A couple of days ago Scientists finally confirmed the old wive's tale that alcohol aggravates Gout.
Gout is an incredibly painful buildup of acid crystals around the joints, mostly in the feet, or big toe. There are a few causes, including alcohol overindulgence and being overweight. I got mine from wearing in a new pair of boots. They cut me right across the toes, did something nasty and I woke up in screaming agony one morning after work. After half a day I built up the bravery to walk the 100 yards to the Doctors'. It took me half an hour and I nearly passed out.
It's not really been that bad since, as they gave me anti-inflammatory pills to counteract it, but the last couple of days it's been really really bad, culminating yesterday when I spent most of the day near to tears as my foot seems to be a magnet for the kids. Put a bit of a dampener on Bethan's birthday, but it was still a pretty good day, despite being filthy miserable weather.
Wonder if I can find a "moods" type script I can alter...
