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Gout is a very painful type of arthritis that occurs because of the buildup and crystallization of uric acid in the body. This uric acid buildup and subsequent crystallization leads to painfully sharp uric acid crystal being deposited throughout the body’s joints especially the big toe. Other deposits of uric acid called tophi can also form resembling lumps underneath the skin and kidney stones can also develop as the result of this condition.
For most people who are unlucky enough to get gout, the big toe is the part of the body that suffers the most. When inflicted with gout, the big toe becomes extremely sore and sensitive sometimes even becoming warm and swollen. A gout attack at night can be severely painful, waking the sufferer up it it occurs.
Gout occurs in four separate stages:
Stage 1: Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia
No symptoms are felt in this first stage of gout in which the uric acid levels start to rise. If the high levels of uric acid are not attended to, then it will began to precipitate out of the blood and become crystallized in the kidneys and joints.
Stage 2: Acute gouty arthritis
Acute gout is the second stage and the stage in which gout begins to harm the body. The Uric acid levels reach a point that the blood cannot keep it in a dissolved form and it begans to crystallize and deposit itself in the joints. Pain and swelling then occurs. Attacks of acute gout generally happen in the night and can last for weeks at a time if left untreated. These attacks can then become more severe and prolonged if nothing is done about them.
Stage 3: Intercritical gout
After the attacks have subsided a person enters this third stage in which the immune system begins to stabilize itself and gets ready for more attacks from the still forming uric acid crystals. While there are no symptoms in stage three, if a person with gout does not get help by this time, the disease becomes increasingly harder to control.
Stage 4: Chronic Gout
This is the worst and most destructive stage of the condition and one that can cause permanent damage to the joints and kidneys. The affected joints can deteriorate, causing extreme crippling pain. In some more extreme case, this stage can even lead to kidney failure and death.
Like many other chronic conditions, gout is a disease that can build upon itself and become worse if it is not treated in its earlier stages. By noticing the early warning signs and seeing a physician, you can catch gout in its early stages and reduce the chances of having to go through the crippling latter ones.
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