DEAR DR. ROACH: After two major bouts of gout, my husband was treated with Medrol and colchicine, and has resorted to a low-purine diet in order to decrease the frequency of gout attacks, with their ...

It has been believed for centuries that a diet rich in red meat and wine is associated with gout. This painful joint disease leads to extremely painful swelling of the joints (mainly of the great toes ...

Gout can affect any joint but most commonly causes a swollen or painful big toe, and can cause an excruciating amount of pain. People often describe this using terms like “vice-like” or “stabbing pain ...

New research indicates that a healthy diet can effectively lower blood levels of uric acid, a known trigger of gout. The findings are published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, a journal of the American ...

Although many people suffering from painful gout flare-ups point to diet as the culprit, new research suggests DNA plays a much bigger role. The findings challenge the long-held belief that diet is ...

A Mediterranean-inspired plant-based diet improved self-reported measures of gout as well as uric acid levels, a pilot study has found. Some foods are considered to be proinflammatory and generally ...

"Although gout's cardinal feature is inflammatory arthritis, it is closely associated with insulin resistance and considered ...

Gout is a form of arthritis characterised by sudden and severe pain, redness, and swelling in the joints, often caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. In cold weather, as the vessels ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes gout? I’ve had one attack and am not on any treatment but am watching my diet. Is it possible that I won’t have additional attacks or need treatment for it, or is it ...