chronic gout

[243rose]

hi.

one of my relatives on his death cert was said to have died from "chronic Gout, Several years"
can anyone tell me how you die from gout......sounds painfull.
i myself have had 3 gout attacks and am 40 years old, my brother gets it worse than me and he is 42.

cheers
iain

[Ros Fornaro]

Hi Iain,

My father suffered from gout in his big toe.  One afternoon while my father was having a rest his toddler grandson bit the sore toe.  We still tell the grandson he is lucky to have his teeth <grin>

Ros

[243rose]

i can vouch for the pain !!!!!!!

[willow154]

Here's a nice solution:
Cherries and pineapple every day.
Supposed to help the body get rid of the excess uric acid.
Good luck.
Paulene

[243rose]

i've been drinking whisky............. is that where i've gone wrong.

[willow154]

 
Don't know is the answer to that one - I know red wine doesn't help, but don't know about whisky.
I think some people are just more genetically predisposed, which might be case, as your brother has it too.
Just had book next to me, when you post came up and it sounded one of the nicer solutions
Paulene

[PrueM]

Hi Iain 

He might not actually have died of gout - it could have been the one most obvious symptom of a more systemic problem.

Added:  from Wikipedia:

Gout is a form of arthritis that affects mostly men between the ages of 40 and 50. The high levels of uric acid in the blood are caused by protein rich foods. Alcohol intake often causes acute attacks of gout and hereditary factors may contribute to the elevation of uric acid. Typically, persons with gout are obese, predisposed to diabetes and hypertension, and at higher risk of heart disease. Gout is more common in affluent societies due to a diet rich in proteins, fat, and alcohol. When it follows as a consequence of other health conditions such as renal failure, it is often regardless of the person's lifestyle.[8] Lin, et al have statistical evidence linking gout to lead poisoning[9] and lead level in the body is significantly correlated with urate excretion and gout.[10] It is known that lead sugar was used to sweeten wine, and that chronic lead poisoning is a cause of gout,[11][12] which condition is then known as saturnine gout, because of its association with alcohol and excess.[13]

Gout also can develop as co-morbidity of other diseases, including polycythaemia, leukaemia, intake of cytotoxics, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, renal disorders, and hemolytic anemia. This form of gout is often called secondary gout.

[243rose]

You've made my night.
I'm just of to hang myself.

[willow154]

But there are things you can do to help it!