Gout Arthritis - Cause, Symptoms, Remedies 

It's a Crystal Arthropathy as the sodium urate crystals accumulate in the joints this results in painful swollen joints 

2. Genetic 

3. Alcoholic 

4. Increase purine diet { sea foods, meat }

5. Males 

Mechanism of Uric acid formation :

AMP forms hypoxanthine, it further forms xanthine by combining with GMP in the presence of the enzyme xanthine oxidase. 

Gout becomes a clinical concern when the excess accumulation of the uric acid results in ureate crystals deposition in joints. 

Classification : 

1. Primary gout: Inborn-error of metabolism, overproduction of uric acid, increase the amount of Xanthine Oxidase, Increase in AMP &GMP.

2. Secondary Gout: various diseases caused syn and secretion of gout which results in the increased levels of uric acid in the blood and the excretion falls down. 

Deposits in :

Treatment of Gout : 

A drug named Allopurinol is used for its treatment which is a structural analogue of the enzyme Xanthine Oxidase and it results in the formation of Alloxanthine and inhibits its action this results in a decrease in the production of Uric acid so does it decreases its production in the body. 

Remedies : 

1. Take a lukewarm water , add one table spoon of unfiltered apple cider vinegar to its . Repeat the same for twice daily . 

Apple cider helps in fighting inflammatory areas in the joints and with lukewarm water the effects are multiplied.

2.Take 1 table spoon of Fenugreek powder add 1 pinch of turmeric and 1 tbl spoon of luke warm water to it then add the mixture to lukewarm water. Stir well . Repeat Twice daily . 

3. Drink warm water with baking soda . Continue till twice a week find better results . 

4. Regular consumption of Vitamin C helps to reduce uric acid levels in the blood . Sources- Lemon, citrus foods,L-ascorbic acid  50g.

5. Excess Fiber intake reduces the levels of uric acid 

6. Drink plenty of water approx 2L per day . 

7. Avoid meats and sea foods as they are the prime sources of Uric acid in the body .