Core gout topics covering diagnosis, treatment, medications, and lifestyle management for better outcomes.
The Number Every Person With Gout Needs to Know Three. That’s the number. If you’re having more than three treated gout flares a year, your heart may be in danger for years to come. Not next decade. Not eventually. Right now, and for at least seven years. A new study published in Rheumatology in July … Read more
What Reddit Gets Wrong About Celery Seed and Gout Search “gout” on Reddit and you’ll see celery seed extract mentioned in dozens of threads. People swear by it. “Changed my life.” “Got my uric acid down 3 points.” “Better than colchicine.” But when you actually look at the research behind those claims, the picture gets … Read more
The Bacon-Gout Connection Nobody Told You About You already know alcohol and seafood can trigger gout. But what if the bacon on your breakfast plate, the ham in your sandwich, or the hot dogs at your weekend cookout were quietly raising your gout risk in a way that has nothing to do with purines? A … Read more
The Bacon-Gout Connection Nobody Told You About You already know alcohol and seafood can trigger gout. But what if the bacon on your breakfast plate, the ham in your sandwich, or the hot dogs at your weekend cookout were quietly raising your gout risk in a way that has nothing to do with purines? A … Read more
You Cut Out Beer and Seafood — But Your Uric Acid Keeps Climbing You gave up beer. You stopped eating organ meats. You even swapped your sugary soda for water. But your uric acid keeps creeping up year after year, and your doctor just shrugs. Sound familiar? You’re not the only one. Plenty of people … Read more
Gout and Stroke: The Hidden Risk Most People Never Hear About You probably think of gout as a joint problem. Your toe hurts, you take some medicine, you wait for the flare to pass. But what if those uric acid crystals quietly building up in your body were also setting the stage for a stroke? … Read more