Your Antibiotic Might Be Triggering Your Gout: The Gut Bacteria Connection
Research from Stanford and EULAR 2026 shows antibiotics targeting anaerobic gut bacteria can spike uric acid and trigger gout flares. Here is what to know.
This New Gout Pill Just Beat Febuxostat in a Phase 3 Trial: What Epaminurad Means for You
Epaminurad, a new URAT1 inhibitor, achieved a 50% response rate in a 612-person Phase 3 trial, outperforming febuxostat 40 mg. Here is what the data shows and what it means for gout treatment.
Can Gout Actually Cause Hearing Loss? The Ear Connection Nobody Talks About
When Your Ears Start Failing and Nobody Connects the Dots You’ve been dealing with gout flares for years. The swollen big toe, the midnight pain, the dietary restrictions. You know that drill. But lately, you’ve noticed something else. The TV volume keeps creeping up. Conversations in restaurants have become frustrating puzzles. And your partner keeps … Read more
Can Tart Cherry Juice Replace Your Gout Medication? Why Swapping Pills for Juice Backfires
The Cherry Juice Post That Went Viral (And Why It’s Dangerous) You’ve probably seen it on Reddit or Facebook. Someone posts that they quit their allopurinol, started drinking tart cherry juice every morning, and haven’t had a gout flare in months. The comments fill up with people asking what brand to buy. A few say … Read more
Why High Uric Acid Doesn’t Always Mean Gout: The Lubricin Discovery Nobody Told You About
Your uric acid is 8.2. Your friend’s is 8.0. You’ve never had a gout attack. They’ve had six. For decades, doctors couldn’t explain this gap. High uric acid was supposed to be the whole story. The higher your levels, the more likely you’d get gout, right? Not exactly. About 21% of adults have elevated uric … Read more
When Your Kidneys Fail, Your Gout Treatment Does Too: What’s Finally Changing
The Double Trap: Gout and Kidney Disease Your kidneys filter uric acid out of your blood. When they work well, they keep things balanced. When they don’t, uric acid builds up, crystals form in your joints, and a gout attack hits you like a freight train. That’s the basics of the gout-kidney connection, and it’s … Read more