You can develop gout if you have too much urate in your body. Urate (or uric acid) is a chemical that everyone has in their blood. It's a waste product formed from substances called purines, which are found in every cell in your body and certain foods. Excess urate is usually passed through your kidneys and out of your body in your urine. However, the level of urate in your blood can rise if your kidneys don't pass urate quickly enough or your body produces too much urate.
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