High Uric Acid: The Root Of All Gout Pain
Uric acid starts the gout pain pathway.
You need to know how to control it so that you can manage gout.
To help you understand the problems caused by uric acid, these pages tell you about some of the causes of high uric acid and how to avoid it.
High Uric Acid Causes
- Gout, Sauna & Sweating
- For sufferers from gout, sauna and sweating can cause problems. Heat can cause dehydration if you sweat, so sauna users should take extra care to avoid high uric acid.
High Uric Acid: Next Steps
You have learned what causes high uric acid, and why it is the first step in the gout pain pathway.
These pages will have given you some tips about lowering uric acid. There are many more tips and helpful guidelines in the Gout Treatments Help Section.
If you continue to be confused by uric acid, you should discuss it in the Gout Forum.
