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in about 50% of cases the symptoms of gout starts in the joint at the base of the big toe. Eventually, however 90 percent of the people that have gout will end up with inflammation in this joint. Joints such as the mid foot, ankle, heel, and knee are also often affected. The fingers, wrists, and elbows are less prone to be effected by this disease.
In time people that have gout can develop tophi. These are lumps that grow around crystal deposits in joints or near pressure points. Tophi most often occur in the fingers, wrists, ears, knees, elbows, forearms, and heels. Tophi can also grow in the kidneys, heart, and eyes.
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Why is the big toe most affected by gout?
The majority of people that have gout found out about it first in their big toe. If you have pain in your big toe joint you should see a doctor about it as soon as possible and take steps to reduce or fix the problem.
Identify the area of the foot that is usually affected by gout?
Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
Does fat cause gout?
Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the body.
Does thiamin cause gout?
It does not so much cause gout as interfere with the body's ability to deal with it.
Is niacin bad for gout?
You should avoid too much niacin when you have gout as the niacin competes with the means the body has for eliminating uric acid,
What part of your body alcohol does not affects?
alcohol affects every organ in your body; that's if you have too much.
Why is the big toe most affected by gout?
The majority of people that have gout found out about it first in their big toe. If you have pain in your big toe joint you should see a doctor about it as soon as possible and take steps to reduce or fix the problem.
Which part does hipatitis effect in the body?
Hepatitis affects the liver in the body.
Which part of the body is most affected by asthma?
Asthma affects the lungs.
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis affects what part of the body?
the liver
Obesity affects what part of the body?
it affects you emotionally and it affects your whole body mostly your heart so it can increase your chances of a heart attack at an earlier age
What part of the body does rheumatic fever?
It affects the heart and all the joints in your body
Identify the area of the foot that is usually affected by gout?
Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
In humans Duane Syndrome affects which part of the body?
Eye
What part of your body does the urinary system affect?
It affects the kidney.
What part of your body alcohol affects?
achohol affects almost every part of your body... your muscles your brain, your stomach... just about everything that can go wrong will go wrong, if you have to much alcohol
Does fat cause gout?
Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the body.
