1 You will not have joint pain or stiffness, but this does not mean your gout is cured. 2  You will still need treatment to prevent chronic gout. 3  Chronic tophaceous gout: Without treatment, large amounts of uric acid crystals, called tophi, collect around your joints. 4  The crystals can destroy or deform the joints.
Share. By Scott P. Richert. Question: Lent, the period of prayer and fasting in preparation for Easter, is 40 days long, but there are 46 days between Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar, and Easter.
It's that time again! Lent begins on March 5 (Ash Wednesday). It's an approximately six-week period in which Christians give up something, usually rich food, to show penitence for the death of Jesus and to emulate his example. Some non-Christians take part just to see how long they can go without their favourite things.