(LEAD) N. Korean leader suffering from gout: source

Yonhap News ^ | 2014/09/26

[TigerLikesRooster]

(LEAD) N. Korean leader suffering from gout: source

2014/09/26 14:30

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to be suffering from gout due to his poor management of his health as well as family traits, a source familiar with North Korea affairs said Friday.

Speculation has been rife that the young leader in his early 30s may have a health problem as recent video footage released from the North has shown him walking with a limp.

Kim last appeared in public on Sept. 3 to attend a concert. He was absent from this year's second session of the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday.

"Kim Jong-un is suffering from gout, which is why he is limping on both legs," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I understand that he is suffering from gout along with hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure."

Kim's health is believed to have deteriorated due to his habit of frequent drinking and overeating.

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[1217Chic]

What a gross thought....just ruined my am java....

[COBOL2Java]

Hollywood is saddened...

[JPG]

Who's the lucky stiff who gets to tell the little fat kid that he has to knock off the booze and all of his favorite delectable treats?

[ClearCase_guy]

Maybe we can send Hans Blix over?

[Mark17]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to be suffering from gout due to his poor management of his health.

Oh my goodness Mr Kim Jong Un, I am deeply saddened to hear you are suffering from gout.

LOL, actually, I do not wish him well. I wish him pain and misery and agony and sorrow every minute of his disgusting life. I wish an agonizing, slow, painful death for him. After that, let God deal with his putrid, stinking carcass. Do you think I over did it a little, or did I get it about right?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Eat, drink, be merry! Your problem is that you worry about your health too much! Here, have another chocolate!”

[TigerLikesRooster]

I have no objection.:-)

[Bobalu]

He must be about the only one in all North Korea that can eat and drink enough to suffer from gout.

May the little shit’s feet swell up and bust and may his kidneys fail from the uric acid.

What a disgusting family of midget monsters :-(

[Mark17]

I have no objection.:-)

Why, thank you sir:-)

[JPG]

two down -- one to go

[njslim]

Why not send Moochelle instead...???

[fishnuts2]

That's nothing! Our Lady Liberty has been suffering from gout and a hemorrhoid for the last 6 years.

[SampleMan]

Too much donkey meat and pastries. I’d like to see the fat ____ get the Mussolini treatment.

[muir_redwoods]

Its probably the only case of gout in all of NoKo

[nuconvert]

Gout - Is that all?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Gout often is accompanied by arthritic disease. The drug allopurinol is often taken to control attacks...

[TigerLikesRooster]

According to this report (in Korean), his ankle joints are damaged, due to overweight or gout. Specialists from Russia and Germany were flown in to treat him, according to government sources.

No words on more serious illness like stroke or heart attack. I guess he is not there yet, but he is apparently trying hard, so we will see him get there soon unless bullets get him first.:-)

[IronJack]

Gout has little to do with how much or how luxuriously one eats. That is a myth from the days when it was considered a “rich man’s disease.” It is a heredetary condition caused by the body’s inability to metabolize certain proteins, which causes a buildup of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia). It is an extremely painful, crippling malady but can be controlled with relatively inexpensive and safe medications.

I can think of few people I would wish it on, but Chia Junior is one of them.