What is gout? Gout is a type of painful, inflammatory arthritis caused by too much uric acid in the blood, either because the body makes more than it should, or the kidneys do not remove as much as they should. An estimated So, what is ⅔ produced by 9.2 million the body Americans live with gout Some suffer from uncontrolled a chronic and uric debilitating form of the acid condition – known as gout? ⅓ uncontrolled gout. dietary intake Uncontrolled gout occurs when a person In many cases, gout can be managed with experiences ongoing symptoms and high uric standard therapies and lifestyle changes. acid levels, even while taking gout medication. But what about when it’s not? approximately Frequent visits to the 1993 number of 255,000 hospital may mean gout 8,454 hospitalizations 2011 is uncontrolled. hospitalizations for 20,949 gout from 1993 – 2011 Symptoms of uncontrolled gout include: MULTIPLE GOUT FLARES TOPHI ONGOING PAIN uric acid crystal deposits, two or more flares, which look like lumps sometimes called gout under the skin, that do not attacks, per year go away when a flare stops that continues between flares To avoid gout and other problems, uric acid levels should be 6.0 mg/dL or below. If you have these signs and symptoms your uric acid level may need to be at or below 5 mg per dL. Take a Step in Controlling Gout 1 2 3 Learn more GoutRevealed.com See a gout specialist, most Talk about your gout symptoms, Visit the link above to hear from other commonly a rheumatologist. reveal how gout is affecting your life. patients affected by uncontrolled gout and learn more about the condition and available treatments. How Diet Affects Gout? Arthritis Foundation. Accessed July 26, 2018. Chen-Xu M, Yokose C, Rai SK, Pillinger MH, Choi HK. Contemporary Prevalence of Gout and Hyperuricemia in the United States and Decadal Trends: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2016; Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018; 70 (suppl 10). Aaron T. Eggebeen. American Family Physician. Gout: An Update. 2007 Sep 15;76(6):801-808. Disease and Conditions: Gout. American College of Rheumatology. Accessed July 26, 2018. What is Gout? The Arthritis Foundation. Accessed July 26, 2018. Khanna, et al, 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for the Management of Gout, Part. 1. Arthritis Care & Research Vol. 64, No. 10, October 2012, pp 1431–1446. Lim, S et al. Trends in Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis Hospitalizations in the United States, 1993-2011. Journal of American Medical Association. 2016;315(21):2345-2347. DA-UNBR-01025 (C)2019 Horizon Therapeutics plc. 05/19.