by vickywatts » Sep 10, 2010 4:14 am
Gouty arthritis is the extreme painful condition of the joint inflammation. The intense joint inflammation occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the tissues of the body. The reason is still unknown why the body immune system starts to attack the tissues of the body. However, in such condition the immune system reacts and the white blood cells starts to engulf the uric acid crystals to be released which result in the heat, acute pain and the redness of the joint tissues. With the progress of the disease the gout tend to be spread on to the additional joint areas of the body including the knee and the leg.
So, who are most common victims of the gout? And what are the other gout causes? Gout causes are many and we will come to them shortly. But before that we can see who the potential victims are. Actually men over the age of 40 and women after their menopause are most likely to get victimized of the disease.
So, what are the gout causes? Instead of the inherited inability to deal with the uric acid present in the body there are some other gout causes and the risk factors that can affect to get victim to the gout. Obesity, excessive weight gain specially in teen time or in the youth, abnormal kidney function, heavy alcohol drinking habits, use of certain drugs like the aspirin, niacin, cyclosporine or certain tuberculosis medications can be responsible for the elevated uric acid level in the blood of the human. Some diseases can also produce the high uric acid in the blood of the human body to act at the gout causes. Such diseases are hemoglobin disorders, leukemias and lymphomas. Certain physical conditions can also act as the gout causes. Dehydration, urine problem, injury to the joint in any part of life, excessive eating, all these also act as the gout causes.
Gouty arthritis is the extreme painful condition of the joint inflammation. The intense joint inflammation occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the tissues of the body. The reason is still unknown why the body immune system starts to attack the tissues of the body. However, in such condition the immune system reacts and the white blood cells starts to engulf the uric acid crystals to be released which result in the heat, acute pain and the redness of the joint tissues. With the progress of the disease the gout tend to be spread on to the additional joint areas of the body including the knee and the leg.
So, who are most common victims of the gout? And what are the other gout causes? Gout causes are many and we will come to them shortly. But before that we can see who the potential victims are. Actually men over the age of 40 and women after their menopause are most likely to get victimized of the disease.
So, what are the gout causes? Instead of the inherited inability to deal with the uric acid present in the body there are some other gout causes and the risk factors that can affect to get victim to the gout. Obesity, excessive weight gain specially in teen time or in the youth, abnormal kidney function, heavy alcohol drinking habits, use of certain drugs like the aspirin, niacin, cyclosporine or certain tuberculosis medications can be responsible for the elevated uric acid level in the blood of the human. Some diseases can also produce the high uric acid in the blood of the human body to act at the gout causes. Such diseases are hemoglobin disorders, leukemias and lymphomas. Certain physical conditions can also act as the gout causes. Dehydration, urine problem, injury to the joint in any part of life, excessive eating, all these also act as the gout causes.
