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Gout Forums History

Soon after starting GoutPal, I realized I needed a forum to discuss gout with fellow sufferers. But my earliest platform didn't support discussions. So I started a separate forum.

In it's heyday, GoutPal Interactive helped thousands of gout sufferers every year. Which was especially useful. As there were no official gout guidelines at the time. But now we have guidelines that emphasize discussion between doctor and gout patient. Making gout sufferers need ways to research and discuss their options. So I've created new tools to help patients and physicians understand their roles in managing gout.

Along the way, I had to change the software several times. Until the original gout forum became inoperable. So I switched to the current gout forum. But now, advances in technology force me to adopt a new gout discussion strategy. However, the old forums contain a wealth of questions, experiences, and opinions. Most of which are still relevant to the new ways of managing gout.

Now, I am merging that history into this website. Giving you the chance to see how other sufferers resolve their gout concerns.

Original Gout Forum

Today, I've merged the original gout forum here. So this page serves as an index for finding relevant gout forum posts. More importantly, this page also serves as a roadmap for the vital integration of real-life concerns in gout treatment plans. Underlining patient involvement in current best practices for gout management.

I should point out that I recently started to remodel the old forum as my story of GoutPal. But I never got far with that. So you might ignore any references to "Keith's GoutPal Story". Instead, you should focus on:

GoutPal's Original Gout Forum. A traditional form of online forum posts. Presented in a date-sequenced list.
Gout Discussions and Summaries. A collection of articles by myself and other gout sufferers. Including many with extensive discussion about important gout concerns.

For completeness, here is a link to the original gout forum home page.

Using The Gout Forum

Here in the main gout website, there are several articles that refer to using the gout forum. Including personal research for management plans. Or just about how to share thoughts with other gout sufferers. So here is a list of relevant articles that refer to using the gout forum.

Note that these are references to using (or how to use) different gout forums. Rather than actual gout discussions. This summary replaces many forum and discussion pages. But if you are interested in specific gout topic forums, see the gout forum archives ^[1-11].

2021 GoutPal Forum. Still active, but merging soon.
Forum Tag. Note that this includes guidance for people looking for specific gout forum topics. Such as "allopurinol forum" or "Uloric forum". Note that these are references to using (or how to use) different gout forums. Rather than actual gout discussions.
Suggestion Box. Replaced by "Gout Issues".
Send Your Gout Pictures. Part of "Gout Issues" - may need guidance notes.
Gout Research. See Gout Research Introduction below.
Gout Forum Guidelines. Forum is now Discussions and Issues. So I need feedback from users on what guidance they need.
Forum Contact. To be replaced by a new version based on Contact Keith Taylor. That version will be customized towards gout. But I need to improve my main contact page first. In the meantime, see Gout Discussions and Issues below. More importantly, if you have any problems contacting me, please explain in GoutPal Contact Page Issues.

Gout Research Introduction

My emphasis now is to provide you with tools that help you plan your gout recovery. Because the latest guidelines from gout professionals advise you to work with your doctor. Then you have a plan that meets professional standards. And also meets your needs and wants. In fact, doctors must now personalize gout management plans to suit you. But how can that happen if you don't know how to tell your doctor about your choices?

The answer is for you to learn about your role. So I recommend starting your personal gout research projects. Then you can chat about your plans in GoutPal's Gout Discussions. Or you can seek direct help with your plan in GoutPal's Gout Issues.

I am preparing new guidance notes for your personal gout research projects. Starting with Resolve Your Gout Concerns Today and Start Your Uric Acid Plan Today.

Gout Discussions and Issues

I've always regarded the forum as a place for gout sufferers to improve GoutPal information for the benefit of others. So I've had lots of success over the years with forum regulars who have contributed ways they have worked with their doctors for improved gout treatment. But I've also seen lots of gouty opinions. Which might be interesting, but they don't really help improve advice for gout patients. Therefore, I've split the gout forum into Issues and discussions.

Gout Issues are for:

Changes to a specific GoutPal page.
Missing information that should be on a GoutPal page.
Help with your personal gout project. Which should, wherever possible, refer to relevant GoutPal page(s).

Gout Discussions are for any other experiences and opinions about gout.

Your Gout Discussion Forums

You have learned how GoutPal's Gout Forums are changing to issues and discussions. So here is how you can share your thoughts.

This page is under review at GoutPal User Documentation Project. So you should join that project if you want access to:

Content improvements prior to publication
Research materials
Additional project notes, links, and files

Also, you can contribute to the research team if you wish. However, you can still have your say in the feedback section below. Because it is your questions, experiences, and opinions that drive GoutPal to be a better resource for all gout sufferers.

Leave Gout Discussions Forum to browse the Gout and Uric Acid Blog.

Gout Discussions Forum Comments

Please add your comments here. Or see more feedback options below.

Your feedback options are:

Easy Gout Comments. Add comments above.
Focused Gout Concerns. Create a new issue about any gout concern that you want to resolve. Or join an existing issue.
General Gout Chat. Start a new discussion about any gout topic that interests you. Or join an existing discussion.
Versatile Gout Annotations. Annotations allow you to personalize GoutPal pages to help you learn. But they also work as a feedback option. Especially if you use the Public Group, the GoutPal Links Subscriber Group, or a GoutPal Project Group. For more information, I recommend that you subscribe to my free newsletter.

If you are asking a question, it is best to:

Search for that question in the GoutPal Search Engine first.
Choose the most relevant result.
Refer to that result as you ask your question.

Gout Discussions Forum References

Keith Taylor. "Help Mend GoutPal." Nov 30 2011. GoutPal Suggestion Box Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Improving Gout Forums For All." Nov 7 2012. Improving GoutPal Forums Archive.
Keith Taylor, Google Inc. "The GoutPal Search Engine." Nov 1 2009. Gout Search Engine Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Gout Forum." Nov 3 2009. GoutPal Forum Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Gout Pictures." Nov 3 2009. Share Your Gout Photos Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Symptoms and Causes Gout Forum Image." Aug 15 2020. See archive for photo details.
Keith Taylor. "Symptoms and Causes Gout Forum." Oct 19 2012. Gout Symptoms Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Gout Forum Guidelines." Dec 13 2012. Gout Forum Guidelines Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Gout Forum Icon." Nov 3 2009. Gout Forum Icon Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Gouty Arthritis Forums." Jul 25 2011. Gouty Arthritis Forums Archive.
Keith Taylor. "Contact Keith Taylor at GoutPal." May 11 2014. Contact Keith Taylor at GoutPal Archive.