Question by Ashy Lady: My girlfriend was just diagnosed with Gout, can anyone explain what that is to me?

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Answer by ~*dReA*~
what is that…I don’t know…sorry, google it.

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Question by Peugeotagogo: What cures gout without drugs, especially if it just started to happen?

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Answer by gangadharan_nair
Gout is precipitation of monosodium urate crystals into tissue, usually in and around joints, most often causing recurrent acute or chronic arthritis. Acute arthritis is initially monarticular and often involves the first metatarsophalangeal joint; symptoms include acute pain, tenderness, warmth, redness, and swelling. Diagnosis requires identification of crystals in synovial fluid. Treatment of acute attacks is with anti-inflammatory drugs. Attacks are prevented with NSAIDs and/or colchicine, and, for persistent hyperuricemia, allopurinol or uricosuric drugs.
Please see the web pages for more details on Gout.

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Question by Michelle: I need to know Am i pregnant or just freaking gout?
I gave birth to a baby girl may 14th. I had my first period in august and then again in September. I haven’t had one since 9-16. I’ve taken 2 tests and both were negative. I have gained 4 pounds the past month. I’m always hungry. but i don’t feel like i did the first time i was pregnant.. I’m getting frustrated. Any ideas or comments??

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Answer by cookie2701
wow your baby and mine have the same birthday she was born in 2007.best thing see the doctor.all pregnancys are different.

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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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Question by grandoaks22: Has anyone ever heard of getting gout in you r knees? I thought it just attacked your feet and toes.?
I get crippling pain in my right knee. I thought it was the results of injuries and surgery 25 years ago. Can this be gout? I know I get gour in my right foot. Can it be the knee too?
Thanks

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It is possible to get gout in knees, elbows and hands along with the feet. However, having gout in large joints usually indicates chronic gout so you would have bad attacks elsewhere too.

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Vitamin C for Gout Treatment ? Just How Easy is it to Get the Required Daily Amount From Food?

Vitamin C for Gout Treatment – Just How Easy is it to Get the Required Daily Amount From Food?

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Vitamin C for Gout Treatment – Just How Easy is it to Get the Required Daily Amount From Food?

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In an earlier article I quoted examples of studies that have shown Vitamin C can reduce uric acid (UA) levels, the objective of all gout treatments whether by pharmaceuticals or natural remedies. The usual uric acid level target is 6mg/dL in men, slightly less in women. This is the level below which the trouble-causing MSU crystals, formed mainly from uric acid, may dissolve and thus alleviate or cure gout. However, there are no ironclad guarantees this will happen at that uric acid level.

The most recent of these studies suggested that 500 mg of Vitamin C daily could bring about a uric acid level reduction of about 10%. This is unlikely to be enough to bring UA levels down to the required target, but helpful. This amount of Vitamin C is easily purchased as a dietary supplement. Without question Vitamin C is the world’s best known and most widely available vitamin. It’s also one of the cheapest.

The late Dr. Robert Atkins (the Atkins Diet) also believed Vitamin C is helpful in gout treatment. It was one of the vitamins in his anti gout formula, as explained in “Dr. Atkins’ Vita-Nutrient Solution” (Simon & Schuster Inc., 1999). He included it because of a cause of gout theory that runs on these lines…

Uric acid is a major body antioxidant and antioxidants quell free radicals. Excessive uric acid is produced because of free radical production. i.e the body deals with free radicals by creating excess uric acid. Therefore provide the body with more antioxidants so that it doesn’t need to create excess uric acid.

This is not the usually explained purine theory. However it should be noted that not all gout sufferers have excessive uric acid in their bodies but most do. If you have gout and excess uric acid, the important thing is to try to reduce it.

The convention wisdom is that vitamins are best obtained from natural sources, that is from fresh foods. So how easy is it to eat or drink at least 500 mg of Vitamin C daily?

Just add up from the following list to get 500 mg daily. Source figures are taken from the USDA’s (United States Department of Agriculture) National Nutrient database release SR19. It is accessible online – search “National Nutrient database.”

