[quote=Marlene41]
Didn't they use to refer to gout as the "Rich Man's Disease"?

Also the "disease of kings," because only the rich could afford to drink alcohol and eat meat, seafood and the rich, fatty foods associated with gout.
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I got gout with every cisplatin treatment, even thought I was barely eating anything. And I wasn't drinking at all.

Survivor. 55yr male. Dx 07/09 SqCCa Stage IV, Rt Tonsil, Lt&Rt Lymph Nodes. Aborted tonsilectomy 07/09. Chemo port 07/09. PEG 09/09. Chemo - 3xCisplatin 6xErbitux. RTx35. Tx ended 11/09. CAT scan (clean) 01/10. PET scan (clean) 02/10. Port & PEG removed 04/10.