The best shoes for gout offer cushioning and support to help minimize discomfort during a flare-up. These are our ...

Depending on the severity of the case, you can go for years between attacks, but usually they become more frequent and painful over time. Dr George Nuki, a gout specialist, says: "At its most ...

I used to snigger but now I know better. As someone once told me, it’s the kind of agony “where you limp toward the bathroom ...

If you've ever been going about your day only to get hit with excruciating joint pain, it could be gout. While this type of ...

Kindly let me know if drinking too much fruit juice can cause GoutBimbo (by SMS) Yes, drinking too much fruit juice, especially those high in fructose, can significantly increase the risk of gout—a ...

Gout is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of arthritis, in which uric acid appears in excessive amounts in the blood and may be deposited in joints, tendons and other tissues. Excessive ...

The Queen’s had an attack of gout! Hurry!” So exclaimed the crotchety Mrs Meg in Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite, in which Olivia Colman plays a moribund and overweight Queen Anne. The queen was ...

Fasting benefits health but worsens gout if not managed properly. Dehydration raises uric acid levels, increasing flare-ups.

Onset of gout is related to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals under hyperuricaemia. Interestingly, acute gout attacks often resolve spontaneously within 7–10 days, and many studies have ...

Vincent van der Voort was scheduled to be in action last week at the World Seniors Darts Championship. However, a gout attack forced him to miss out and his first-round opponent, Neil Duff, was given ...