A normal uric acid test during a gout flare is common. Up to a third of attacks happen with normal blood levels. Here is why, and which tests actually confirm gout.
Surgery is one of the most reliable gout triggers there is. Studies show 17 to 40 percent of people with gout flare after an operation. Here is why it happens and how to prevent it.
Baking soda, apple cider vinegar, lemon water, celery seed: the gout forum remedies ranked by actual evidence. One of them has sent people to the emergency room.
Beans and tofu top the gout ‘avoid’ lists on half the internet. The research says the opposite. Here is what the studies actually found about plant purines, soy, and your uric acid.
A University of Auckland study analyzed 116 top TikTok gout videos with 426 million views. Only two mentioned the medication that actually works. Here’s what the research says about viral gout cures.
Most gout tophi shrink with urate-lowering medication, but specific complications like nerve compression, infection, or tendon damage may require surgery. Here’s how to tell the difference.