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Gout Diet
Gout is a form of arthritis usually occurring in the cooler extremities of the body, like feet or toes. It results from excessive uric acid in the bloodstream which leaves needle-like crystal deposits in the joints causing redness, swelling and extreme pain.
Normally the uric acid dissolves in the blood stream but there is a problem if:
- there is an increase in uric acid production.
- the kidneys are not functioning sufficiently to eliminate uric acid.
- there is an increased consumption of foods containing purines. Purine is a chemical found in certain foods that forms uric acid when broken down in the body.
Gout Diet and Nutrition
As Gout seems to be more prevalent in overweight people it is important to maintain a healthy body weight. Also extra fluid can help flush uric acid crystals out, but alcohol should be avoided. As well as prescribed medications it can be helpful to follow a low purine diet, avoiding foods that are high in purine and eating low purine foods moderately.
High Purine Foods – Avoid
Foods to Avoid
Beer, anchovies, organ meat (brains, kidney, liver, sweetbreads), game meats, gravies, yeast, meat extracts, sardines, herring, mackerel, scallops.
Medium Purine Foods – Eat in Moderation
Fresh and saltwater fish, shellfish, eel, meat, poultry, meat soups and broth, asparagus , mushrooms, cauliflower, spinach, legumes, oatmeal, bran, wheat germ, whole-grain breads and cereals, eggs.
Low Purine Foods – No Restriction
Breads and cereals (low-fiber, white flour, or refined grain types), nuts, peanut butter. Vegetables not high in purines, soups – cream style or vegetable without meat extract, coffee, tea, fruit juices, soft drinks, gelatin, sugar, low fat cheeses.
Gout Diet – Foods That May Help
Some people have found cherry juice or strawberries helpful. Some chemicals contained in dark berries may help reduce the inflammation and lower the uric acid.
Oily fish like salmon, or fatty acids in flax seed or olive oil or nuts may reduce inflammation too.
It has been suggested that using tofu (from soybeans) instead of meat could also be helpful.
Some have found relief with OPC3 antioxidant supplement.
A balanced diet for gout sufferers includes foods that are high in complex carbohydrates, low in protein and low in fat.
@Otis Whitmeyer: You are a complete idiot…I’m 33yrs old now but had my first gout attack in college when I was 20-21. I was an NCAA Division I athlete and a First Team All-American for 3 years. My weight had to be controlled thoroughly due to the nature of my sport and I had a strict diet created and monitored by a Dietitian. My first few gout attacks were thought to be injuries suffered during practice. It wasn’t before the team doctor ordered blood work and found high levels of uric acid that I was diagnosed with acute gout. In my case, it was primarily hereditary. So before you start running your mouth and accusing people of over-indulging or over-drinking, why don’t you get some facts.
hello Im 34 and on my second diagnosed gout attack although i have had 3 or 4 before i was diagnosed. I have not made any diet or lifestyle changes but will start. the attacks are always in my left ankle and last 10-14 days. reading all the comments it makes me wonder if anything will truely prevent gout. so many people taking so many medications and remedys and most still suffer with attacks. looks like we might just have to live with it!!
i am an 81 year old retired medical doctor, board certified.i have had gout for over 40 years, controlled on a regime of two tblespoons apple cider vinegar & two tblespoons honey in a glass of water twice a day. Decrease it to once a day after your gout attack has subsided. Stay away from red meat & shell fish. Eat black cherries & drink black cherry juice. Eat chicken with out the skin. Read Goutcure.com & follow that diet. apple cider vinegar is good for many conditions. Read about it on the Internet. Good Luck. You don’t have to live with gout. Control it. Dr Moore.
I have had gout for many years and thought that I could control it through diet. Problem is that you end up not even living, no beer, no meat, no tomatoes. No days I take purinol every day and watch some of my diet. The big key is to balance your diet. Stay away from south beach diet.
Hi I’m 30 years old. just had my first attack one week before Christmas for Year 2009. It attacked my Right Toe. Severely Needle like crystal cut for 4 nights.
