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Written by littlebopeep1   
22 June 2008
1 hyperuricemia!!!!

2. presence or uric acid crystals in join fluid.

3 more than one attack of acute arthritis.

 4.arthritis that develops in a day. Producting a swallen, red, and warm joint..

5 attack of arthritis in only one joint, often the toe,ankle, or knee. This is more common in men then women. But I am a women and I have it. And you really have to be very careful because this can cause kidney stones in where I do have. And this is all due to the fact of your uric acid that will and can trun into crystals, and it is very painful. Gout can cause alot more problems then what most people think......I will be posting more information on this I am hopeing everyday or once a week..PLease read and understand in what Gout can do and the body parts in can and will affect!!!!!

 

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