Cory Martin is the author of seven books including Love Sick, a memoir about dating, life in Hollywood and dealing with MS, and The Yoga Prescription: A Chronic Illness Survival Guide. There's a ...

The sudden, sharp pain of a gout flare-up can feel like a bolt out of the blue. While gout is notorious for its intense discomfort and unpredictability, a routine of gout self-care can make all ...

Respondents were categorized into mutually-exclusive groups based on number of gout flares experienced in the past 12 months (0/don't recall, 1–2, 3, 4–5, 6+), current presence of tophi (none ...

Gout flare. During a gout flare-up, you have acute gout symptoms, such as intense pain and swelling in an affected joint. Intercritical gout. This is the time between gout flares when you have no ...

Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affect other joints including the ankles or knees. It is the most common type of ...

The study found that SGLT-2 inhibitors were linked with a 33% lower recurrence rate of kidney stones compared to GLP-1 receptor agonists, with similar benefits observed for gout flare-ups.

the uric acid forms hard crystals that build up in your joints. This causes pain and other symptoms. In some cases, the exact cause isn't known. But inherited factors (genes) seem to play a role. Gout ...

Redundancies in gout remission criteria from 2016 led to a vote at a meeting of the Gout Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated ...

Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for gout—a painful form of arthritis predominantly affecting men.