What I don’t get is that I only consume red meat once every 2 months and yes I drink(beers) occasionally. I often do exercise with at least 4 times a week. and YET i still got Gout Attack.
For now I have totally changed my diet as strictly no red meat. Lot of Greens and anything relate to cherries or berries.
Does this means that i have to take this new diet for the rest of my life? No more Red Meat No more BEER!!!?!!
I just had my second gout attack. The first was in my right big toe and this recent one was in my left. Each time I was given Cholchicine. And for those who have never used this, the side effects are extreme, but it worked. Each flare up lasted about a week. After each flare up, my doctor told me what I could eat and drink and what to avoid. Listen to your doctor. I am now following his recommendations to the letter. This pain is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Even though I work out and run three times a week, and not to mention 28 years in the military, it goes to show no matter how old you are or the shape you are in, if you get it, learn from it.
Hello all, I had gout on my big toe five years ago, and my Chinese herbalist told me to dilute one big table spoon of rice or fruit vinegar into a tall glass of water and drink it once a day ( in the morning with empty stomach )or twice a day if your case is severe ( The vinegar has to be a natural vinegar !). I followed that advise for three months and I have not experienced any flair up afterward. I am just relating my personal experience to you all hoping that might help you cure this painful experience. I am not a doctor and I am not claiming that this method will work for everyone. Hope this could help someone without having to take any medication with side effects.
I am 66 years old and diabetic. 3 years ago I woke up paralyzed. Turned out it was Polymyalgia Rheumatica, or PMR for short. It was supposed to last 6 to 18 months. It has been 3 years. It affects all of your muscles. I have been on 20 mgs of prednisone for most of the 3 years – and yes, you gain weight. The pain got really bad about 8 months ago. I decided that maybe I needed some “new eyes” to look at me. I did and she did. Said that the PMR is being aggravated by gout. I got one Toradol shot ( this is a non narcotic pain shot ) to take the edge off – I take vicodin regularly – and now colchicine. 3 days later I feel like a new person. Get another opinion. If you find a new diet – please let me know. God bless you all.
Hi Gout sufferers!
I had an attack 30 or so years ago in a big toe and got meds for it; Cocholine. I’m now 67 and I now know that my diet was really off-key so after 4 attacks in both feet withing 6 months (alternating feet) I modified my diet quite a lot dropping red meats except one small hamburger every 10 days, shellfish, some veggies that contribute to it and drank very little wine. The podiatrist put me on 200MG of Allopurinol daily. I was fine for 4 months and one evening I had spagetti with 3 small meat balls and 1/2 glass of wine. That night I got the gout in the big toe/foot again (not badly) but home-treated it for a week with ice packs, Aleeve, cherry juice and kept off the foot and elevated it all the time when possible and it’s gone (for now). Still was tough trying to walk. We are pretty sure the wine kicked it off along with the stress of my mom going into a nursing home and handling all her affairs now. I FEEL EVERYONE’S PAIN! Bless you all.
i have a gout last one year , i went to the doctor he dignoised the gout, now im am taking tablets as ETRIC-90 MG for pain and zyloric for decomposition of uric acid now i feel little relief.
Thanks to doctor.
You people getting multiple gout attacks in your TWENTIES probably infers that you are goons. Why don’t you stop eating so much slaughter and getting so drunk while you eat cows and pigs. Why don’t you mutants eat some green vegetables once in awhile and stop being gluttonous Americans.
