While dropseems to be increasing in several western countries (it affects 3.9% of the population in the United States, and 1.4% of the population in Germany and Great Britain), so far the frequency of gout was not known in France. Also, Professor Thomas Bardin, rheumatologist at Lariboisière hospital and president of the France Rheumatisms association, he established a questionnaire to determine the frequency of gout in France.
After evaluating its questionnaire initially with 102 gout patients and 142 patients with other rheumatological pathologies, the questionnaire was then offered to a sample of the general French population of 10,026 people contacted by telephone. This is how the diagnosis of gout could be estimated in 0.9% of the population, or one in 100 people.
Curiously, according to the rheumatologist, there would be no regional disparities in the distribution of the disease. “I expected that the northerners, who drink a lot of beer, have a terrible drop and in fact not” he explained during the congress of the French society of rheumatology (SFR) which was held last week in Paris. This disease, called “bon vivant”, is in fact due to an excess of uric acid in the blood caused by too much consumption of certain foods (meats, offal, oily fish, etc.) as well as sodas and alcohol. , especially beer.
If not taken care of, gout can get worse over time. It is therefore essential to treat it because in the long run, it causes permanent inflammation of the affected joints, most often in the toe, foot, ankle or sometimes in the hand.
To fight gout, you have to lower the false uric acid in the blood. For this, it is enough to have a Healthy eating and balanced, not to force the beer (even if it is good for vessels) and exercise regularly.
