Stuff like salami, hot dogs, pepperoni, bologna, ham, bacon and SPAM all normally contain sodium nitrate as one of the ingredients. Fresh meats generally do not contain any added chemicals, so the question is, Why is sodium nitrate added to all of these processed meats?.
Drug treatment is recommended on a long-term basis for: 1  frequent attacks of gout and signs of tophi under the skin (tophi are small white lumps that can form under the skin). 2  evidence of joint damage â either in terms of associated symptoms or damage detected by X-ray. 3  a history of kidney stones.
So if you have the symptoms go get diagnosed straight away. If it is gout then the quicker you start treating it the shorter the episode will last. Takeaway. Gout can last anywhere between 3 and 21 days, sometimes even longer. Symptoms are; swelling, warmth, inflammation, stiffness, redness, great pain. The cause of gout is crystals of uric acid in the joints caused by too high uric acid levels in the blood.