Arthritis and Rheumatology

1231.277 - 1265.027 Dr. Paul Waytz

Alcohol can increase the production of uric acid and slow down the ability for kidneys to get rid of uric acid such that uric acid will build up in a joint and uric acid becomes a needle-like crystal in the joint. And at some point, those needles, those crystals incite an inflammatory response. It's a different kind of inflammation than with rheumatoid arthritis, but it's very...