Gout, despite the level of understanding we gained through experience and advancement of medical knowledge, is still an obscure medical condition. The locations of the next gout attack is usually a mystery. Even the joints and non-joints it attacks is covered in mist as well. In fact, even its complications are not fully understood. Here is another weirdness to add to the long list: you can suffer from gout even if your uric acid level is normal! This article aims to explain why people can suffer from gout despite the fact that they have normal uric acid level. Uric Acid Levels. What Does it mean? Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Purine is found all throughout your body since it is the building block of the DNA. All cells have preprogrammed “self-destruction” called apoptosis. Furthermore, all the foods you eat contains purine. Hence, purine will normally exist in the body. Unfortunately for you, your body can not excrete purine. Purine has to be b...
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