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The retired Australian professional soccer player was just 27 when he became seriously injured with gout at the 2006 World Cup.
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The left-handed former baseball pitcher struggled with it throughout his entire career. He just woke up one day with a terrible pain in his foot.
While he was coaching the Portland Trail Blazers at the age of 46, the former NBA star got gout.
Leto was diagnosed with painful gout after losing 60 (27 kg) pounds he had gained for starring in 'Chapter 27' in 2007.
One of the founding fathers of the United States may have missed some meetings due to gout.
When he wasn't ordering the beheading of his wives, King Henry VIII was suffering from gout. He was often depicted as overweight, eating meat, and drinking wine, which all increase levels of gout causing uric acid.
One of the best actors of all time was diagnosed with gout in 1965 at the age of 58 while filming a movie.
British author and poet Samuel Johnson suffered from gout from age 65, below the ankles.
The famed English actor suffered with gout in his later years, too.
Two years before the English scientist and mathematician died, he began suffering from painful gout.
Because the Supreme Leader of North Korea wasn't seen in public in a month in 2014, it was presumed and rumored that he had been suffering from a myriad of health conditions, including gout.
Now, let's look at famous figures who have struggled with gout. For instance, the late operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti shared that he had the condition.
The French astrologer who was known for his prophesies suffered from severe gout towards the end of his life, which eventually developed into edema.
One of the most prolific composers of all time is presumed to have had attacks of rheumatism or gout.
The buildup of the uric acid crystals in your joints can last for anywhere between three and 10 days. Between attacks, there are no symptoms.
The symptoms include swelling and pain in the feet and joints surrounding the feet. Sudden and intense pain can make your foot feel like it’s on fire.
What can you do about it? Home remedies that help lower your risk of uric acid prevent attacks. There are plenty of options both in food and through supplements.
Gout is caused by a whole host of different diseases and conditions and is defined by a buildup of uric acid in the feet.
Blood and metabolism disorders can cause it and so too can dehydration. Kidney and thyroid problems can also cause it, and it's also associated with aging.
Tart cherries, magnesium, ginger, diluted apple cider vinegar, celery, nettle tea, dandelion, and milk thistle seeds are but to name a few.
It can be surprisingly hard for people to pinpoint where the attack came from. Keeping a diary might help.
However, it usually needs treatment or it turns into a severe form of arthritis called gouty arthritis. The medication is strong doses of uric acid.
Gout is hereditary in the sense that some of the conditions that cause it are hereditary. Also, certain genes affect the amount of uric acid the body holds onto and releases.
Some triggers are high purine foods like red meats, organ meats, some seafood, and alcohol. Beer makes your body less efficient at processing the acid.
If you have medical conditions or take medications that raise your risk of gout, ask your doctor how you can lower your chances of gout attacks.
Other than that it’s taking anti-inflammatories and painkillers. You’ll also be asked to live a healthier lifestyle by stopping smoking, limiting alcohol, and losing weight (if you’re overweight). In severe cases, it may be operated on.
If you don’t treat gout, it becomes chronic. Hard lumps, which are named tophi, start to deposit around the joints in the soft tissue and they can permanently damage it.
Gout celebs
Gout is an awfully painful condition that can cause intense pain and swelling of the feet and surrounding joints. It’s a condition that afflicted many kings from the past but we don’t hear about it much anymore. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's gone!
To learn more about the condition and discover some of the most famous figures who suffered from it, click through this gallery.
Gout and the celebrities who got it
May 22 is Gout Awareness Day
CELEBRITY Diseases
Gout is an awfully painful condition that can cause intense pain and swelling of the feet and surrounding joints. It’s a condition that afflicted many kings from the past but we don’t hear about it much anymore. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's gone!
To learn more about the condition and discover some of the most famous figures who suffered from it, click through this gallery.