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Your Emergency Gout Flare Toolkit: What to Have Ready
Treatment & Medication

Your Emergency Gout Flare Toolkit: What to Have Ready

Here's the toolkit we recommend when a flare hits.

Urgent Care or Emergency Room? How to Decide During a Flare
Treatment & Medication

Urgent Care or Emergency Room? How to Decide During a Flare

Urgent care or emergency room? How to decide during a gout flare.

How Long Does it Take Allopurinol to Lower Uric Acid Levels
Treatment & Medication

How Long Does it Take Allopurinol to Lower Uric Acid Levels

Allopurinol is a slow dance, not a sprint.

Gout Treatment and Kidney Health: Managing Uric Acid Safely
Understanding Gout

Gout Treatment and Kidney Health: Managing Uric Acid Safely

Understanding Gout insights about kidney function for gout sufferers

Gout at your wedding
Treatment & Medication

Gout at your wedding

Treatment & Medication insights about gout pain for gout sufferers

Uric Acid Testing: When, How, and What Your Results Mean
Uric Acid Management

Uric Acid Testing: When, How, and What Your Results Mean

Learn about the importance of regular uric acid testing for gout management, including interpretation of test results, recommended testing frequency, and how to use home testing devices.

Stress and Gout: The Hidden Connection and Stress Management Techniques
Prevention & Lifestyle

Stress and Gout: The Hidden Connection and Stress Management Techniques

Understand how stress can trigger gout flares and exacerbate symptoms, plus learn practical stress management techniques specifically designed for people living with gout.

Exercise and Gout: Safe Ways to Stay Active Without Triggering Flares
Prevention & Lifestyle

Exercise and Gout: Safe Ways to Stay Active Without Triggering Flares

Find out how to exercise safely with gout, including the best low-impact activities, how to modify your workout routine during flares, and why physical activity is crucial for long-term gout management.

Weight Management and Gout: How Body Weight Affects Uric Acid
Prevention & Lifestyle

Weight Management and Gout: How Body Weight Affects Uric Acid

Learn about the powerful connection between body weight and gout, including how weight loss can lower uric acid levels and reduce gout flare frequency.

Febuxostat: A Second-Line Option for Uric Acid Reduction
Treatment & Medication

Febuxostat: A Second-Line Option for Uric Acid Reduction

Discover the benefits and considerations of febuxostat, an alternative urate-lowering therapy for those who can't take allopurinol or haven't achieved target uric acid levels.

Colchicine: The Ancient Anti-Inflammatory for Modern Gout Management
Treatment & Medication

Colchicine: The Ancient Anti-Inflammatory for Modern Gout Management

Explore the benefits, proper usage, and potential side effects of colchicine, one of the oldest and most effective medications for treating acute gout attacks and preventing flares.

Allopurinol: The First-Line Treatment for Long-Term Gout Management
Treatment & Medication

Allopurinol: The First-Line Treatment for Long-Term Gout Management

Learn about allopurinol, the most commonly prescribed urate-lowering therapy for gout, including how it works, proper dosing strategies, and managing potential side effects.

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