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XavierHigdon t1_j1rc8vi wrote

Gout? All this for gout? What the fuck is gout that it's so god damn extreme? Who cares about cancer, how do I avoid gout?

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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1rprgq wrote

Gout is extremely painful. Cancer can be too, but normally takes a while to get there. Gout goes from a twinge in the ball of your foot to "PLEASE CUT MY FOOT OFF NOW!!!" in about a day.

Gout won't kill you. It just makes you wish you were dead. If you have any doubts, a Google image search for it should convince you otherwise.

I pray you never get to know how bad it can be and successfully avoid it your whole life.

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Bluefairie t1_j1s0000 wrote

Gout sounds terrible! I’m so sorry you’re stuck with this. How/why does sunlight affect gout? For even the reflected light from the moon to affect you is next level extreme.

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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1s443q wrote

The sunlight thing is unrelated to the gout. Just more of the practical joke that has been 2022. It's a form of eczema that I never heard of before where you suddenly become allergic to sunlight. 30 seconds of sunlight, three minutes of shade, five minutes of full moon light and I get hives and rashes that look just like Poison Oak. And that itch like crazy! Two days later, and the skin peels like a third degree sunburn. It's just not groovy. I get to wear full head-to-toe coverage anytime there is sun around.

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Bluefairie t1_j1t3q9x wrote

omg you really won the poop lottery healthwise. Take care of yourself, you have my deepest sympathy!

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PrinceBarin t1_j1sadnl wrote

Gouts bad but not comparable. It's a week or two of agony but you'll keep going.

It's basically a build up of acid crystals in your joints mainly toes ankles and fingers that grind and crunch in the joint.

To avoid it less red meat, less sugars less seafood. More water. Try not to be an islander as they have a bit of a disposition to it.

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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1smdp1 wrote

Yep. No more apple pie, lots of cherries and water. And absolutely no roast beef!

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PrinceBarin t1_j1soqly wrote

I mean it more sounds like you flooded your system you should be okay with those things spread out. But that's not coming from a dr or taking into account other issues

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Internal-Car8922 OP t1_j1spmwp wrote

Like I said, it's been awhile since I had a gout attack. I had a mild one for a few days last year. Too much tuna. Not enough cherries. Easily fixed.

This is the first one since everything went sideways in the spring. And it was on the heels of eating so much more sugar, fish and beef than usual, and also no berries, cherries or grapes. I really was asking for it. Which is why I consider this to be a fuck up, and not just more of the bad health this year has seen. I did this. Beats head on wall.

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