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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:...
Sue and her husband, Alan, have both had gout. Sue initially took colchicine, but now manages her gout by taking allopurinol. She has not had an attack since she began taking allopurinol.
Sue lives with her husband and has two children. She is now retired, and previously worked as a Social Worker. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Alan and his wife, Sue, have both had gout. Alan gets attacks around three times a year, and manages these by taking colchicine. Gout usually affects the joints in his foot, but he has also had attacks in his knee.
Alan lives with his wife and has one child. He is now retired. He previously worked as a Civil Servant. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Joe first experienced gout in his big toe joint, which his GP believed was caused by dehydration resulting from the extreme heat in Joe's working environment. Joe takes allopurinol every day and has not had an attack of gout for four years.
Joe lives with his wife, and has one daughter. He is now retired, and previously worked as a Sanitary Ware Caster. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Peter was diagnosed with gout in 1993. He was prescribed allopurinol which he still takes every day. Peter believes that gout has not affected his life at all, and has experienced no symptoms in the last 20 years.
Peter lives with his wife. They had three children together, but sadly one child died. He is retired, and previously worked as a Quantity Surveyor. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
Harry was diagnosed with gout in 1966. He was prescribed colchicine, but had an allergic reaction to allopurinol. In 2010 he was referred to a specialist. Harry now takes febuxostat every day, and has not had an attack of gout since 2011.
Harry lives with his partner. He is retired, and previously worked as a Cost Accountant. Ethnic background/nationality: White English.
