3 Gout Attacks In 1 Year Allready. Advise

[dieseldick]

as i say i have had 3 serious gout attacks allready this year, i need the use of crutches in all and its went on for usually 2 weeks. last time was only last month. very painfull , now this morning i feel a slight pain/twinge in my left foot this time and im hoping its not another attack coming on but fear it is.

where can i buy cheery juice concentrated ? ebay have cherry pills but i want the juice im also going to start to drink celery juice mixed in blender.

anyone have gout, i would like to hear from other sufferers and how they cope

[jno]

all sorts of stuffs cause flare-ups. You can google to find lists of them. Allopurinol is pretty good but you'll need to see your GP and you may need to fiddle with the dosage till you get it right.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Gout/Pages/Introduction.aspx

I see it says that one thing increasing your chances of getting gout is having a close relative with gout. So I'd start by finding out who they are and shooting them.

[pastafreak]

//bednobs
really you shouldn't be taking advice on this from the internet. Depending on what treatment you are taking for your HIV, gout may be more prevalent. It may takee a risk assessment as to whether HIV meds should be changed etc, rather than just lay advice//

I know dd has mentioned a fair number of health issues, but I don't remember HIV being one of them. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[ummmm]

Pasta - he has mentioned it.

[pastafreak]

Sorry ummmm...I must have missed it.

[dieseldick]

i recently started to drink beer again, was off it for 2 months, so yes ummm i suspect its the beer.

i eat very little , not as much as a similar sized man for sure, my calories intake per day would be about 1000 a day if im lucky. i eat many types of food and cant narrow it down to anything i have eaten much of before an attack.

no relatives with gout.

[DTCwordfan]

Ibuprofen is the most effective treatment for me.....not Naxproxen. Load up on them to the max....600mg every four hours, takes about a full day to start abating, even when down, carry on for a day.

Cherry juice - Waitrose have it (and sometimes cherries though they cost a bomb) Rapberries are also purinol rich.

[DTCwordfan]

things like Asparagus can trigger it as well.....

[Islay]

Sorry but you need to go to the doctors and not take advice from those on the internet!

You have HIV, you have had some sort of weight loss surgery and I know that you have other issues.

Ibuprofen should be taken with care if you have had a sleeve or bypass due to the stomach size.

[ummmm]

I'd also be careful with Ibuprofen especially on an empty stomach.

[NoMercy]

Pasta, I was hitherto unaware of that particular co-morbidity which will doubtless need to be taken into consideration when dispensing advice henceforth.

[whistonian]

I have suffered from Gout in the past,my doctor gave me Allopurinol tablets,one a day,never returned since.

[ChipaChups]

HI DD.
Regarding your gout. I suffered from gout badly ,but not had it now for 2 years, When i felt it in the foot i drank a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda in a small amount of hot water,that cured it.
Another cure thats good for gout is cider vinegar in hot water,its sour but it does the trick(dont use sugar to sweeten) you can use table vinegar,just as good.
At the moment, i squeeze a lemon in a cup of hot water, drink it without sugar every day.It also keeps colds at bay,so you are getting 2 cures for the price of one.
It is the acid in the vinegar & lemons that neutralize the uric acid,hope this helped.

[dieseldick]

chipachups thanks for letting me know that, i have bought cider vinegar and i try drink lemons in water everyday. ive also stocked up on 800 mg ibrophen incase emergency

[ChipaChups]

Hi D D. For best results drink the lemon or cider vinegar before you go to bed.
That is when the uric acid builds up in the body when you are sleeping.