Gout is a very terrible form of arthritis and occurs when there is a plethora of uric acid built up in the body. Uric acid is a waste product and builds up due to overloading of the organs including the liver and kidneys. As soon as there is a build up of Uric acid existing inside the body the consequence can include such as antagonizing tenderness inside the joints all the way through the body, especially appearing in the big toes. Uric acid build up can in addition result in agonizing kidney stones. It is problematical to predict at what time an attack of gout will occur. Symptoms can develop speedily over a few hours and more often than not continue for 3-10 days.

After this period, the joint will start to feel normal again and any pain or ache should eventually disappear completely. The earlier symptoms are treated, the more quickly the ache will pass. You may perhaps experience symptoms each few weeks, months or years, but it is not possible to predict what time the condition will return. Sixty-two per cent of people experience a repeat attack of gout within a year. However, a number of people only ever experience one attack within their lifetime. Many times the gout attack can be relentless and very excruciating; equally it often awakens one from sleep when the attack occurs.

Gout symptoms can be split down into three major stages:

1. The primary symptom of gout is acute (sudden and severe) joint pain, ordinarily in the joint of the big toe. Symptoms often develop during the night, although they can occur at any time. Other symptoms of gout include: Swelling of joints Inflammation of joints Shiny red skin on top of the affected joints Uncomfortable and blistering peeling skin on top of the affected joints The intense pain that gout causes can make walking and getting around problematical. Even the light pressure of a bed cover or blanket can be agonizing. It is at this stage when gout starts to cause injury to the body. The blood becomes incapable of breaking down the elevated level of uric acid and it begins to crystallize and then be deposited inside joint spaces. This is at what time the agony and swelling occurs. Attacks by and large come about in the course of the nighttime and if not treated can carry on for weeks at a time. If not treated still the attacks metamorphose out to be extra brutal and keep going for longer periods of time.

2. The following stage of gout is the period when an attack of gout has subsided and at this time there are no symptoms but it is for the reason that the body's immune system is stabilizing itself for additional attacks on the uric acid crystals which have become overly concentrated in the blood. If the gout sufferer does not realize remedy by this stage the disease can be very difficult to control.

3. The third and final stage of gout is when it becomes chronic, which is the nastiest and most destructive stage of the disease. By this stage the gout has caused lasting impairment to the joints and in particular cases the kidneys as well. Equally at this stage the affiliated joint can grow to be deteriorated and cause crippling soreness. In extreme cases the kidney can lose its functions, which can subsequently lead to kidney failure and death. Gout is a disease like many others which builds upon itself if not treated at the opening stages. It is vitally important to recognise the gout symptoms at the earliest stages sooner than irreparable damage is done.

There are many cases of people achieving a successful cure but always by taking action before permanent damage is done!