Gout attacks are painful and needs medical treatment to reduce the pain, swelling and redness. However, when the symptoms of the attack passes, it does not mean that you no longer have gout. Many people make this mistake. Gout is a chronic condition and often remains asymptomatic (without symptoms) for long periods of time – weeks, months or even years. The joint symptoms are just acute attacks that arise now and then and are short lived. While chronic medication is an important part of managing your gout, so is your diet and lifestyle choices. Too Much Uric Acid Many gout sufferers do not fully understand their condition. Gout is a problem with the way your body handles uric acid. Normally your kidney excretes uric acid from the body. It is filtered out of the bloodstream by the kidneys and passed out in urine. The body is able to balance the production of uric acid with its excretion and in this way too much of uric acid does not accumulate in the body. But people with gout do not have the same efficient balancing mechanism. Uric acid accumulates in the bloodstream. Eventually it is deposited in the joint space that is … Continue reading 6 Tips To Prevent Gout With Diet And Lifestyle