There's a correlation between lead poisoning and gout. Neither would heal in a couple days, tho. Ben Franklin had the gout, maybe caused by lead fortified wine. Moonshiners who use old radiators for stills can get lead poisoning and gout. So careful whose 'shine you use for a cure!
Flaking (mostly white) paint and antique plumbing are the major current worries for lead poiseoning.