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In 2019, around 36 percent of those suffering from gout in the U.S. believed a flare up from gout is more painful than kidney stones. Gout is a form of arthritis that causes severe and sudden pain.

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I was always super afraid of kidney stones because everyone says they are sooo painful, but this gives me hope. I mean this HURTS LIKE HELL, but like I can get through it it's not nightmare scary like I imagined a kidney stone would be, but I guess it's in different areas of the body, so hard to compare.

The worst part is 50% of people with gout get it in the big joint of the big toe, which is highly inconvenient for walking lol( or DRIVING!- an thank goodness this time it's in my left foot. Last time I had this was in the right foot and not only could i Not walk, but I could barely drive)  I almost can't put any pressure at all on it or risk collapsing from pain, so I'm basically hobbling around barely able to move.  I've always had a pretty high tolerance to pain just because of the physical torture I've put myself through over the years, but yeah this is a bad one.



SO ! HERE'S WHERE THE KRATOM SCIENCE EXPERIMENT BEGINS!

I have some good Red Bali Kratom, and it's good for pain. Don't get me wrong, Kratom can have it's downside too with addiction and WD's.

But I think I'm gonna suffer the potential WD effects, because they will pale in comparison to this.  because I don't think I'm going to be able to function without it. I don't even know if it will work but I'm about to take some and see how it feels.  I can barely stand up


This will actually be a cool experiment on how effective Kratom is for pain management with gout without narcotics, because I've never had to use Kratom for a pain that was considered debilitating.


I  Will report back! About to drop the kratom if I can make it across the room LOL but would love to hear from you all any stories or experience you have!

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morrowasted said:
You're also treating the gout though right? Not just the pain it causes?

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sui said:
Dang fiery that sucks. Good luck I hope you feel better.

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Newbie said:
OMG Fuck gout.  When I was 90lbs heavier and a daily, heavy beer drinker (and meat eater) I would have flare-ups that lasted days if not a week.  That pain is insane.  It felt like someone cut open my big toe and ankle, spread tiny glass shards in the joints then sewed me back up.  Even the weight of a blanket was to much to bear.


Sorry if it's too personal, but are you a heavy beer drinker?  If so it might be time to start a lifestyle change.  Count those calories and cut out the beer.

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