is gout ridden permanent?

[Sorceress]

my son of 9 is gout ridden, will he be gout ridden forever?

[Sorceress]

anyone?

[Taxidermy Minotaur]

i think so, gout is basically your joints calcifying, in the real world there is no cure so i would assume so in this game

[Zippo]

Is he your heir? If so, it's time to get a new one...

[Half-lidded Bruiser]

Technically, no, but it's very unlikely to go away.
If I'm understanding the pertinent scripting, there's a chance to recover once a year. There's also a "max" recovery time of 30 years, but I'm not sure what that handles.
I've only seen a character recover from it once. Funny enough, that was an heir I had disinherited a few months before they recovered.

[D34DLY]

in RL changing your diet can cure gout.

in the game I haven't seen gout get cured.

[lukimuki]

just kill him
in game: you can disnherited your heir and get a new one

[Taxidermy Minotaur]

Originally posted by D34DLY:

in RL changing your diet can cure gout.

in the game I haven't seen gout get cured.

this is the first time i've heard gout can be cured, and by a change in diet no less, if true well then i'll be damned

[The Former]

Originally posted by warden1221:

Originally posted by D34DLY:

in RL changing your diet can cure gout.

in the game I haven't seen gout get cured.

this is the first time i've heard gout can be cured, and by a change in diet no less, if true well then i'll be damned

I'm not sure if it "cures" it so much as makes the symptoms less intense.

In any case, all these people telling you to "just kill" your heir are a bit hair-triggered. Give it some time. Let him come of age and see how it affects his health. If at that point you're not pleased, disinherit him and let your second son rule. One of my finest monarchs had gout for a decade and a half before he died at 73, so gout isn't exactly a king-killer.

[Natius]

just choose 2nd option when doctor see you
this is harsh but its cure that (in bad consequence)

[Taxidermy Minotaur]

well i wasn't sure about weather or not gout could be cured or treated in any way, in fact my dad has gout in his ankles, a sort of side effect if you could call it that from his lifestyle after having many leg injuries after rugby, mainly torn muscles and ligaments, and yet looking back on it now i've never seen or heard him complain about gout. its funny how this public education about issues such as gout and diabetes arose because of a game feature not being clear to someone

[Myth Alric]

Gout is caused by a built up uric acid which forms crystals. If you just reduce the build up of uric acid and the formations of the crystal then you won't have gout any longer. Diet is a big part of it and they have medication for it as well. You don't really 'cure' it in the sense you can get rid of it permanently but as long as you keep the healthy diet you will be fine in most cases.

Diet is a big part of it, though there are some other things that can contribute as well. So should talk to a doctor if you have it. Though yeah, there is no reason most people have to live with gout and it can be treated. In fact it can leave to permanent damage if left untreated so shouldn't just leave it alone.

[Sorceress]

Originally posted by Myth Alric:

Gout is caused by a built up uric acid which forms crystals. If you just reduce the build up of uric acid and the formations of the crystal then you won't have gout any longer. Diet is a big part of it and they have medication for it as well. You don't really 'cure' it in the sense you can get rid of it permanently but as long as you keep the healthy diet you will be fine in most cases.

Diet is a big part of it, though there are some other things that can contribute as well. So should talk to a doctor if you have it. Though yeah, there is no reason most people have to live with gout and it can be treated. In fact it can leave to permanent damage if left untreated so shouldn't just leave it alone.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GAME HERE!

[bearfieldlee]

Gout is little crystals in the blood making pressure on that area super painful. I know someone who had it and he said it was ridiculously painful. No cure in 2021, just management so I'm pretty sure there was no cure in the middle ages!

[Melkolf]

Gout in the foot? Medieval cure - chop it off. Now you're Infirm/Wounded or whatever. But at least the gout's cured. Until you get it in the other foot. Then you're in real trouble with a new trait: hopping mad...

Sorry, gout is not funny, it's effing painful and an old mate once said he considered such drastic action to relieve himself of it.

[Hrd2Reech]

It would be horrible if he died in battle......just saying.(wink)