Urate crystals may collect in the urinary tract of people with gout, causing kidney stones. Medications can help reduce the risk of kidney stones.
Exams and Tests
Tests to help diagnose gout may include:
- Joint fluid test. Your doctor may use a needle to draw fluid from your affected joint. When examined under the microscope, your joint fluid may reveal urate crystals.
- Blood test. Your doctor may recommend a blood test to measure the uric acid level in your blood. Blood test results can be misleading, though. Some people have high uric acid levels, but never experience gout. And some people have signs and symptoms of gout, but don't have unusual levels of uric acid in their blood.