Well hello Kids. I may have a story to top them all. (regretfully) My first flare-up was in my middle finger and lasted a day. Later more frequent and longer lasting episodes. Normally in my small joints in the fingers and sometimes in large joints. Each time the attack gets worse and lasts longer. None of them have EVER gone away on their own and I am left with knobby finger joints. One day last year I had an excruciating foot flare-up and was on crutches for a couple of weeks after an ankle sprain. It was in the instep of my foot and felt broken. I sat in a chair all weekend and could almost not make it to the bathroom. Yes, like an earlier comment, as bad as childbirth. I have been seeing an Arthritis specialist for 2 years and he says it is gout, put me on Allopurinol, then added colchicine and now a new one that I can’t remember the name of, but starts with a P I think. Honestly, I don’t feel any of these meds give me relief, but only thanks to intermittent steroid shots of kenalog or medpacks of prednisone I get rare relief. As soon as those are out of my system the flareups come right back. I am 51 and these started when I was about 42. It was a time in my life when I was having a couple glasses of wine a WEEK, but finances allowed us to eat more fresh veggies such as mushrooms, asparagus, whole wheat products, steak, scallops, etc. I see these now as all contributory, although I rarely drink alcohol now. My Dr. says to avoid that and organ meats and stay hydrated. I’m at my wits end and feel surely there is something to help us all. I am basically crippled, not being able to pick up heavy items or open jar lids….everything is painful and difficult. Now it is going to my ankles and feet, even my wrists and elbow I believe as well as very possibly, my knees and hips. I eat cherries in the summertime and attacks were not as bad then, but seriously, this is getting ridiculous. I think we are all looking for some real help and a diet plan we can live with. They say whole wheat is bad for gout. Ill spare you more details.
i was diagnosed with gout at 23. i got it in my right big toe and it was one of the worst pains. it looked like a golf ball on the bottom of my foot. but anyways im 26 now and i train in MMA and play alot of sports. so i take protein and all that good stuff. didnt think it would get to me again…… i was dead wrong. Because i got gout in my left pinky toe joint and my right big toe joint. Both my feet….WTF. i guess i need to take this serious and change my diet which is goin to be hard.
excellent therapy
You do not need to take a pill every day for the rest of your life. All you need to do is change your diet and this will “cure” your gout. It is that simple.
The basic diet is eat as little red meat, cow products, yeast (bread, pastries and cakes) as you can. Then eat lots of fish, brown past and rice. There is more stuff you need to avoid or eat and you can find a good gout diet that works here, there are other diets but this one works http://www.everythingiselectric.com/natural_cure_remedy_for_severe_gout_arthritis.html
I am 25, and am in the middle of my 3rd gout attack. I have had it twice before, once in each of my feet, and this time in my big toe. So far, the night before each attack included getting hammered from drinking beer and eating burgers or steaks with my friends. I have discovered that beer and steak are basically no-no’s for now on, which honestly makes me very sad, because that’s my favorite meal. Every morning though, I took my first step out of bed and almost fell over as I wondered what in the #^%$ I did to myself the night before! Why does it hurt so bad?!
I have done my fair share of research now, and what the majority of the people are saying is to cut out the crap food, the red meats, and the alcohol(of course, the staple of my diet), and eat the hell out of some dark cherries and drink cherry juice. If anyone has any information other than that, please email me at TJWarmington@yahoo.com
OH! The 2nd attack I had was so unbearable I decided to try accupuncture. Believe it or not(which at the time I was very skeptical), it worked! After the session was over, I stepped off the table and felt no difference, but she said to take it easy that night, so I did. She said the next day you would feel the pain breaking up and flowing out of my foot. I woke up the next morning and it felt like just that! It was amazing. There probably aren’t many people out there more skeptical than I was about this, but as a fellow gout sufferer, I understand the pain and wouldn’t purposly lead any of you in the wrong direction.
all gout suffers please go to gout-pal.com it is the best website for ppl like me and all the gout suffers. i myself co-incidently found this site. mine you that it is not a profit making site. it is a site made by gout patients to help and share the pain.
best of luck to all.
I am 33 yrs old and recently had my first experience with gout. I would rather give birth without epidural again. It was horrible. I have auto immune hepititis and they said i have very low kidney function so they couldnt put me on any meds. Needless to say I looked for anything that would help. I now eat alot of dry cherries and drink lots of water and juice. I dont know much about this or what causes or helps it so please if anyone has any advice… please share.
