Sunday, June 10, 2012
About this Gout blog
Hello Everyone,
I started this blog about Gout as I have been suffering from Gout for many years. I found that many of my friends and relatives have Gout too. Knowledge and experience have been shared around us. I found that different people have different Gout experience, some better, some worse. I hope this blog can help people who are interested in this topic. For each post, I will try to include some references as suggested readings. And if you have any Gout experience you can share, especially about any food, drink, or drug, please feel free to leave some comment.
Here is the list of the blog so far, feel free to visit.
Oatmeal causing Gout attack?
Green Tea Causing Gout?
Is Gout genetic?
Sport causing Gout?
With Gout, how much water should I drink?
MSG/Additives, causing Gout Attack?
Gout pills side effects......?
What can I do when I feel Gout attack is coming?
Soup causing Gout?
How much water should I drink after exercise?
Cherries Good for Gout?
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Gout sucks. Mis-diagnosed for 10 years as arthritis. Diagnosed one year ago as Gout. Life change. Since diagnosis a whole food, plant based diet exclusively. No booze. No beer. Excercise 3-4 x a week and Mt. Bike single speed 2-3 times a week (weather dependent. Now at 6'1", 185lbs.
ReplyDeleteSteady Eddy on 300mg of Allopurinol daily. Awoke this AM at 4:00 with Wiley Coyote Anvil on Toe.
Back on Colcrys(sp) and Meloxicam with continued Allopurinol. Stay on this for 2 weeks before visit or revist to Rheumatoid Doc.
I'm now 50 years of age and want to continue a quality of life the I'm accustomed to but cannot shake the pain today. Swollen, hot, red. Darn it! Gout sucks.
Hi William,
DeleteI suggest you can try stop doing exercise. Too many sweating will increase your uric acid concentration in blood, which will increase chance of Gout attack.
Try drink more water to discharge the purine
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Finally, its better to keep track on what to you.The diet patterns give you a hint of which kinds of food cause you the attack,
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Delete( Accidental Gout relief discovery that works for Me).
ReplyDeleteHave had gout for 8 years. Typically started in the big toe I broke years ago. Got put onto Indocid/Arthrexin Colchicine. Eventually Allopurinol.
Took that for 6 months with good results then stubbornly stopped taking it.
Have had the occasional attack mainly in my knees which affects my life , family and friends as it cripples me for a few days and I make everyone around me miserable mainly due to the medication.
I'd had enough last week and having no pills and only lots of Ice I placed the big blocks of ice on my knee for about an hour, then bent my knee for about 3-5mins in the most painful position and repeated this for a good part of the day. This process reduced the swelling , kills the pain and eliminated the gout. This is the 2nd time in 3 weeks I've done this.It does work for me.
Hope it is of help to anyone.
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ReplyDeleteI just got over a gout attack that lasted over a week in my right big toe. Its still stiff but pain has gone down. So let me tell you what NOT to have to add to the above: (based on my experience)
ReplyDelete-BEER – .. beer has highest purine content to trigger gout attacks. if you suffer from gout, you MUST avoid beer!
-Sugary / fructose drinks – they can trigger a gout attack instantly by raising your uric acid level fast.
-shell fish – prawns, shrimp… a real shame to give these up but I have to!
-steak/red meat – maybe once a year but not every week!
now.. what I have tried to help heal myself WITHOUT going to the doctors to get the hard medicines that can screw up your body:
-warm foot bath with Epsom salts
-celery seed extract pills (not sure about this as I just started)
-advil ibuprofen (helped with the pain)
-cherries – LOTS per day
-blueberries – LOTS per day
-water water water! 3 litres a day MINIMUM!
also,
-DO NOT wear tight fitting shoes/dress shoes.
-DO NOT ice the gout area
-DO NOT force yourself to walk when in extreme pain
I hope all of you recover fast.. this week long attack was my longest since I got diagnosed in 2008. It was unbearable and I never want to experience it again.
Yes, diet is the major cause for Gout! It's new to me that "Sugary / fructose drinks" will raise the uric acid level. Please update us more especially the results of "celery seed extract pills" .
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ReplyDeleteWell.. I was recovering over a weekend. the pain had subsided although there was still a bit of joint stiffness and if I moved my toe at a certain angle, i'd feel a shot of pain go through it. I stopped taking celery extract pills and I got cocky. So over the weekend when it seemed my gout was on the decline, I had a mcdonalds cheeseburger/French fries and then the next day I had fish n chips. Well, sure enough ... the Monday/start of the week my gout flared up again. I popped an advil for the pain and will start up the celery seed pills again (reducing from 2400mg to 1200mg daily). But at this stage, I will be going to the doctor to quite possibly go with some allo-purinol as I think its time I treat it with the serious medications.
ReplyDeleteFrom my experience, the attack recovers in about 1 week (with medicine). I believe the fast food is one of the cause for the attack. What I believe is the MSG/additive in the food as stated in my other post.
Deletehttp://andykinggout.blogspot.hk/2012/10/msgadditives-causing-gout-attack.html
Get well soon!
I am suffering from gouty arthritis since 8 years. It used to get sudden attacks of severe pain in the joints, more commonly in the big toe. The pain used to be unbearable. My doctor advised me to use Uloric Generic immediately after the first sign of pain and swelling in the joint. After I started using this medicine, the symptoms are under control.
ReplyDeleteGreat article, thanks. I used to suffer from gout and my health was ruined. Then I ate a few simple foods and my gout was gone - http://www.healthwise101.com/gout .
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