A painful form of arthritis is known as gout which is caused by crystals that occur around the joints. Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Men are more affected as compare to females and persons with older ages get it easily.
A person with high levels of urate in their blood often suffers from Gout but it not always necessary. It's normal and a person feels healthy if he has urate in blood.
Urate is formed in our body due to breaking down purines. About three-quarters of the urate formed from purines breakdown everyday within our body, while only a quarter formed from purines breakdown in food and drink we consume.
Out of a number of types of arthritis, Gout is the most common type of arthritis that results in intense pain, swelling in joints, and stiffness also occurs. It probably affects the big toe joint.
Gout comes in quick time and goes over time, harming tissues slowly and cause inflammation, pain in the region. Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and obesity are common risk factors for gout. Women get this gout disease after menopause. Gout occurs after trauma, surgery, and dehydration commonly.
Signs & symptoms
- Severe and sudden
- Pain in a joint, usually in the early morning or the middle of the night
- Tenderness present in the joint. It can also be warm to the touch and look red or purple
- Stiffness occurs in the joint
- Appearance of boils
- Excess or absence of perspiration
- Abnormal complexion & appearance of patches
- Lumps are known as tophi formed beneath the skin due to accumulation of crystals
- Formation of kidney stones
- Warmth, swelling, reddish discoloration
- Ankles, knees, wrists, fingers, and elbow are affected
- Immobility in some cases
Causes
Gout usually takes place when there is an accumulation of urate crystals in the joints. These crystals are formed when the level of uric acid increases in the blood. Uric acid is produced in the body when the purines are breakdown.
These purines are mostly found in seafood, organ meat, & steak. The food items that promote a high level of uric acid are beer, alcoholic beverages, & sweetened drinks
Some Other Reasons
- Middle-aged man or post-menopausal women
- Intake of alcohol
- Medications like diuretics and cyclosporine
- Conditions like hypertension, kidney diseases, thyroid, or sleep apnea.
- Genetic
Diagnosis
- Physical examination
- Blood tests to measure urate levels in your blood
- Ultrasound & ct scan to spot joint damage or crystals in joint
- X-ray
- Synovial fluid examination
Risk factors
- The obese persons are at risk of developing more uric acid due to which kidneys have difficulty in developing uric acid.
- Eating a diet rich in seafood, meat, & drinking beer, alcohol, soft drinks that are responsible for increasing gout risk.
- Diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart diseases, metabolic syndrome, & kidney diseases are responsible for gout.
- Family history is also another reason for the development of gout.
- The patient between the ages of 30 & 50 is more likely to develop gout.
- Trauma & recent surgeries can attack gout in an individual.
Ayurveda view
As per Ayurveda, gout is known as Vata rakta roga. In this vitiated Vata doshas get combined with impure blood(rakta) and travel throughout the body causes swelling, pain and inflammation in joints.
Due to intake of salty, sour, pungent and alkaline food , fatty, hot and cooked articles, causes indigestion aggravates Vata rakta (gout). It is present in hands, feet, fingers and hence spread throughout the body.
Home remedies for uric acid
- Drink lots of water 10 to 12 glasses every day to flush excess acid from body.
- Avoid high protein diet like red meat, shellfish, soybean, tofu, and soy products
- Artificial protein by bodybuilders should be avoided
- Intake of food rich in vitamin c and vitamin e to reduce uric acid
- Cherries, strawberries and blueberries are excellent fruits to reduce uric acid.
- Take high fibrous diet like apple, pears, papayas, round guard , bottle guard, pumpkin, long gourd are good to reduce high uric acid.
- Apple juice can be taken along with amla and aloe vera juice
- Fresh coconut water should be consumed daily
- To avoid junk food, soft drinks, and frozen food, eat naturally.
- Be stress-free as stress aggravates gout attacks and cause high BP and diabetes
Ayurvedic treatment
In Ayurveda, the gout is known as "Vatarakta" which signifies the association of vata disorder with the vitiated Pitta dosha & Rakta Dhatu. The doshas & dhatus are mainly affected by the progression of this disease.
Chandigarh Ayurved Centre provides a complete solution for gout patients named "Gout Care Kit" for proper treatment. This kit contains five medicines that are mentioned in detail given below:
1. Detox Premium Powder
As the name suggests this is a natural formula for detoxification of the body. This powder is a herbo-mineral preparation that contains Akik pishti, Shankh bhasma, Giloy satv, Sudhyog tablet, Shukta pishti, Moti pishti, etc. It reduces the level of high uric acid in the body.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 sachet twice daily with plain water
2. Pain-O-Kill Syrup
The unwanted joints pain, stiffness, swelling, & inflammation are treated with the use of this syrup. This herbal syrup is formulated with herbs such as Punarnava root, Methi seeds, Nirgundi leaves, Ashwagandha, & Garlic, etc. It is used in reducing the level of high uric acid in the body.
Recommended Dosage: Take 2 teaspoonful twice daily before a meal.
3. Panchasakar Churna
As the name suggests this churn is formulated with five ingredients such as Shunthi, Trivrit, Pippali, Haritaki, & Sauvarchal Lavan. These all ingredients in combination remove toxins from the body. Redness, stiffness, joints pain, inflammation are treated with the use of this churna.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 teaspoonful at bedtime with lukewarm water.
4. Nerve up tablet
CAC Nerve up tablet is a herbo-mineral tablet and is the purely ayurvedic formulation. CAC Nerve up tablets helps in balancing the Vata doshas. It reduces Kapha dosha and acts as a nervine stimulant. It shows effective results in improving the central nervous system.
It contains natural ingredients like shudha kuchala, shudha shilajeet, abhrak bhasma, praval pishti, shankh bhasma etc. These contain natural vatahar properties and helps in curing Vata diseases. it is useful in:
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily after meal
5. Rasayana Vati
Chandigarh Ayurved Rasayan Vati is 100% natural and safe containing herbs-mineral extracts. These ingredients show antioxidant, aphrodisiac, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, immuno-modulator properties
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily after meal
6.Makar rasayan tablet
CAC MAKAR RASAYAN tablet is a herbo-mineral tablet and is purely Ayurvedic formulation. CAC MAKAR RASAYAN tablet help in balancing all the three doshas. It helps to rejuvenate body tissues and act as an immunomodulator. It helps in proper blood circulation.
It prevents the skin from dryness. It contains natural ingredients like shudha kuchla, guduchi satva, shudha shilajeet, abhrak bhasma, ras sindoor, moonga bhasma, shankh bhasma, praval pishti etc. Herbs and minerals used for the formulation of these tablets show antioxidant, aphrodisiac, analgesic and immunomodulatory properties
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily after meal
7. Uric care tablet
CAC URIC CARE tablet is a herbo- mineral tablet and is the purely ayurvedic formulation. CAC Uric care tablets help in balancing Kapha doshas. It reduces Kapha doshas impacting high URIC ACID levels of the body and acts as a potent diuretic.
It helps reduce the pain while passing urine and clear the obstruction of urine. Help detoxify kidneys. It is also used to treat cough, edema, asthma and various kidney problems. It contains ingredients like gokhru, imali kshar, yavakshar, kalmi shora, nausadar, swarna gairik etc. This formulation possesses hypotensive, antimicrobial, aphrodisiac and diuretic properties.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily after meal