Have had the gout in the large toe off and on for about 10 years, maybe once a year for a few days. But lo and behold now I’m getting it in my knee. Quite a bit more pain than the toe, my uric acid level was a little elevated and Doc wrote a scrip for Indomethacin 50mg, works great usually 3 tabs a day, its gone. I love beer and that is bad for the gout. Also love red wine. Going to try and change my diet because this knee pain is really bad compared to the toe pains that I’ve had. Also try to drink more water.
Hi, I am 47. Had my first gout attack 4 yrs ago – never ealised it was gout, thought it was a sprained joint but couldnt think how I had sprained it. When the pain kept flaring up every few months I decided to go to the doctor. He diagnosed gout after having blood tests. Tried Allopurinol but it made me nauseous (a common side effect).
I bought some herbal tablets and cream from the internet and thet worked within two days – after weeks of pain – what a relief. I have just been hit with another attack – this was caused by me slipping and over stretching my toe joints and aggravated by having quite a lot of alcohol. I normally drink only in moderation. Drinking heavily is a bad idea for gout sufferers! So it will be a week on anti inflamm pills, water, and fruit – and then I hope to get mobile again. As someone else mentioned – the pain is so debilitating – it can lead to depressive tendency. So far I am still quite positive – I hope I have have acted early enough to avoid a prolonged attack.
Hello fellow members of “HELL”.
I know that almost every one of you know gout by the way you talk- it’s in the very language that you use. We know pain like no other beings on this planet! (not something I’m proud of either…)
I can relate to every one of you, though some have it in places it just shouldn’t be- like in the hips or spine…. Damn!
I’ve had it for 15 years; In every joint below (& including) the knees. (Also in the hands.)
It began to erupt through the skin a couple of years ago… through the skin in the toe joints. It’s as white as anything I’ve ever seen; thick and pasty. It’s so corrosive that skin won’t heal around the eruption site. High doses of Allopurinol is the only thing that subsided it.
@ Steve: Don’t ‘DO’ what you’ve considered, brother. Ask your ex and the courts to be lenient with you.
I (literally) share all of your pain!
Ron
hi again ,ive been suffering gout for 13 years from my first attack but have only really had a lifestyle change in the last few months ,even though i think it is the most painfullest trauma ive had in my life you can still get on with life if you can feel the start of it coming on treat it straight away my last attack only lasted 3 days, ok my knee is still stiff but eventually full movement comes back ,today i have worked as a barber washed the cars and helped the wife clean the house don’t ever think it has beaten you ,please read my previous blogs its not all bad be positive it does help !!!
Hi all, I am 26 years old and was diagnosed with gout a month ago and have been prescribed allopurinol after a course of colchine. I had a blood test and doctor said my kidney function was fine but high levels of uric acid. My question is, can this gout, be completely cured ? if excercise regulary and eat low purine diet with plently of fluids, or is it one of those conditions I will be stuck with for live? As I have the gout in my big toe, and wish to continue training in martial arts. As reading all these comments paints a grim picture lol. Is there hope for all us gout sufferers ? Also ironically, it was the protein shakes I was drinking after training at the gym that gave me too much purine.
I am 84, old by some standards. Lately I have noticed some numbness in the big toe on both feet. Then the left big toe began to swell and hurt. So I have switched to root beer, and forced more drinking water. Now I can wiggle my left toe, and it doesn’t hurt so much to walk.
hi again i,ve had another attack within a month of the previous attack which i was still getting over ,this is still after lowering my protein intake especially red meat ,taking vitamin c supplements a drinking plenty of water and less than 10 units of alcohol a week to ,until i had a pepperoni pizza,luckily i found taking anti inflammatory as soon as i could feel a slight pain in my knee before it became full blown has helped with the pain this time think im going to try allupurinol as this wont help an attack but may prevent one and seems to have the least side effects if any i will keep you posted gout sufferers ps had a burst water main that day to wondering if stress brings it on to ?????
may i know the best medicine for gout with out side effect
HI ALL , I DO NOT HAVE GOUT IN MY TOES OR ANKLES. THE GOUT I HAVE IS IN MY HIPS. THE PAIN NEEDLESS TO SAY IS ABOUT AS BAD AS IT CAN GET NEXT TO CHILD BIRTH. I WAS TOLD ANY JOINT CAN BE AFFECTED AND I HAVE HAD THIS FOR 7 YEARS. THE BRIGHT SPOT IS THE FLARE UPS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. I HAVE ONLY HAD 3 BUT YOU REALLY DREAD THEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM?
