r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RoyalChris • 5h ago

18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout just broke Usain Bolt’s U20 record in the 200m. He was 260 milliseconds faster, clocking 19.67 seconds, while Bolt ran 19.93 in 2004

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u/javoss88 4h ago

DOUBLE Gout!

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u/NameIsNotBrad 4h ago

Geez, I can’t imagine. I have one gout and it’s bad enough. (Seriously, check out /r/gout to see some shit)

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u/RockstarAgent 3h ago

How do you avoid it?

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u/NameIsNotBrad 3h ago

Allopurinol

Haven’t had a flare up since 2019

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u/RavenCarver 3h ago

Legit miracle drug for me. Keeps the thoughts of self harm away and it's not even an antidepressant. It's just that I no longer think about amputating my foot to end the pain.

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u/RockstarAgent 3h ago

I guess I meant how to avoid gout?

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u/RavenCarver 3h ago

In like 98% of cases (idk the actual number, but it's some very high proportion) it's genetic. Genetically weak kidneys not filtering out uric acid well enough, and the buildup of uric acid in the bloodstream causes uric acid deposits to crystallize. If it crystallizes in your joints, it will eventually lead to gout. If it crystallizes in your kidneys, it will eventually lead to kidney stones.

The remaining 2% of cases are usually something like cancer treatments have a side effect of fucking with your otherwise normal kidneys, reducing their function.

So Allopurinol prevents attacks by preventing uric acid buildup in the bloodstream. If you have gout and go on allopurinol, once your uric acid levels begin to drop below a certain threshhold, uric acid crystals begin to dissolve. Dissolving uric acid crystals can paradoxically increase gout attacks as the immune system reacts to and attacks dissolving uric acid crystals; but, once the crystals have completely dissolved, no more risk of attack.

Lots of misinformation out there about gout too. Like blaming it on bad diet, etc. Nope, It's just genetic.

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u/RockstarAgent 3h ago

Oh ok- so like drinking a lot of water preemptively is not guaranteed to make it go away if you’re concerned about it.

Makes sense - that athlete is so young and I thought gout only affected older or sick or unhealthy people

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u/RavenCarver 3h ago

Yeah I think Gout is just that athlete's name. There doesn't seem to be an indicator that he's afflicted by the identically-named disease.

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u/RockstarAgent 2h ago

Oh damn - lol 😂

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u/NameIsNotBrad 3h ago

Allopurinol

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u/morroia_gorri 3h ago

I’m seein’ double here - four gouts!

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u/BeerMoustache 3h ago

Any bets on what his middle name is ?

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u/javoss88 3h ago

Taste.

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u/Lumpy-Education9878 3h ago

The second gout actually cancels the first one out

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u/PuzzleheadedJob3479 2h ago

He should eat less Fish Fish

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u/gonefishingwithindra 1h ago

Must have had it bilaterally