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attacks them.
And when the immune system does that… the
in}ammation that results is experienced as a
‘gout attack’.
Also known as excruciating, awful pain.
If you suyer from gout then I truly feel for you.
I know what you’re going through.
It’s been just over 2 years now since my |nal
gout attack. But I still remember what it felt
like.
Anyway, that was the doctor’s explanation of
gout. So far, so simple.
Gout only gets worse
Over the |rst year or so my gout attacks went
from one attack every 1 or 2 months, to
monthly and then, occasionally, to every few
weeks.
I started with the standard meds: anti-
in}ammatories, steroid jabs, drugs to reduce