Gout, an inflammatory disease of the joint

Published on : 06/07/2022 – 09:00

This disease was formerly called the “disease of kings”, because it is more common in people who eat rich foods and who drink a little too much alcohol.

Gout is a chronic disease related to uric acid metabolism. Transformed into urate crystals, these are deposited in certain tissues, particularly in the joints, causing pain attacks that can last from two to ten days.

How to recognize a gout attack? How to treat it? What should you change in your habits when you are affected?

• Dr Patrick SAFErheumatologist and president of the committee for the fight against pain in the hospitals of Saint-Denis in the Paris region

At the end of the program, we find the sports chronicle of the Dr Jean Marc Senesports physician.

► All chronicles are accessible ici.