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Q: Sore and tired feet
asked by: halfcow on April 16th, 2008
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Hi, there. I've been a gout sufferer for about 5 years and (as anyone with gout would do) I have done a lot of research about the disease. Lately, however, my symptoms have been kind of unusual. For example, the pain has not felt as much like a sharp pain, but rather it feels like my feet are just very sore and tired. Also, the pain is no longer in one certain spot. It is a dull ache in several places all at once, along the bottoms of my feet (heels, arches, balls of the feet).

It feels as though I have been walking or standing all day, but I have not. On one hand, I am glad that the pain is not as severe as usual, but on the other hand I kind of wish I could go ahead and have one big, painful attack and get it over with. Laughing Instead, my feet just hurt all the time.

Do these types of symptoms still sound like gout? Or, is it possible that I have some other problem going on? I have asked the doctor about it, but all he did was test my uric acid level and confirmed that it was gout. Rolling Eyes Gee, thanks a lot. I already know I have a high uric acid level, but that does not DISPROVE the possibility of other problems. Has anyone else had these symptoms?

By the way, I have tried the "baking soda" remedy that so many of you have praised. I think it may have lowered the frequency of my attacks a little, but it has not eliminated them completely.
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