gout flare treatment

Fructose and Gout: How This Sugar Fuels Your Pain

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Living with gout means learning to navigate a minefield of dietary triggers. You probably already know to steer clear of red meat, shellfish, and alcohol. But there is one culprit hiding in plain sight that many people overlook—fructose. This simple sugar lurks in foods and beverages you might consume every day, and the research connecting … Read more

China’s New IL-1β Blocker for Gout: What Americans Need to Know About Fuxinqibai (Efpelibikibart)

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Here’s something that flew under the radar in the American gout community: In May 2026, China approved its first-ever IL-1β inhibitor specifically for acute gout flares. It’s called Fuxinqibai (development code: Efpelibikibart), marketed as Jinbeixin, and the clinical data is genuinely impressive. As someone who’s spent years tracking gout treatments for American patients, I find … Read more