TRIBUN-BALI.COM, DENPASAR- Symptoms of gout are important to recognize to support early diagnosis and treatment of this disease as soon as possible.
Gout is a common form of arthritis (arthritis).
This disease occurs when uric acid builds up in the blood to form uric acid crystals in the joints.
Reporting from WebMD, high uric acid levels in the blood or also known as hyperuricemia in general can occur due to three things.
This includes:
- Protein metabolism in the body is disturbed due to various things, including genetic factors
- The ability of the kidneys to get rid of excess uric acid has decreased
- Eating too many foods that contain purines
Summarizing the Cleveland Clinic, gout can basically attack anyone.
However, men are reported to be three times more likely to develop gout than women because they have higher uric acid levels for most of their lives.
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Women usually only reach high uric acid levels or the equivalent of men after entering menopause.
Here are some other gout risk factors that are important to consider:
- Having obesity or being overweight
- Have congestive heart failure
- have diabetes
- Have a history of gout in the family
- Have hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Have kidney disease
A person is also more likely to get gout if:
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