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1. Symptoms of Gout

2. Symptoms of gout are swelling,
pain and stiffness around the
affected area.

3. Gout develops in stages starting
from asymptomatic hyperuricemia,
to acute gouty arthritis, to
intercritical gout until chronic gout.

4. Asymptomatic meaning absence of
symptoms while hyper means
excessive and uricemia refers to the
presence of uric acid in the blood.

5. During the asymptomatic phase
you may not exhibit any
symptoms of gout.

6. Gout may develop into an acute gout
attack. This is when pain may
increasingly be felt around the joints.

7. Whenever this condition has not
been addressed, gout moves to
the next stage known as
acute gouty arthritis.

8. Acute gouty arthritis is
characterized by sudden,
intense pain that is unbearable
even to the slightest of touch.

9. Acute gouty arthritis occurs in the
middle of the night with swelling
from the affected joint radiating to
the affected limb.

10. Your skin appears shiny, tight and
red in color while some people
may even feel a chill along
with a mild fever.

11. The next stage is intercritical gout.

12. The time between gout attacks may
be characterized as periods of
feeling normal.

13. Gout symptoms may often be
felt without warning with
periods becoming shorter
with more intesity.

14. Whenever gout remains untreated it
leaves permanent damage and
causes a life of misery to the person.

15. In extreme cases uric acid can be
seen as lumps under the skin, called
tophi, that may cause permanent
damage and deformities.