What is gout?
Gout is a metabolic disease in which uric acid salts (known as urates) are deposited in the joints. Gout is otherwise called the “disease of kings”, this is an ancient disease that was known even in the time of Hippocrates. Now considered a rare disease, gout affects 3 out of 1000 people. And most often it affects men over the age of 40, in women it most often manifests itself after menopause. By itself, gout is one of the varieties of joint diseases, the cause of which is the deposition of salts.
Gout affects all joints, from the joints of the fingers to the joints of the toes.
It was known back in the time of Hippocrates and is called the “disease of kings” due to the fact that the main source of its occurrence is immoderation in food and alcoholic beverages. Gout is often chronic.
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