Tag Archives: general gout discussion

I had already posted this clinical trial in this forum’s section for professionals, but I think it is most relevant to the general public, so here it goes again. Near-iron deficiency-induced remission of gouty arthritis. Continue reading →

Although by far most cases of gout experience the first attacks after age 40, my cousin who is now 52 but smoked and drank heavily from age 16 had his first and very severe attack at age 27. People with the gout gene and the hemochromatosis gene (massive iron accumulation), both of which are fairly common, but the combination is very rare may develop gout as teen agers. Did you develop gout before age 40 Continue reading →

Although the toes, feet, knees, hands, kidneys and elbows are the most common sites (roughly in decreasing order of frequency), sodium urate crystals may form in the ear, esophagus, small intestine, etc, Have you had crystals in weird places? Continue reading →

Gout About 15% of the general population have hyperuricemia (uric acid over 7 mg/dl). However, less than 10% of the people with hyperuricemia develop gout (less than 1.5% of the general population have gout). Continue reading →

Rather than high uric acid (some people never develop gout even with uric acid of 13 or higher), the main triggering factors for an attack are 1) Serum iron > 100 and ferritin > 55 (it exceeds 150 in most people with gout and usually is around 30 in 21 year old men). Iron increases urate and superoxide production by xanthine oxidase (especially when copper is low ) and urate precipitation even with uric acid of 7. Molybdenum also accumulates with age and displaces copper. Continue reading →

Hi everyone, is anyone trying the new drug Pegloticase? if yes how’s it working for you or not. Continue reading →

My husband has tried both prescription drugs and natural products without much success of alleviating the swelling and redness in his hands. So we are trying everything Continue reading →

Had my first gout attack September ’11. Continue reading →

I am glad I decided to search for a gout forum today and have read many posts and feel I will get my feet back on the ground fast. My first gout attack occured last March, ironically on the first day of a 1 week golf vacation in Myrtle Beach. We had double rounds planned every day and being a golfaholic, nothing is going to get in my way of playing. Continue reading →

Hello all My Son is 17 and works full time in a shop. For the last 6 months he’s been getting what he describes as a burning pain in his right foot which has now extended to both feet. His feet are very red and sore to the touch Continue reading →