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Yes it comes and goes. In my case, the initial pain was relatively sudden, throbbing, enough to keep me awake at night. I also got an x-ray which doesn't tend
by neogodless 6y ago
Yes it comes and goes.
In my case, the initial pain was relatively sudden, throbbing, enough to keep me awake at night. I also got an x-ray which doesn't tend to indicate gout, but did show some mobility issues (hallux limitus/rigidus) which were treated with increasingly expensive orthotic inserts.... and it went away after the initial issue for five years. Then it came back, new custom inserts (and some naproxen), went away for another twenty months. When it came back, it kind of stuck around, not the full on pain, but a dull aching that just wouldn't quit, thus the more thorough investigation.
In my case, I think the causes were a combination of gout triggers - not enough hydration, alcohol intake, high protein diets, etc.
- blinkingled 6y agoI drink plenty of water - rarely drink alcohol but diet on the other hand may not have been all that good in the past although now I am on a lean one and move around a lot - I will definitely check for gout if it happens again. Thanks for bringing this up - it was bugging me on and off that I had something happen that I don't know the root cause for!
- samizdis 6y agoYou might be interested in this NY Times article from last month. The comment thread also seems useful, with contributors talking about their own experiences. I was surprised to see fructose fingered as a chief suspect, mainly because of modern consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in many foods: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25102116 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25102116