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There are so many medications available to relieve gout pain. Some are very effective, others are worthless. Some gives a long lasting relief, while others give short but quality relief. Hence, people usually seek comparisons online. Unfortunately, there are very few comparisons and reviews available out there, and most of them are biased. This article aims to review which is better for gout. Diclofenac or ibuprofen? Diclofenac and Ibuprofen. . . What is the difference? Diclofenac and ibuprofen are two medications falling under the classification NSAID or Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. They are anti-inflammatory which means that they relieve both pain and inflammation. There is no difference between the two except for the fact that diclofenac has to be prescribed and ibuprofen can be bought over the counter (more on that later) Mechanism of NSAIDS NSAIDs share the same mechanism. To understand this, we have to first understand the way our body fee...

What is gout? To those who does not suffer it, gout is gout. It is a painful inflammation of the joints. To those who had an unfortunate encounter with the disease, it is something more. Finally, to those who lived to know gout, gout is not just gout. It can be classified, just like a dog is not just a dog but can be a Chihuahua, Doberman or many other breeds. This article aims to explain the difference between chronic gout vs acute gout. Gout. What is it? Without the word “gout”, we will simply have “chronic” and “acute”. Hence, we have to explain gout first. Gout, as mentioned above, is characterized by a painful inflammation of the joints. It is a kind of arthritis resulting from the crystallization of uric acid deposited to the ball-and-socket joints ( or wherever gout decided to attack). Uric acid is not normally deposited in the synovial joints, that is why not everyone suffers from gout. Uric acid is normally flushed out by the excretory system. However, when th...

Sometimes, when we are not feeling well we simply rely on our body’s innate ability to heal itself. You accidentally cut yourself? You do not have to do anything. Go chill and watch Netflix and literally do nothing. After a few days the wound is healed! Had a drinking party last night? Surely the liver sustained some damage. No worries! Your body will take care of the healing process for you. Unfortunately, there are times that without help, the body will not be able to do anything. For instance, gout. This article aims to explain how gout TEMPORARILY goes away by itself. What Causes Gout Gout is caused by your body’s homeostatic mechanisms that are meant to protect you. Your body is a genius when it comes to self-defense, unfortunately, false alarms can make you suffer. We both know that the pain and inflammation is ignited by your body if something is amiss, such as when infections occur. But what exactly is the body protecting you from that caused the gout attack? ...

Gout causes multitudes of weird things to the body. Ranging from mysterious lumps to tiny yellow chalky nodules, there is no telling what gout will causes next! Sometimes, we even overlook the most common complications. For instance, fever! This question aims to answer the question “Can gout cause fever?” without further ado, the answer is yes!  Gout can cause fever.  But how? Is it always gout? Or maybe there is something else? The Mechanism behind Fever (Abstracted) Fever may be something uncomfortable, but it is still something you have to be thankful for. Generally speaking,  discomfort is a part of your survival instinct.  What do you do when you feel uncomfortable?  You try to remove discomfort.  If you did not take a bath for a couple of days, you may feel uncomfortable. Then, there is this eagerness that drives you to remove discomfort -  you are forced to take a bath and voila! Little did you know that your disco...

Sometimes, to be excellent means to be mediocre. You are not that amazing at what you do, but at least you are not bad. You are not bound to exceed expectations, but it is also less likely that you will overdo things (in a bad way). This is also true for medications. There are times that you will not look for the BEST medication but instead will embark on a search for a mediocre one for the sake of less side effects. One such mediocre medicine is Naproxen. It is average when it comes to doing its job, but the side effects it induce is not as frequent as the side effects of others. This article aims to explain the use of Naproxen for gout. When mediocre beats the excellent. . . Naproxen is a medication that falls under a category of medications called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). They all exhibit anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. In human language, that means NSAIDs can reduce pain, inflammation and fever.  Naproxen is ...