Gout: Causes, warning signs and what you can do

(Aging Untold) — Gout is common, painful and sometimes missed at first, but it is treatable. Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, is explaining what gout is, what can trigger it and how to confirm it early. What gout is Gout starts with uric acid building up in the blood and crystals forming in the joints and other tissues, Rogers said. “It triggers a very inflammatory, painful response,” Rogers said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gout is painful type of arthritis that will usually affect a single joint at a time.When most people think of gout, they picture a big toe that is red and throbbing — podagra, Rogers said. Why the pain is so intense Gerontologist “Sam” Cradduck said her youngest daughter has had gout twice and describes it as feeling like a shard of glass. Even walking near her daughter’s foot caused her pain, Cradduck said. Cradduck said the crystal itself is not what causes the pain. “It’s not actually the crystal. It’s the immune system that’