Gout

Gout has been diagnosed for thousands of years and is still extremely common. It usually occurs in adult males often who are overweight and drink a little too much alcohol but this is certainly not always the case. It can occur in those who do not drink and even in elderly women whose only predisposition is to take diuretics for hypertension. Gout is extremely painful and usually occurs in the lower limbs often in the big toe, ankle or knee. Gout is distinguished from virtually all other forms of arthritis as it is curable in just about every case.