Byrons email :bposon@vodamail.co.za
Can anyone help with yhe correct dietfor gout as I’m suffering
hi, one of my relative had this disease because gout is common in the family. now he is in 40s and he got diabetic with glucose level 220 mg/dl in fasting state. he is taking medicine for both disease, but about his food? what should he eat and what should not?
I am a 43 year old woman and I just am getting over what 2 different doctors have said is an “extremely severe case” of gout. This was my first attack ever and it started with my right ankle swelling after my fiance and I had gone for a 5 mile walk in a park. I got up the next morning (4 weeks ago) and my ankle was swollen and I could barely walk. We tried soaking with epsom salts, wrapping with an ace bandage and then mid week the next week I noticed the swelling was getting worse, my ankle looked like a kankle and I thought something was really wrong. I went to the doctor the first time and she just thought it was a sprain too after an x-ray. She noticed I was retaining water as well and put me on a water pill. Needless to say that made things so much worse. I wound up back in the doctors office seeing another doctor and she said she wanted to get a uric acid level on me and when the test came back she said it was very high. She changed my meds and still no progress. A little over a week ago I called just crying becasue I was in so much pain (I generally have a high tolerance to pain but this is unlike anything i’ve ever dealt with) at this point both feet were affected, as well as both knees. You walk on your legs everyday. Can you imagine? I was so swollen. They told me to see a podiatrist and I went in on an emergency appointment. I had a shot with a natural steroid the body produces, he put me on Colchicin and I was taking Indocin and by last Saturday I was 70% better and earlier this week I was great and had no pain. The last couple days i’ve eaten a couple things that I thought I could have in moderation and it’s coming back in my left leg. This is an ugly disease. I’ve now started back on the medication again. =( I’ve heard that cherries or cherry juice works? Has anyone heard this or had experience? I’m also looking for a more explicit diet plan…does anyone know a book or website where I can find one? Thank you for taking time to read my ramblings and I hope that you are pain free.
Hi @ all, I am just 28 years old and I already got this decease. First I thought its just a sprain on my left toe, but a day after it worsen and i cant even walk, then after 5 days my swollen toes go away, but after one night i feel something pain on my knees, so just massage it put some herbal ointments on it. Then on the morning i cannot move my knees, which are very stiff and so much pain on it. Then I decided to go to a doctor, they said that I had a high level of Uric Acid for my age,which I am only 28. I was diagnosed with ‘Gouty Athritis’ and medicated with allopurinol and cebrex, but i think this medicines doesnt help. I already take the cherry juice, cherry fruits, cranberry juice and even eat a vegetarian diet for a week now. Though the my swollen knees and toes gone away, but still i am feeling the pain right now. Hope anyone could have some advise. I am from the Philippines.
Thanks in advance guys
I am a young age 72 man.I contracted gout about a month ago.I think the cause was going to too many weddings and eating too much rich foods and too many Black Russians. You can throw in Happy Hours almost every friday. Free appetizers & 1/2 price drinks.
I had never had a gout attack before.
I take no medication and use a gym about twice a week and had no inclination to taking any medication to solve my problem. I feel the medication just creates other problems. My solution was to eat plenty of fruits and drink plenty of fruit juice. It’s also a good idea to restrict high purine foods.I had full recovery in 3 days.
Best of luck to all.
Bart
Have had gout for about 15 years, first had it diagnosed about 10 years ago. I am 43. The crystals build up in our joints over many years. While a low purine and acid diet will help, the crystals are already there. Trauma or stress to a joint (like being on your feet all day) can trigger an attack. As I understand it, there is a coating on the crystals during non-attack periods. Trauma or hi purine foods will jolt off that coating and there is an attack.
