Younger patients may be affected by gout if they have been taking. Certain medicatins for a long period of time, frequently drink alcoholic beverages or have certain genetic disord. Another way to control gout following on initial acute attack is to increase the amount of uric acils excreted in urin. Not all the patients will have side effects frome gout medications. Often any side effect occurs depending on the patient.
Some side effects are more serious than others.
Gout can not be diagnosed simple from a blood test, because many people have elevated blood uric acid levels, but do not also have gout. Crystals may not be observed the first time, but may be seen if additional fluids are removed at another time during a subsequent attack. It is important that accurate diagnosis be made, so your physician can prescribe the appropriate treatment. There is no sure way to prevent gout. You can take these steps to lessen the chances that you will have elevated uric acid levels.