Gout Blog
Treatment through both diet and medication
Welcome to our new Blog on Gout – Treatment through both diet and medication.
Gout (also called metabolic arthritis) is a disease created by a build- up of uric acid, starting, in many cases, with the big toe.
Last year we started a rolling set of blog research into particular aspects of arthritis. For this part of the study we are particularly interested in how you feel your gout has affected your lifestyle and the effect of treatments above and beyond the purely medical. We would like to know how people around you (friends, family and colleagues) reacted to the changes and what kind of support you received.
In particular we are interested in the following questions:-
- Please describe the symptoms and effects of the gout flare up? What activities, for example, is participation no longer possible?
- How old were you when you were first diagnosed?
- What types of treatments did you / are you following? How has your diet changed and overall what is the impact of the change?
- How satisfied were you/are you overall by the range of treatment options you were offered?
These questions are only a guide and so please feel free to bring up any other issues that you consider are relevant to you.
Thanks very much in advance for your help. Remember, a blog is really like having a conversation with lots of people at the same time and so please check back on the blog to see what others have said so that if you would like to add to their thoughts you can. It’s a conversation and a chance to learn and share!
