Gout In my experience Gout is the single most painful thing I have ever undergone.
A gout attack causes sudden and excruciating joint pain which can last for days.
It is so painful that even the weight of a single bed sheet can bring tears to your eyes.
The pain can get so bad that you can not even walk.
Mostly a gout attack affects a single joint in the body but other joints can be affected as well.
It is caused by uric acid crystals deposited in the body's tissues which can lead to recurrent attacks of joint inflammation.
Although ankles, heels, insteps, wrists, and knees can also be affected the most common joint to be affected with gout is the big toe.
Various factors that can cause gout from ranging from genetics, to gender and age although men are more prone to suffering from gout.
Being overweight, because there is so much more tissue available for turnover or breakdown leads to excess uric acid production.
Therefore obesity increases the risk of gout.
Some people who are on certain medications or have certain illnesses are at risk because of high uric acid levels in their body fluids.
One of the most effective ways of combating gout is to de-tox the body.
This can be done in a numbers of ways from various machines to fasting at regular intervals even for one period only twenty four hours once a month.
Fasting is the most economical of all methods but should only be done after examination by your GP who is aware of what you are going to do.
Fasting is not starving yourself a number of studies have shown that the body can go without food for forty days.
The main thing is to drink lots of water.
There are additional benefits to fasting such as being more alert, increased energy as well as improving skin tone.