To standardize and simplify this list: serving size is 1 cup unless stated; raw foods only (except peas); foods with added Vitamin C excluded; doesn’t account for different varieties, country or region of origin; climate when produced and other variables; figures rounded to whole numbers. It is, if you like, the big picture. Vitamin C amounts are in mg.

red peppers 190mg; orange juice 124 mg; green peppers 120 mg; strawberries 106 mg; orange 96 mg; grapefruit juice 94 mg; kale 80 mg; broccoli 79mg; pineapple 74 mg; kiwi fruit 71 mg; lemon juice 61 mg; cantaloupe melon 59 mg; mango 57 mg; cauliflower 47 mg; red cabbage 40 mg; roasted chestnuts (European ) 37 mg; peas (frozen) 35 mg; raspberries 32 mg; lemon 31 mg; honeydew melon 31 mg; blackberries 30 mg; cabbage 26 mg; watermelon (one wedge ) 23 mg; tomatoes 23 mg.

Since the potato is so popular, note one baked potato 202 grams size: 19 mg.

Fruits amount of vitamin C, if one whole fruit, or other amount, is the serving size: 1 papaya 188mg; 1 orange 70 mg; 1 red chili pepper 65 mg; and the juice from 1 orange 43 mg; 100 grams limes 29 mg.

And here’s a couple of surprises. Two spices or condiments that are high in vitamin C and not often mentioned: paprika 100 grams (71mg); prepared horseradish 100 grams (25mg).

It’s hard to summarise a daily diet for all the tastes of people who read this article. But the easiest (no cooking time) and probably the most popular way to reach 500 mg daily – drink plenty of orange juice. Or, putting it simply, and you’ve heard this before, eat these fruits and vegetables.

A few words about strawberries Berries are excellent foods for a gout diet, principally because of their flavonoid anthocyanidins. (It is the anthocyanidins in cherries which are believed to have positive effects on lowering uric acid levels) These act as antioxidants thus boosting general health which is so important for gout sufferers. But among the anthocyanidin berries, strawberries stand out as the highest in Vitamin C.

Strawberries should be considered very carefully by gout sufferers. The Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) stated that a diet of only strawberries had cured his gout. His linkage of vitamin C and gout gains extra weight from the fact that Linnaeus was a botanist. He probably knew a lot about strawberries.

But do not follow a strawberries only diet. This is a crash diet which is not a good idea since crash diets can trigger gout, and may worsen it. But if you suffer from gout strawberries are an excellent addition to your gout diet plan, because of their anthocyanidins, (the dominant one is pelargonidin), and their Vitamin C. Was it this combination that cured Linnaeus’ gout? Perhaps it was.

It’s not likely vitamin C on its own will cure gout. But it is helpful especially if combined with a low purine gout diet and other natural remedies for gout.

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Question by Ellie: What is gout and how do you know if you have it and does it attack any joints or just certain ones?

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Answer by Pixie
my dad has very bad gout and it affects him mostly in his elbows and knees. From what he has told me, gout is where your joint swells up and there is a lot of pressure and pain.

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Question by robb10036: I just found out I have gout. How long does it take for my pain (on my toe) stops?
It has one day already I have felt this pain.
I am not fat and I rarely drink alcohol.

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Answer by reza j
where can I meet you alone?

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Question by Laurabear41: I have diabetes and just found out I also have gout is there anything left that I can eat?
I know what I shouldn’t eat with the diabetes but I am not sure now that I have gout what to eat now they want me to limit my protein.
I didnt mean to get medical advice here I have talked to my dr and gotten some advice from him I just wanted to connect with people that knew where I was coming from and that had some of the same issues and could offer some moral support and food ideas not a complete meal plan Thank you for all your answers

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Answer by Jewels
You should definitely consult a nutritionist, which is likely to be covered by your health insurance considering your medical conditions. I wouldn’t take advice on something so important from people you don’t know on the internet. Good luck.

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Thanks for the answers on how long it will take to recover? (No inflammation is as bone), I could be toefi but this is only the first attack I had in my left foot.

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