GOUT AND YOUR WHOLE BODY
It's true that gout can take a physical toll on your body. It may also have long-term effects on your overall health, including your mental and emotional well-being.
Gout Affects More Than Just Your Joints
Long-term gout complications may eventually cause bone and joint damage, impacting your ability to engage in everyday activities. But the damage to your joints may just be a warning of even bigger issues that can have an impact on other parts of your body, like your kidneys, heart, and even your eyes.
Living with gout? It’s important to know that gout is a progressive disease, which may impact your:
Beyond the pain,
gout can impact your life in a variety of ways, including leading to additional stress and anxiety.
Emotional and Social Burdens
Beyond the pain, uncontrolled gout can impact your life in a variety of ways. The unpredictability of flares and joint pain may lead to:
- Additional stress and anxiety
- Limited ability to do activities you enjoy
- Missing work
- Difficulty sleeping
Meet Samantha, a Goutspoken Ambassador
We run such a tight schedule with my girls’ activities, and when I flare, I have to figure out if I can work from home, if I can drive, and who’s taking the kids where, putting a strain on my husband and my mom.
Samantha is a real patient living with gout. She has been paid by Sobi to tell her story.