Gout Treatment Overview

Infusion For Health

CONDITION AND TREATMENT OVERVIEW Gout

Living with a chronic health condition that causes continual pain and inflammation is exhausting both physically and mentally. If you are living with chronic gout and are still experiencing symptoms and flares even after oral medication, then it is time to talk to your doctor about infusion therapy. Give Infusion for Health a call to day to get started on your path to a gout flare-free future.

Gout

What is Gout?

Gout is a common form of arthritis, also known as Gouty Arthritis. It is a painful, chronic disease that causes uric acid levels to build up in the body. Uric acid is created when the body breaks down chemicals called purines. People suffering from gout have a harder time filtering the uric acid out of their bodies. Uric acid accumulates in the joints forming sharp crystalline deposits, causing inflammation, severe pain, and if left untreated damage to the joints and bones. Gout is known to apear in sudden, severe attacks that cause pain, swelling, and redness in one or more joints, most often in the big toe. These attacks commonly take place in the evening, leaving the sufferer in such pain that even the touch of bed sheet can be excruciating.

As gout progresses, more damaging symptoms appear. Urate crystals begin to form under the skin (tophi). These tophi form throughout the body especially in fingers, hands and elbows, feet, and ankles. These nodules become swollen and tender during gout attacks and cause deformities in the affected areas. Kidney stones can also form from the urate crystals.

Gout can affect anyone of any age. Men are more likely to develop gout earlier than women, usually between the ages of 30 and 50. Women generally develop the condition after menopause.

Risk factors for developing gout include:

  • Family history
  • Diet- diets rich in red meat and shellfish, beverages sweetened with sugars and fructose, alcohol, especially beer, increase levels of uric acid
  • Weight- being overweight increases the amount of uric acid the body produces
  • Medical conditions- high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart, and kidney diseases increase risks of developing gout
  • Certain medications

How Can Gout Be Treated?

When oral medications are not working to reduce the levels of uric acid, your doctor may recommend infusion therapy. Infusion therapy is when intravenous (IV) medication is delivered straight to the blood stream. Infusion therapy provides more effective, faster, longer relief from gout symptoms.

At Infusion for Health, we offer the leading therapies, including Krystexxa, to treat gout

One infusion treatment of Krystexxa every other week for six months, can safely and effectively remove years of gout-caused uric acid build up. Reducing signs and symptoms of gout will greatly improve the quality of life for sufferers.

Why Infusion for Health is a Leader for Gout Treatment

At Infusion for Health, our primary focus is providing our patients with a comfortable, safe, worry-free environment to receive their infusion therapies.

On the day of your appointment, you’ll be greeted by our knowledgeable, friendly staff. They will walk you through, step by step, what to expect and discuss any potential side effects that might occur. Additionally, our care staff will follow up with your doctor, keeping them informed of progress, so there is never a gap in your care.

For your infusion therapy you will be provided a private therapy suite that includes:

  • Comfortable recliner
  • Big screen TV
  • Beverages and snack
  • As many warm blankets as you could want.

Let Infusion for Health Help You

Infusion for Health is here for you. We want to help get you on to your path toward a gout flare-up free future. Learn more about how you can receive the highest in quality treatment, and care at one of our convenient clinics.

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