GoutSavvy Editorial Team

A July 2026 study found people with gout have 5.5 times higher fracture risk. Here’s why, and how allopurinol adherence changes the numbers.

A Qingdao University randomized trial found that swapping proteins, keeping carbs, and doubling vegetables dropped uric acid 112 micromoles/L in 42 days. Here is what the participants actually ate.

Your kidney function is down to 30 percent. Your big toe feels like someone drove a nail through it. The doctor says no to ibuprofen. Colchicine is risky too. Even a steroid shot comes with caveats. What are you supposed to do when every standard gout treatment is off the table? This is the reality … Read more

The BSR 2026 debate over whether daily colchicine prophylaxis is always needed when starting allopurinol, or if a pill-in-the-pocket approach works just as well.

Gout cases in people aged 15-39 rose 62% between 1990 and 2021. Here’s why young men are getting gout, what’s driving it, and what you can do.