OpteeHealth·3d agoEating the Most Purine-Rich Foods Raised the Odds of a Gout Attack Almost Fivefold.Nobody plans a gout attack for the week of a wedding. It tends to arrive the night after a big dinner, a swollen toe too tender to bear a…
OpteeHealth·Oct 21Men Who Ate the Most Seafood Had 51% Higher Gout Risk.A man in his fifties wakes at 3 a.m. with a big toe that feels like it is on fire. The bedsheet hurts. By morning, he has decided the…
InHealth and SciencebyIliana Angelova, MA in Journalism·Oct 2High Uric Acid Isn’t Always a Disease and It Doesn’t Always Need TreatmentCardiologist Dr. Alexander Nosikov explains what matters beyond the lab resultA response icon2
Bill Vero·Sep 29Does creatine cause gout? Not by any mechanism anyone has shownCreatine is not a purine and does not sit on the short list of things that raise uric acid. The two honest caveats are hydration and your…
Spiro Koulouris·Mar 12What Triggers My Gout AttacksLet me be real with you for a second. I’ve had gout for over 20 years now, and it has not been fun. If you don’t know what gout is, I’ll…