I have tried everything — cherry juice, low purine/acidic diet, allopurinal, steroids, indocin, colchicine…..and only colchicine will stop an attack. I keep in in my cupboard at all times, and take some when I feel an attack coming on (which happens about once or twice a month). You can learn how much colchicine to take — I usually stop at about 5-6 .6mg pills taken over 5-6 hours, taken with a ton of water. I have some side effects, but not too bad. If I take the full course of colchicine recommended (10 pills) I get terribly sick. The pain will subside within 2-3 days……but is often back in a couple weeks.
I agree with others that life stress is the strongest trigger for me – and since my divorce my life (working 2 jobs to pay child support) my life has been very stressful.
I am thinking of going to a naturopathic specialist to see if there are other natural remedies out there. I wish there was a way to remove the crystals – then take allopurinal to avoid further build up.
Anyway, best wishes to you all. Gout had decreased my quality of life and can trigger depressive episodes. It is very hard to live with!
Hi fellow Gout sufferers ! have experience the attack since 5 yrs now,btway 1′m 52 . i have tried Cholchicine and it is good at helping me eliminate uric acid in my system, my bro whops 4 yrs younger had his gout when he was in his 20’s. I got some helpful advice from him , if ever i experience d initial stage of a gout attack, i would take immediately take Arcoxia together with decilone ( remember to take lots of fluids and after 6 hrs , the swelling, pain and best of all i’m off to my busy routine. Hope this helps
i am 34 i had a gout attack just a few days ago, mine is on my left foot knuckle, i did’t know it was gout so i decided to massage it as i thought it was just a sprain BIG MISTAKE my foot turned red and swollen. So I went to the dr. yes its GOUT wow i never thought id get it, i dont drink , i exercise every other day i watch what i eat why did i get it?
I got but blood test done my levels were normal 5.8 uric acid all the rest normal..although the doc said my inflammation level was double the normal level which explains the intense pain i had to point of screaming like hell what the pain attacks.
i was given indocin which helped a quick change of diet with less green vegetables seem to have helped, i also started having vinegar with garlic in my food which seems to have helped. i still have some pain but getter better now. GOUT HURTS LIKE HELL…
hi I have suffered over 10 years now with the excruciating pain of gout and have only just been diagnosed after all this time with it, after being misdiagnosed in the past. It was in my ankle and now my knee. I have read many articles about what to eat and what to avoid eating and what might help so I am going to keep a diary for the next year of my daily food intake and see what makes it flare up. I am not overweight and only drink at weekends in moderation. I do however have quite a high protein diet. i work as a barber and spend a lot of time on my feet to so anything that will help reduce these attacks each year will be a big bonus as it is costly when self employed.I Have found reading these articles somewhat helpful but would like a complete cure if possible as many other gout sufferers would too. I haven’t been given any medication from the doctor. Any advice would be great thanks. Gout sufferer aged 41.
I am 29 and have having gout attacks since I was 21. For the longest time I had no idea what was happening. I have had it in both my ankles, knees and big toes. Each time I am on crutches. I have been off red meat for most of that time and watching my in take of food. I think stress has something to do with it, because at the end of each semester in school I would seem to get it for about a week. Right now I am on some high doses of allipurinal. I wish I could get off them. Do any of you have an idea if you can control Gout by diet and exercise and be off meds?
I have been a gout sufferer for about 20 years. It isn’t fun! I have tried everything recommended. I gave up alcohol and the recommended high protein foods. Purines is the breakdown of protein that can convert to crystals that lodge in your joints. These crystals are what cause the pain as they are sharp-edged.
I buy cherry juice (expensive) and drink it often, it seems to help some. I still have break-through attacks. The only thing that has truly worked for me is Cholchicine. The medication pulls the crystals out of the joint and sends it to your intestines. You know what results from that, so if you do take it, be prepared to spend extra time near a bathroom. It works usually within 24 hours and then you start all over with trying to follow the recommendations.
I am a nurse (32 years) so do know what I am talking about. Anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen (Motrin) help, but will not remove the crystals. Allopurinol is supposed to be used only when you are not having problems. It will not work if you are having attacks. I gave up on that long ago.
