May 22 is National Gout Awareness Day.Pop quiz: What is gout?Is it …The universal nickname for golden trout fish A trendy lip-plumping serum Weird Al Yankovic’s parody of the iconic 80s banger “Shout”A disease caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood The answer — unfortunately — is D.Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It develops when high levels of uric acid build up in your blood and form sharp needle-shaped crystals, called tophi, in and around joints. Yes, it’s as painful as it sounds.Although gout is more common in men than women,...
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