Do People With Gout Suffer Constant Pain?

[Superiorfeline]

My father had just developed it recently. I wonder if it hurts every day, all the time.

[237SJ]

I`m not an expert but I thinks it hurts constantly while there is a flare up. Then it goes away and can come back again.

[Sqad]

Well, yes they do if the gout is not treated, however, acute gout should settle and be painless if treated within a fortnight.
However gout can be a precursor to chronic arthritis and the pain may well be persistent.

[Tilly2]

That's right, 237. Mr T has gout flare ups. Agony for a few days, then it peters out.

[Superiorfeline]

237sj, so between flares, there's no pain?

[Superiorfeline]

Tilly2, sqad, thanks. Feeling better about it now.

[237SJ]

Superiorfeline. My late brother in law was a renal failure patient and he had gout a couple of times. Terrible pain (where he couldn't even stand the weight of the duvet on his feet at night) but then it went away and he was alright again.

[Tilly2]

It is extremely painful. I hope it clears soon. What medication is he taking?

[jno]

no, it usually comes and goes for no particular reason; sometimes it hurts more than others. It's more likely to affect older men (and women). It can be treated, though, as Sqad says, and pretty much prevented altogether.

[LadyCG]

Yes, a crystal arthropathy such as gout is a painful condition and an acuty gouty flare can cause considerably reduced mobility due to the level of pain it confers.

How is your father's gout being managed at present?

[yrneh1938]

i got gout 10 years ago
went to doc gave me allopurinal tablets
no problems now
can eat and drink what i want
hope it helps u