I just wanted to share some expertise on the topic. Good luck to all of you sufferers. It is not a pleasant experience!
ive been having gout in my left foot..I have been drinking cherry juice and that has helped
62 and have had third and by far the worst case for the last two weeks. Not much change in diet but major stress. I don’t remember the last time. When I change diet pain and swelling improves. Ice water soak (just the foot brrr) helps greatly. I use asprin, which I’m going to stop.
hi everyone i am 44 and been suffering with attacks for 4 years i dont drink beer teetotal i went to the doctor the only advise he gave me was to take allopurinol which i dont really want to take because of side effects i dont no what diet i should have . i dont no what purines are his there any herbal medicene or remeady
I am in the midst of a flare up now. My curreny doctor prescribed steriods to elevate the imflammation(did not work). I reuqest the other medication that elevate the imflammation in days. My question is do anyone ever have the flare at the same spot? My tends to affect the left side only.
I am 26 and have just had my first attack, gout runs in my family. I did have a high protein diet though as I train a lot in the gym and eat/drink protein after workouts. I need a complete lifestyle change it seems.
I feel for anyone with gout.my last flareup was so bad I could’nt walk.When I take my meds.it goes away in 6to10 days but I have bad side effects from them.Is anyone out there taking allapirrenal or endonezisen? i’d like to know how it effects your fluid output.
I’m 27 years old, so by no means is this a “old people” disease. Ha! And on top of this, I am a woman! I’ve actually been having gout attacks for the past few years and didn’t know thats what it was. I have the flare ups in my left ankle and it makes me wheel chair bound. I finally was diagnosed with gout a month ago and after an MRI have found out that the tophi or acid crystals actually ate away my bone and cartilage in my ankle. So now I am stuck in a wheel chair till my acid levels are low enough to have surgery and have a bone graft done. Thankfully I have a Doctor that didn’t just look at my one issue but the whole picture. I seriously recommend that anyone and everyone see an internalist. This is like a family doctor with hospital rites and he looks at the whole picture.
By no means are you alone. I had the same mindset as you when thinking gout was for “old folks” I’m currently 41, and my first attack was when I was 38. I think it may be consumption is accumulative. After my first attack, I stopped eating beef altogether including ribs. But I picked up in comsuming seafood, and ended up with a more severe attack than the first one. I don’t know about the stress issue, but I wouldn’t rule it out. I know I have a stressful job. Watch what you eat, drink plenty fluids, and GOD Bless…
Reading all these comments, I feel I am not alone. I thought that gout was for “old folks” but at 44 I am suffering terribly. I do drink beer almost every day but have a well balanced diet and drink 1/2 to 1 gallon of water a day. My question to anyone who knows is this; Are the foods and alcohol consumption accumulative? I haven’t had a flare up in a year and my eating and drinking habits haven’t changed, but here I am in pain! I’m wondering how much stress has to do with a flare up. Anyone have an answer or similar experience?
Darren, I am 34 and recently have been suffering terribly from regular gout attacks. To answer your question, the body does build up stores of uric acid. Think of it like this – if your body is only processing and get rid of 90% of your uric acid per day, then 10% per day is getting left behind. I found this article which explains it:- http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068747/
I hope this helps!
Hi, Ive had gout and stones for about four years now. I recently learned that a medication I was taking for my blood preasure was contributing to my problem. Some purified bottled waters comtain sodium bicarbinate, or baking soda, and I have started drinking them. Just check the label. I know your pain!
Reading all these comments, I feel I am not alone. I thought that gout was for “old folks” but at 44 I am suffering terribly. I do drink beer almost every day but have a well balanced diet and drink 1/2 to 1 gallon of water a day. My question to anyone who knows is this; Are the foods and alcohol consumption accumulative? I haven’t had a flare up in a year and my eating and drinking habits haven’t changed, but here I am in pain! I’m wondering how much stress has to do with a flare up. Anyone have an answer or similar experience?