Gout ?

[lifetime fan]

I drink 'steady' now with the odd big binge but I absolutely battered my body for years with nothing.

 

I didn't even go that mental this week. By previous standards anyway.

[General Dryness]

Me too, never went a week without a drink from the age of 16 to the age of 36 with no particular health issues.

 

Only found out a couple of years ago that I have mild hyperuricemia, which is elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, which can in turn cause uric acid crystals to form in joints which is what causes gout. I don't have to medicate for it, I control it via diet, mainly by not drinking,

[lifetime fan]

I'm not really drinking out here, can't afford to.

 

Except a couple of occasions when I've had what I guess would be called big binges.

[General Dryness]

That'll help. Although I suppose suggesting you reduce your red meat intake as well would be like suggesting you give up anal.

[lifetime fan]

That'll help. Although I suppose suggesting you reduce your red meat intake as well would be like suggesting you give up anal.

I've had red meat once since I've been out here.

[General Dryness]

Oh ok, fair play to you mate. Yes I recall you mentioning the limited availablity.

[Dr Nowt]

Will always remember the time my best mate told me he had gout at 24.

 

If only all days could be like that.

[lifetime fan]

I blame Sunday.

[General Dryness]

Sunday Bloody Sunday.

[lifetime fan]

Sunday Bloody Sunday.

A season of fucking Sunday's.

[lifetime fan]

First time I've ever had it in my elbow.

 

Well I'm guessing it's gout, I've a swelling the size of a golf ball on my elbow and there's not a single position i can put my arm in that isn't absolute fucking agony.

 

Cunt.

[Carvalho Diablo]

First time I've ever had it in my elbow.

 

Well I'm guessing it's gout, I've a swelling the size of a golf ball on my elbow and there's not a single position i can put my arm in that isn't absolute fucking agony.

 

Cunt.

Far more painful than any broken bone. I feel for you mate.

[lifetime fan]

Far more painful than any broken bone. I feel for you mate.

 

 

 

This one will have been completely self inflicted.

[KMD7]

I'm on permanent medication for it and can also testify to it's cuntishness

[lifetime fan]

I can't see me being able to sleep tonight with this pain - luckily it's not my waking arm.

[TheHowieLama]

luckily it's not my waking arm.

 

Agreed you can just stay asleep in this case.

[amli]

Gout has traditionally been associated with pain in the big toe, I never had that strangely.

Up till about a year ago I had suffered with it about 90% in the ankle/foot area and 10% in the knee and this had been going on for 4-5 years.

The flare ups were horrendous painwise, and at the end it was getting to be a severe episode every month or two months that lasted 2-3 days.

Even outside the flare ups I always felt a crinkling/soft crackling between the bones in my feet causing me a tension that something was not right and a new flare up was never far off.

I took Colchicine tabs when needed in the flare ups that took about 12-24 hours to take effect.

For the past year I’ve taken to drinking at 4-5 litres of water a day and I’ve only had one minor episode since.

I’m not an expert on this, but gout is due to a build up of Uric Acid which is excreted through urine.

The more water you drink, the more you’ll piss and the more uric acid you’ll remove.

It has worked for me, and avoided dependence on drugs like Colchicine with all their potential side effects.

[Lee909]

Had it in my toe while in hospital the other year. Fuck me thst was not fun

[lifetime fan]

Hardly any fucking sleep all night, can't even lie down in a comfortable position.

 

Rang the quacks as soon as they opened, on hold for 26 minutes, first available appointment is 6:30.

 

Bastards.

[Stickman]

Hardly any fucking sleep all night, can't even lie down in a comfortable position.

 

Rang the quacks as soon as they opened, on hold for 26 minutes, first available appointment is 6:30.

 

Bastards.

 

 

That's disgusting you should have put your foot down over that

[lifetime fan]

That's disgusting you should have put your foot down over that

 

 

Feet are fine this time though mate...

[JohnnyH]

I’ve had it twice in the last 6 or so years. Both in the toe. The first time it lasted for about 6 days. I’ve never experienced pain like it. I’ve broken bones and that didn’t compare. Agony. No sleep, so by about day 4 I was a zombie in absolute agony. Horreandous.

 

The second time was about 2 years ago. I’d just arrived in New York for a few days work. The flare up lasted about 3 days. Someone told me blueberries were good so I ate my body weight in them that night. The next day it had toned right down? I’ve no idea if that was a coincidence or not, but I eat blueberries fairly regularly now. I drink loads of water anyway, so that helps.

 

I’ve had a few days where I feel a tiny bit of pain in the toe and I’ve panicked that another bout is coming, but it goes a few hours later. I dread the next hit, and as it’s been a few years I’m always nervous I’m due one.

 

A good friend of mine suffers badly with it. He’s active for a bloke in his late forties in that he plays lots of tennis and golf. He doesn’t drink too much barring the odd binge on a Friday and/or Saturday and barring a wee pot-belly isn’t carrying too much weight. But he gets hit twice a month, and that’s with medication. Terrible for the fella.

[lifetime fan]

I’ve had it twice in the last 6 or so years. Both in the toe. The first time it lasted for about 6 days. I’ve never experienced pain like it. I’ve broken bones and that didn’t compare. Agony. No sleep, so by about day 4 I was a zombie in absolute agony. Horreandous.

 

The second time was about 2 years ago. I’d just arrived in New York for a few days work. The flare up lasted about 3 days. Someone told me blueberries were good so I ate my body weight in them that night. The next day it had toned right down? I’ve no idea if that was a coincidence or not, but I eat blueberries fairly regularly now. I drink loads of water anyway, so that helps.

 

I’ve had a few days where I feel a tiny bit of pain in the toe and I’ve panicked that another bout is coming, but it goes a few hours later. I dread the next hit, and as it’s been a few years I’m always nervous I’m due one.

 

A good friend of mine suffers badly with it. He’s active for a bloke in his late forties in that he plays lots of tennis and golf. He doesn’t drink too much barring the odd binge on a Friday and/or Saturday and barring a wee pot-belly isn’t carrying too much weight. But he gets hit twice a month, and that’s with medication. Terrible for the fella.

 

 

 

The fuck?

 

Poor bastard!

[Carvalho Diablo]

Shooting, searing, unrelenting, intolerable, inhuman, otherworldly, excruciating, unforgiving fucking agony.

 

Worse than standing on Lego.

[lifetime fan]

Coming out the door earlier with the dog and dropped my keys, quickly went to catch them without thinking.

 

Immediately started crying.