Use this tracker like a body map for a mole or other visible skin change: give each visible or palpable tophus an ID, mark its location, record a…
Diagnosis / Symptoms
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Gout or Something Else? Conditions That Can Look Like Gout
A red, hot, painful joint is not always gout. Learn about common gout look-alikes, warning signs that need prompt medical care, and the questions that can help your…
Diagnosis
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Can You Have Gout With Normal Uric Acid?
Yes. A normal uric acid result during an acute flare does not automatically rule out gout. Learn why timing matters, when testing may be repeated, and how clinicians…
Diagnosis / Symptoms
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Could This Be Gout? Sudden Joint Pain With No Injury
A joint that becomes intensely painful overnight—sometimes so tender that even a bedsheet hurts—can fit the pattern of gout. But gout is not the only possibility. Learn what…
Living With Gout
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What Shoes Should You Wear During a Gout Flare? Getting Through Work When Walking Hurts
A gout flare can make even a normal shoe unbearable. Here’s how to reduce pressure, choose flare-friendly footwear, and get through a workday more safely when walking hurts.
Resources
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Preparing for a Gout Appointment: Labs, Medications and Questions to Ask
A practical checklist for a gout appointment: what history, urate results, medication list and questions to bring so the visit focuses on diagnosis, flare treatment and long-term urate…
Resources
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Uric Acid Tracking Guide & Printable Log
A simple guide to recording serum urate over time, understanding target ranges and bringing a useful trend—not isolated numbers—to your gout appointments.
Resources
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Gout Flare & Trigger Tracker
A practical tracker for recording flares, food and drink, hydration, illness, stress, sleep, medications and urate results so you can look for patterns without blaming a single food.
Risk & Related Health
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Non-Food Gout Triggers: Illness, Injury, Surgery, Stress and Weather
Food and alcohol are not the only things that may precede a gout flare. Illness, dehydration, trauma, surgery, rapid weight change and other stresses can matter too.
Treatment
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Urate-Lowering Therapy: Allopurinol, Febuxostat and Treat-to-Target Care
Long-term gout treatment aims to keep serum urate below target so urate crystals dissolve over time. Here is how allopurinol, febuxostat and treat-to-target care fit together.