Question by Sarina77: i am 29 female and just found out I have gout. I thought i had broken my toe it hurts so much,. any tips?
I have been to the doctor and he said to avoid some meats and shell fish and that is all. He has given me some anti inflam drugs but I just want an idea on what diet changes I need to make in order for it not to come back again
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Answer by MaggieG
Ask the doctor.
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Yikes – my husband has it and it’s no fun.
Now that you know, you’ll start to figure out which foods work for you and which don’t – it’s pretty fast acting. Eat the wrong thing and you’ll get a flare-up within about 18 hours, usually less.
The main culprits are alcohol and rich meat (for my husband that means sweetbreads and veal, and sometimes turkey). Some people have real problems with nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants), others with broccoli / cauliflower.
If you’re having an attack, raw cherries or cherry juice can help the pain. It seems to cut the acid somehow. Other people swear by celery seed extract, but it made my husband worse.
Good luck – hope your case stays mild
Comment by Michelle R — January 17, 2011 @ 2:52 pm
Ask your Doc about Allopurinol.
Allopurinol acts to reduce the amount of uric acid in your body, it does nothing to relieve the pain of gout flares. For that there are anti-inflammatory drugs, colchicine is the age old remedy for flares, or naproxen and other nsaids, and celebrex is currently being studied for approval by the FDA for treatment of gout flares.
Allopurinol works, but in some people it can start to screw up your liver.
A new medication called Febuxostat has been approved for use in Europe, and should soon be approved by the FDA, is supposed to work better with less side affects.
Don’t believe anyone who tells you that red meat and alcohol is the cause of your gout. That is a misconception from ancient times, the so called “Disease of the Kings”. Higher protein foods have higher purine content, but all protein contains purines. Your gout is caused by your bodies inability to eliminate uric acid, nobody knows why. The uric acid forms crystals which get stuck in your joints, which causes the inflammation. You can avoid high protein organ meats such as liver and sweat breads, (yuk) and shellfish too they say, but you still have to eat, and drink, and the uric acid will build no matter what, (without medication.) So don’t let anyone try to lay a guilt trip on you about your diet or your alcohol consumption, that’s crap.
Cherries, cherry juice, pistachios and similar home remedies are crap too, in my opinion. I’ve tried them all. When your toe hurts so bad that you can’t stand the breeze of someone walking past, you won’t want to hear anything about a damned cherry. You will want drugs.
Comment by TXcousin — January 17, 2011 @ 3:25 pm
Organic apple cider vinegar take 2 tablespoons and mix it in a glass of cranberry juice or water or any liquid. My father was suffering from gout on his big toe joint then on his ankle for years I watched him stay home from work and in pain. I searched the internet and told him to take organic apple cider vinegar and he did. It has been 2 years since he started drinking ACV and he has not had any gout flareups. The doctors gave him some harsh prescription meds that didn’t help him, but organic apple cider vinegar I use (Braggs) you can get it at Henry’s or any health food store for under $ 3 a bottle.
Comment by kay_97204 — January 17, 2011 @ 3:45 pm