{"id":16804,"date":"2021-10-01T13:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2021-10-01T13:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:00:47","slug":"three-common-things-that-trigger-gout-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/gout\/three-common-things-that-trigger-gout-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Common Things That Trigger Gout Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gout can cause significant pain. <\/span><\/p>\n

The pain tends to be in the toes, especially the big toe, feet, ankles, and even the knees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although gout is a form of arthritis, it is different from rheumatoid arthritis because the pain of gout comes in sharp at times, then goes away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With RA, the pain is constant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Doctors discovered that certain things will trigger a painful episode of gout. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some of those things may surprise you because they are common around the house and in most people\u2019s consumption habits.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Causes Gout Pain?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The next question is what triggers these sharp gout pains? Can those be eliminated? <\/span><\/p>\n

The various triggers have been identified by doctors and that helps many patients reduce attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All the triggers are things that cause uric acid to rise in the blood. Uric acid is what causes gout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are three triggers that set up an episode of gout by raising uric acid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Aspirin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Those who take aspirin for pain should go with acetaminophen or ibuprofen instead. <\/span><\/p>\n

Those who take low-dose aspirin as part of a heart health regimen should try to reduce the risk of gout in other ways like cutting back on certain foods instead of cutting out the aspirin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Diuretics<\/strong><\/h3>\n

These are great at reducing blood pressure but also block uric acid from exiting the kidneys. <\/span><\/p>\n

Try switching to a different blood pressure drug or ask your doctor to combine diuretics with a medication that slows uric acid production like febuxostat and allopurinol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Dehydration<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Believe it or not, not drinking enough water can cause gout pain. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dehydration allows uric acid to concentrate in the blood rather than diluting it. <\/span><\/p>\n

You should drink around eight cups of water daily if you have gout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Living with gout is a daily process of learning how to lower uric acid. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finding all the things you can do differently takes some research but results in less pain.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gout can cause significant pain. The pain tends to be in the toes, especially the big toe, feet, ankles, and even the knees. Although gout is a form of arthritis, it is different from rheumatoid arthritis because the pain of gout comes in sharp at times, then goes away.\u00a0 With RA, the pain is constant.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[711],"tags":[1381,1382],"class_list":["post-16804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gout","tag-gout-triggers","tag-managing-gout"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}