A person suffering from gout, mortal danger in the absence of adequate treatment. Let us understand why and what signals the body sends us to warn of incipient disease.
Called gout disease affecting the joints. They begin to accumulate deposits of uric acid. Then the joints pain signals about their plight.
Gout most often "beats" on the joints, which are located in the large toes. They first start to ache. Then (eventually) pain moving in knees, elbows, and phalanges already on hand.
In addition to the pain body signals about the disease redness of joints. It is necessary to pay attention, as well as the fact that the joints in places redness become hot.
The next stage of the progress of gout - the limitations in movement. That is, a person attempts to go somewhere, sit up or joints begin to respond to pain. And the more - the worse, was soon withdrawn, any attempt to move the strongest joint pain.
Who threatens the gout?
risk group for the disease mainly consists of men aged. However, there are women with gout. And sometimes even young girls. A disease often provokes an unhealthy diet - lots of meat, seafood, sweet and alcoholic beverages in a constant menu.
If a person suffers from obesity - the risk of gout had grown significantly. Disturbed metabolism and kidney becomes difficult to excrete the uric acid is most prone to accumulate in the joints.
Gout often act as catalysts such diseases in history, such as diabetes and hypertension, as well as a variety of problems with the cardiovascular system and the kidneys. In general, doctors ask patients suffering from various chronic diseases, particularly attentive to their condition, noting even minor changes in health. In order to prevent even the first symptoms of gout.
Note! Usually the disease is diagnosed at the age of 40-50 years. Recently, however, more and more cases of diagnosis "gout" in 30 years, and even before. But while it is still the exception to the rule.
As for women, then they gout often rises during menopause. So they should be especially careful during this period.
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