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Gerald was diagnosed with gout in 1980. He has had around 12 attacks in the last 12 months which have affected his feet, ankles, knees and hands. In the past he took allopurinol, but he has recently started taking febuxostat.
Gerald lives with his wife and has two children. He is retired, and previously worked as a Production Foreman. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Tony has an attack of gout about once every three months. Gout has mainly affected his feet, but he has also had attacks in his knee and elbows. He manages his attacks by taking diclofenac, and generally finds that his symptoms are gone within four days.
Tony lives with his wife and has two children. He is retired, and previously worked as a Corporate Banker. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Ben had one attack of gout when he was 30. The symptoms lasted for around two weeks and he was prescribed naproxen tablets. He occasionally gets an unusual sensation in his toe and questions whether it is the beginning of another attack.
Ben lives with his partner. He works as the Creative Director of a media company. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Michael's first attack of gout was about 14 years ago and he has had attacks in various different joints. He tried taking allopurinol but did not believe that it was effective, so he now manages his attacks by taking anti-inflammatories.
Michael lives with his wife and three children. He works part-time as a Lecturer and also has a card franchise. Ethnic background/nationality: White Irish.
Arthur gets attacks of gout in his hands, feet, knees and ankles, and takes Naproxen to manage them. His first attack was about 30 years ago, and he has had four attacks in the last 12 months.
Arthur lives with his wife. He has one child who is married. Arthur is now retired, and previously worked as a Police Officer. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Tony's first attack of gout was in his big toe joint. His second attack occurred five years later following an episode of food poisoning, and lasted for several months. Tony then started taking allopurinol, and has not had an attack for 20 years.
Tony lives with his wife and has two children. He is now retired, and previously worked as a secondary school Headteacher. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Ian was diagnosed with gout in 1996. He had attacks every few months in his knees, ankle, wrist and elbow, and managed these with diclofenac tablets and ice bags. In 2010 Ian started taking allopurinol, and has not had an attack of gout since.
Ian lives with his wife and two children. He works as a business consultant. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Alastair has had three attacks of gout in the last 13 years. Two were in his big toe joint, and the third affected his ankle.
Alastair lives with his wife and has two daughters. He works as a teacher and study support tutor. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Jonathan was diagnosed with gout in 2007, and bought a kit to monitor his own uric acid levels. He has had attacks in his knee and ankle. Jonathan now takes 400mg of allopurinol every day, and has not had an attack for 18 months.
Jonathan lives with his partner and works as a University Lecturer. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Eddie has had gout for 30 years. It affects his feet, knees and hands. He has had around six attacks in the last year, and is a member of an internet support forum for people with gout.
Eddie lives alone and has two children. His wife died in in 2008. Eddie is now retired, and previously worked as a Branch Manager for a Travel Agency. Ethnic background/nationality:...
