A flare-up usually lasts between three to 10 days. While men typically experience sudden and severe pain in the big toe, women may experience gout pain and inflammation differently.

Gout symptoms come and go. Periods of increased symptoms are called flare-ups or gout attacks. This article discusses gout in the knees—how it feels, its causes and triggers, how it is diagnosed ...

A new study finds that obesity significantly reduces the effectiveness of urate-lowering therapy in male gout patients, with ...

Nephrologist Jason B. Rothschild, MD, recently joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the globally syndicated health and wellness ...

High uric acid often leads arthritis like pain in joints due to formation of uric acid crystals. Here are few warning signs to watch out for.

The most common symptom of gout is pain in the affected joint. Gout flares often start suddenly at night, and the intense pain may be bad enough to wake you up. In addition, your joint may feel ...

SGLT2 inhibitors may help reduce the risk of nephrolithiasis in patients with type 2 diabetes, including those with co-existing gout. Recent large-scale studies support that sodium-glucose ...

Pegloticase therapy for uncontrolled gout does not appear to significantly increase the risk for cardiovascular (CV) or thromboembolic (TE) events, despite the potential for increased gout flares ...

Fasting benefits health but worsens gout if not managed properly. Dehydration raises uric acid levels, increasing flare-ups.

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 ...