20210222 【 Gout!! 】(4)

Gout

A pain in your joints might be caused by a bigger problem

You wake up in the middle of the night with intense pain in your big toe.

It feels as if it's on fire.

It could be gout.

The pain comes on quickly , often at night.

The joint at the base of the big toe is where it usually hits.

But it can occur in other joints such as ankles, knees or fingers.

Gout happens when high uric acid levels in your blood cause uric acid crystals to from in your joints.

The crystals cause pain and swelling.

Your kidneys usually take the uric acid out of your blood.

But sometimes there is too much for them to handle.

Many people think gout comes from eating too much red meat and drinking too much.

But research shows that gout is genetic.

Diet and weight can bring on attacks of gout but do not cause it.

Eating a healthy diet and staying at a healthy weight will help.

However, the best way to treat gout is to take medicine.

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joint
When she got out of bed, her joints felt very stiff.
She is meeting her friend in the joint across the street.

swelling
She woke up with swelling on her right eye.
There is swelling on my arm.

to feel as if = to feel like

dip one's toe
I've recently dip my toe into baking.

burn out

attack
She was so stressed out that she had a panic attack.

genetic
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