Short answerFlares can occur around illness or surgery when hydration, medicines and routine change, but new post-operative symptoms should not automatically be assumed to be gout.
Flares can occur around illness or surgery when hydration, medicines and routine change, but new post-operative symptoms should not automatically be assumed to be gout.
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General information only. New, severe or uncertain symptoms need appropriate clinical assessment.
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