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Gout is an acutely painful form of arthritis, attacking at least one million victims in the United States. This disease usually results from an inherited defect in body chemistry. Uric acid, a normal body substance is either overproduced or delivered faster than the kidneys can get rid of it. Great excesses of uric acid form needle-like crystals in joints, leading to severe inflammation. The affected joints become hot, swollen, and exquisitely tender.

Although gouty arthritis can settle in almost any part of the body, the large joint of the big toe is attacked most commonly. Your diet must be regulated to lower the uric acid intake. This can be done most naturally by eliminating meat and cola beverages, then substituting unrefined whole grain cereal foods, fruits and vegetables. The use of hot packs, or in the case of extremely acute inflammation ice packs, may reduce the inflammation and bring rapid resolution

Also dangerous for patients with gout is the crystallization of uric acid in the kidneys. Actual stone formation can occur with the typical symptoms of
colic in the ureter. Occasional deposits of uric acid, called tophi, can occur in the skin around the ears, the hands, and the elbows. Strict control of dietary uric acid, elimination of alcohol and caffeine, and adequate fluid intake are good preventive measures. A physician should be consulted when difficulty arises.

Finally, it is important to emphasize a few major misconceptions about arthritis. First of all, arthritis can be a serious disease. It is very important to make an accurate diagnosis, particularly of the rheumatoid type. Many people are under the impression that nothing much can be done for arthritis. This is definitely untrue. With early, proper, and continued treatment, a great deal can be done.

A short stay in a lifestyle or wellness center for nutritional education, hydrotherapy, and diagnostic evaluation is well worth the time and money. Sometimes all progressive crippling can be prevented. Distortion of the joints, which has already occurred, may be greatly reduced if not corrected. It is likewise not true that arthritis affects only old people. Some of the elderly were struck with arthritis when they were relatively young. Juvenile forms of rheumatoid arthritis are also known and rarely may be seen from infancy. Find out what kind of arthritis it is, then go to work in removing the cause, aiding nature in her valiant effort to combat this problem.

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