If you were to ask the question why it was so important to prevent gout, the most obvious answer would probably be, ” because it’s painful!”  However, that is secondary to the real reason why you should try to avoid this painful disease.

First of all gout is a form of arthritis and because of this you can end up suffering similar debilitating effects as if you were to have other forms of arthritis.   Depending on which joints are affected, you could literally end up losing the usefulness of either your fingers or your toes.

You can tell if you are already starting to see the crippling problems associated with gout if you have lumps on your joints.  These lumps are usually reddish in color with spots of white.  These lumps are medically called tophus or tophi.

Another important reason why preventing gout is crucial to your health is because lack of treatment can cause kidney stones.  These deposits are from excessive urates and cause severe pain.  Usually, this pain is temporary until the stone is passed, but sometimes surgery is needed to help them pass.

The biggest reason why you should prevent gout is because you can seriously damage your kidneys.  Kidney dialysis is not for the lighthearted and when your kidney’s go bad, the rest of your health shortly joints it.

Take care of your health and fix this problem.  It can be treated and controlled, but it is up to you.