Whereas 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 the Lariboisière hospital and president of the France Rhumatismes association, has drawn up a questionnaire to determine the frequency of gout in France.
After initially evaluating its questionnaire with 102 gout patients and 142 patients with other rheumatological pathologies, the questionnaire was then proposed 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 person in 100.
Curious fact according to the rheumatologist, there would be no regional disparities in the distribution of the disease. “I expected northerners, who drink a lot of beer, to have terrible gout and in fact not,” he explained at the congress of the French Society of Rheumatology (SFR) which was held last week. in Paris. This disease, known as “bon vivant”, is in fact due to an excess of uric acid in the blood caused by excessive consumption of certain foods (meat, offal, fatty fish, etc.) as well as sodas and alcohol. , especially beer.
If left untreated, gout can get worse over time. It is therefore essential to treat it because in the long run, it leads to permanent inflammation of the affected joints, most often in the toe, foot, ankle or sometimes the hand.
To fight gout, you have to lower the fake amount of uric acid in the blood. For this, all you need is a Healthy eating and balanced, not to force the beer (even if it is good for vessels) and engage in regular physical activity.
