One of the painful manifestations of gout is exacerbation of inflammation in the big toe.
Gout is a type of arthritis characterized by severe sudden attacks of inflammation in the joints . Often such attacks occur in the big toe, and can also affect the ankles, knees, elbows, and wrists. Usually, a sudden attack of gout causes severe pain, swelling and redness in the area of the affected joint.
In an interview with the Express, rheumatologist Theodore Fields said “certain foods” can aggravate painful gout attacks. In particular, Dr. Field explained that people with a genetic predisposition to gout should exclude purine-rich foods from dinner. In addition, it is important to control the amount of purines in the diet in general.
Foods rich in purines include:
- Offal such as liver and kidneys.
- Red meat, beef and pork
- Shells, mussels, scallops, oysters
With the breakdown of purines, the content in the body of urates, uric acid salts, increases. Accumulating in the blood, they crystallize around the joint and, by their action, cause pain, provoke an exacerbation of inflammation in it. Blood levels of urate also increase due to the consumption and breakdown of alcohol (in whatever form).
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Dr. Fields added that people with reduced kidney function, for example due to high blood pressure or diabetes. Also, the risk of its development is increased by obesity and metabolic syndrome, chronic heart failure.
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