GoutSavvy Editorial Team
Can Allopurinol Help Your Fatty Liver?
Can Allopurinol Help Your Fatty Liver? What the Research Actually Shows A patient asked me something last week that I couldn’t answer off the top of my head. He has gout, takes allopurinol, and just found out he has fatty liver disease. Could one pill do double duty? I told him I’d look into it. … Read more
Summer Gout Traps: 4 Dangerous Summer Habits That Raise Uric Acid
Last July, a guy in his early forties came to see me. Fit as hell—ran 10K every morning, watched what he ate, barely touched alcohol. But every summer, his foot would explode with gout. “I sweat so much,” he told me. “Thought I was flushing out all the bad stuff.” Sound familiar? Here’s what nobody … Read more
Why Your Gout Pain Lingers Even When Uric Acid Looks Normal
Here is something I hear all the time from readers: “My uric acid test came back normal. So why does my joint still feel like it is on fire?” If that sounds familiar, you are not losing your mind. Plenty of people with gout walk into their doctor is office with a lab report that … Read more
Dehydration & Gout: Why Your Joints Pay the Price
You just finished a 10K run. Your legs ache, you’re lightheaded, and your mouth feels like sandpaper. Normal, right? Just tired from the workout. But here’s the thing nobody tells people with gout: that dehydration you’re feeling right now? It’s basically handing your joints a lit match. Last year, a guy came into my cliniclet’s … Read more
Early Warning Signs of Gout: What Your Body Tells You Before the Attack
\ \ \ \ \ You wake up feeling fine. No pain, no swelling, nothing. Maybe you even forgot you have gout. \ \ Then it hits. That familiar explosion of fire in your big toe, the one that makes you want to scream at 3 AM. \ \ Here’s the thing most people don’t … Read more