What is the worst
agony a gout sufferer experiences? Is it the burning pain? Is it the swelling? The
restraint caused by the pain of moving? Surely, it is the combination of all of them. As if the combined force of
these villains is not enough, these villains become IMMORTALIZED. Chronic gout. The mere fact that you
suffer from it makes you cringe with pain.
What more if Chronic
gout comes as a package deal with tophi? This article aims to
explain chronic gout with tophi.
Gout
Chronic gout, as its
name suggests, is believed to be gout that will NEVER go away, in a sense that
a person will get gout flare-ups all through-out his lifetime (believe me when
I say that not all beliefs are true).
To those who is not
aware of gout, it is a very cruel disease characterized by extreme burning pain
and usually swelling in the affected joint. It can be caused by several factors
revolving around uric acid, such as the Lesch-Nyhann Syndrome. It can also be
caused by too much purine in the diet, because uric acid comes from purine.
So how does gout
happens?
Ironically, this giant
of a pain originates from something very small. The cause is even literally
microscopic, namely URIC ACID CRYSTALS.
Normally, the liver,
along with its friends in the excretory system, can dispose uric acid without
difficulty. However, if the task at hand is heavy (such as when other ACIDS are
to be flushed out), it is another story. Uric acid has to be temporarily stored
while they can not be flushed out by the liver, and so that the body will not
suffer from high acidity.
At first, the uric
acid is stored at the interstitial fluids, THE HABITAT OF YOUR CELL (the
thought of an acidic environment or your cells is fear-inducing. Imagine
yourself swimming in a vat of acids).
Once the interstitial
space is full, uric acid will be forced deeper into places that are not
supposed to contain them, such as the synovial fluids in your joints.
Eventually, uric acid will crystallize, your neutrophils attacking them as you
cringe in pain. Ouch. Gout attack.
We have only discussed
the “gout” part of the “chronic gout with tophi”, so hang in there! (SPOILER
ALERT: GOUT CAN BE REVERSED)
Chronic Gout With Tophi
What if gout becomes
EVERLASTING? In a sense that you will suffer from chains of gout attack for the
rest of your life. Unfortunately, it is possible. Worse, the uric acid crystals
begin showing itself piercing the skin!
Tophus (or tophi when
plural) is the term used for the uric acid crystal, usually when it begins to
protrude. It can appear not only in the joints but also in the earlobes,
anywhere in the skin and in very rare cases, in the eyelids, spine, inside the
ear and even in the male private part! Oucch.
Surely, it is painful and very
obstructing.
Why Does Chronic Gout Happens?
A common cause of gout
is the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes too much uric acid.
More likely, the cause is the presence of excessive acids. Remember what I
said? The task of the liver becomes heavier when excess acids are to be flushed
out. In short, as long as there are excess acids, you will suffer from gout. As
long as there are excess acids, there will be more tasks to occupy the liver,
giving it less chance to flush out the unwanted uric acid.
So how does we reverse
gout? We reverse the presence of excess acids! We reverse acidosis
See how reversing
acidosis will help you?
Less Acids = Liver Can
Dispose Uric Acid = FREEEEEDOM FROM GOUT
I have suffered for nearly 15 years with gout and tophi in my toes, the only relieve and reversal of damage to my joints was from febuxostat, I have changed diet completely, only problem drug companies know this so they make it impossible to afford with no insurance.
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