date:Mar 07, 2019
uric acid is dissolved in the blood and excreted in the urine via the kidneys. But when there is too much uric acid in the body either from digesting too much purines or too little uric acid is excreted it crystallises into needles in the joints.
The pain associated with a gout attack often sudden and severe, and located at the joint of the base of the big toe can feel like the toe is on fire. The affected area is hot, swollen and so tender that even the weight of the sheet on it may be int