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.
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Gout, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Gout commonly overlaps with obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. These conditions share biological and lifestyle risk factors, but one does not simply cause the…
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Medications That Can Raise Uric Acid or Increase Gout Risk
Some medicines can raise serum urate or make gout more likely, including certain diuretics and other drugs. Never stop a prescribed medicine without weighing the reason you take…
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Gout, Kidney Disease and Kidney Stones
The kidneys help control urate, so kidney disease and gout often overlap. Gout is also associated with uric-acid kidney stones, which can affect treatment choices.
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Gout, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease
Gout commonly overlaps with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The association is real, but uric acid should not be treated as the sole cause of heart disease.
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Is Gout Hereditary? Genetics and Family History
Gout often runs in families because genes strongly influence how the kidneys and gut handle urate. Family history raises risk, but it does not guarantee that someone will…