10 Causes of Gout
Cause #7: Recent Surgery or Trauma
Patients who have recently undergone surgery or suffered an injury are also more likely to develop gout. This is thought to be due to injury and inflammation. For example, injury to some joints, especially the big toe, may trigger an attack as injury causing inflammation attracts more uric acid crystals to the joint.
Surgery also puts the body in a state of inflammation, which is necessary through the healing process, thus increasing the likelihood of developing a gout attack.
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