@SusanEllen66 hi Susan! To answer your question gout is one of the many types of arthritises. There are two kinds of gout one is because a person has too much uric acid running through their system and their body creates crystals which depositsqin their joints. The other gout is called pseudo gout, and it’s formed by calcium deposits. There’s rheumatoid arthritis (there are several kinds of RA) and there is osteoarthritis which I have as well along with some erosive arthritis. there are inflammatory types of arthritis (which might fall outside of RA and be called immune disorders instead of arthritis.)
I have moved beyond the supplements to a medicine called allopurinol. My father and other relatives had gout. it’s something that is inherited. With the medication I have no pain and I can move pretty well at 69! Be well!