Gout - Making a Comeback?

[RSLancastr]

A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Gout.

He is the fourth person I've known who have been diagnosed with it in the past year.

As far as I recall, I've never known anyone before who has told me they have it.

So, is it "making a comeback", or is it as common as it has always been and I just never noticed it before?

 

[Soapy Sam]

Nah. You just got old and middle class and started associating with wealthy, fat bishops who drink too much port.

Other related phenomena:- Noone has 21st parties anymore. They are all too busy visiting the grandkids.

You attend more funerals than weddings.

Your friends are going bald.

Oh, it's all so horrible!

 

[TillEulenspiegel]

Gout sucks. I have it. It is the body's inability to rid itself of purines which is a (by ) product of proteins. It causes crystals of uric acid to form in the joints , most notably foot, wrist and elbow. Its like having ground glass w/ accompanied inflammation in the ball and socket joints of the body that are effected.

I know women who have had babies and who who also have gout, and altho pain is to be avoided, their testimony is that the gout is far more painful. I attribute that to be a product of the difference between the gradual spreading of the pelvis over 9 Months to accommodate birth and the same mechanism occurring in a few hours time. Bone deformation is never a pleasant experience.

I have never had a baby , but on my first attack , I cried like one.

I would attribute this increase ( altho I have no proof ) of gout to the same mechanism that fuels obesity and juvenile dibetes...the availability of huge amounts of proteins and other food which we were meant to chase and not pick ala carte out of a supermarket case.

 

[TruthSeeker]

from here

The prevalence of gout has been rising in recent decades, not only in America but in other developed countries, possibly because of dietary and lifestyle changes, greater use of medications that cause hyperuricemia, and aging populations.

 

[Soapy Sam]

I prefer my theory. Why this disturbing obsession with fact?

Interesting link. Though it still seems to affect mostly middle aged and older people, and so is unlikely to impact on sexual selection, women are pairing up and having first children later and later.

Wonder what the long term combined effect of those two trends will be?

I also wonder if the stats are different in the US where the high fat / sugar diet has been around longer. I had not heard any hint of gout making a comeback in the UK yet. Anyone know?

 

[Rouser2]

A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Gout.

He is the fourth person I've known who have been diagnosed with it in the past year.

As far as I recall, I've never known anyone before who has told me they have it.

So, is it "making a comeback", or is it as common as it has always been and I just never noticed it before?

It's no fun. I've had it -- several times, and licked it several times (knock on wood) but strictly with diet -- more what not to eat (and drink) than what to eat or drink, I think. But a lot of people go to the doctor and get quick "relief" via the nostrums of modern medicine. But these people I wager are usually the ones who have chronic gout, and keep returning for more of the same dangerous drugs.


-- Rouser

 

[Phaycops]

I prefer my theory. Why this disturbing obsession with fact?

Interesting link. Though it still seems to affect mostly middle aged and older people, and so is unlikely to impact on sexual selection, women are pairing up and having first children later and later.

Wonder what the long term combined effect of those two trends will be?

I also wonder if the stats are different in the US where the high fat / sugar diet has been around longer. I had not heard any hint of gout making a comeback in the UK yet. Anyone know?

My friend has gout, and she's only 25. In her case I believe it's related to some pancreatic problems she's had her whole life. They unfortunately seem to be worsening, but we're keeping our fingers crossed. Now I'm off to mope