I have had a few bouts of it and have been told by my Dr. To avoid certain foods, just curious if anybody has any advice or experience with it? I do know it is pretty damn painful !
I was told I have psuedogout, but I don't trust most of what that doctor told me. I have found that things like bacon, sandwich meat, and other high nitrate/high salt foods definitely have an effect on me. I eat them sparingly, and tend to do pretty well.
If you take other meds be sure to check out potential side effects. Docs sometimes miss this. Some BP meds can increase gout issues.
I've had it all my adult life and I just drink a ton of water when I feel it coming on. I have cut out alcohol, I usually get a light bout and water helps me get over it in a few days.
I, and pretty much everybody else in my family, have gout issues. I wouldn't rely on diet. Talk to you doctor about getting on alopurinol for prevention, and keep a prescription for indomethacin on hand to stop flares. I tried to gut my way through the pain for a long time. Eventually I wised up.
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How impactful was cutting out alcohol, in relation to your gout?
Pretty painful??? Excruciating would be more accurate, at least in my case when I had it. Couldn't even stand to have bed covers touching my feet for nearly a week. It's been several years, but my doctor came to the house and gave me some kind of shot, and if I remember correctly, I was on oral meds for a few days. I don't EVER want to experience that kind of pain again!
Yeah, gout is one painful sombeech. I get mild flare ups every now and then. Usually when I have too many chilidogs or shrimp. The sandwich meat never bothered me too much, but I only eat real ham or turkey breast. I do miss beer and boloney.
I've been taking allpurinol for years. No certain foods causing flair-ups for me, but when they do, very mild.
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