OT Gout

[Jade Falcon]

Oh. My. Fucking God. The pain.

So I've been busy the past day with chores here and there. And I've kept my shoes on for about 24 straight hours. They aren't heavy shoes, so it wasn't that big of a deal.

But this morning, my right big toe started hurting. And it slowly got worse. About 45 minutes ago, I finally took my shoes off, and now the pain is just absolutely throbbing.

I haven't had a gout attack since I was in my early 20s. And they were NEVER this bad.

Oh my God.....I want to tear the fucking thing off and throw it out the window. That might actually help.

Anyone got any cures? I'm gonna slam 600 mg of IBProfin, and put an ice pack on it. Anything else I can do? Lay off the sugar and sodium, perhaps?



I am so unhappy right now. If the Blazers fuck this up tonight, I'll kill @SlyPokerDog.

 

[Chris Craig]

Dude!?! Why must you inform us of all of your nasty ailments? First hemorrhoids and now your gout. Thanks

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Try small doses of multiple pain relievers instead of large doses of one pain reliever.

1 aspirin, 1 tylenol, 1 ibuprofen, 1 alvieve. It's been proven to work better than opiates and less chance of screwing up your liver and kidneys.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Why must you inform us of all of your nasty ailments? First hemmerhoids and now your gout. Thanks

You don't want to put hemorrhoid cream on my gout?

I was hoping it would be you to help me there Chris.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Also watching the Blazers beat the Cavs should help.

 

[Chris Craig]

You don't want to put hemorrhoid cream on my gout?

I was hoping it would be you to help me there Chris.

No don't do that! Apple cider vinnegar or lemon juice. Drink it, dont apply it to your toe.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Try small doses of multiple pain relievers instead of large doses of one pain reliever.

1 aspirin, 1 tylenol, 1 ibuprofen, 1 alvieve. It's been proven to work better than opiates and less chance of screwing up your liver and kidneys.

Too late. But thank you, kind dog.

Have this shirt.

No don't do that! Apple cider vinnegar or lemon juice. Drink it, dont apply it to your toe.

Thanks.

 

[riverman]

Oh. My. Fucking God. The pain.

So I've been busy the past day with chores here and there. And I've kept my shoes on for about 24 straight hours. They aren't heavy shoes, so it wasn't that big of a deal.

But this morning, my right big toe started hurting. And it slowly got worse. About 45 minutes ago, I finally took my shoes off, and now the pain is just absolutely throbbing.

I haven't had a gout attack since I was in my early 20s. And they were NEVER this bad.

Oh my God.....I want to tear the fucking thing off and throw it out the window. That might actually help.

Anyone got any cures? I'm gonna slam 600 mg of IBProfin, and put an ice pack on it. Anything else I can do? Lay off the sugar and sodium, perhaps?



I am so unhappy right now. If the Blazers fuck this up tonight, I'll kill @SlyPokerDog.

Diet...my friend who suffers from gout can't eat shellfish, beans or drink beer, certain grains and virtually no salt..check with your doctor...there are other things too but diet calms it down...some foods inflame it...ice is a quick fix

 

[MarAzul]

Oh. My. Fucking God. The pain.

So I've been busy the past day with chores here and there. And I've kept my shoes on for about 24 straight hours. They aren't heavy shoes, so it wasn't that big of a deal.

But this morning, my right big toe started hurting. And it slowly got worse. About 45 minutes ago, I finally took my shoes off, and now the pain is just absolutely throbbing.

I haven't had a gout attack since I was in my early 20s. And they were NEVER this bad.

Oh my God.....I want to tear the fucking thing off and throw it out the window. That might actually help.

Anyone got any cures? I'm gonna slam 600 mg of IBProfin, and put an ice pack on it. Anything else I can do? Lay off the sugar and sodium, perhaps?



I am so unhappy right now. If the Blazers fuck this up tonight, I'll kill @SlyPokerDog.

Well I am sure you have seen the no no list for high purines.
The one that is not on the list that was killing me is Gluten. From wheat. Translate My wife's wonderful bread.
The only bread I will eat now is Rye Bread. Mostly Jewish Rye Bread. Have not had gout now in 4 years.

Get your blood tested for Uric acid which comes from purines in food. Alopruinol is the prescriptions to help get this under control.
but don't eat the purine food is the real answer. I am not so sure that the Gluten is a cause of gout or causes inflammation on it's own.
The other therory is yeast causes the uric acid rise. Well, what ever, no white bread. Not sure why Jewish Rye is ok, but there it is.
Now, on the low purine list are admonishments not to eat dark bread! Bullshit!

What ever, it was difficult to discover. Medical help is not so good in this area.

Drink lots of liquid (not beer) Cheery juice, all kinds of juice. I ended up with drinking about 1 quart of Earl Grey tea a day just to keep the uric acid flushed out.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Well I am sure you have seen the no no list for high purines.
The one that is not on the list that was killing me is Gluten. From wheat. Translate My wife's wonderful bread.
The only bread I will eat now is Rye Bread. Mostly Jewish Rye Bread. Have not had gout now in 4 years.

Get your blood tested for Uric acid which comes from purines in food. Alopruinol is the prescriptions to help get this under control.
but don't eat the purine food is the real answer. I am not so sure that the Gluten is a cause of gout or causes inflammation on it's own.
The other therory is yeast causes the uric acid rise. Well, what ever, no white bread. Not sure why Jewish Rye is ok, but there it is.
Now, on the low purine list are admonishments not to eat dark bread! Bullshit!

What ever, it was difficult to discover. Medical help is not so good in this area.

Drink lots of liquid (not beer) Cheery juice, all kinds of juice. I ended up with drinking about 1 quart of Earl Grey tea a day just to keep the uric acid flushed out.

Fuck. I love my bread.



I'm confident it will fade starting tomorrow. If I'm going to make a doctor's appointment tomorrow, then they likely can't see me until Monday at the earliest. Fucking Providence.

 

[MarAzul]

Fuck. I love my bread.

Bingo!

 

[MarAzul]

Fuck. I love my bread.



I'm confident it will fade starting tomorrow. If I'm going to make a doctor's appointment tomorrow, then they likely can't see me until Monday at the earliest. Fucking Providence.

They can give you a prescription specifically for gout pain. But It doesn't really help much. Better off drinking a jug of cheery juice then several pots of tea
and flush that shit out.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Well I am sure you have seen the no no list for high purines.
The one that is not on the list that was killing me is Gluten. From wheat. Translate My wife's wonderful bread.
The only bread I will eat now is Rye Bread. Mostly Jewish Rye Bread. Have not had gout now in 4 years.

Get your blood tested for Uric acid which comes from purines in food. Alopruinol is the prescriptions to help get this under control.
but don't eat the purine food is the real answer. I am not so sure that the Gluten is a cause of gout or causes inflammation on it's own.
The other therory is yeast causes the uric acid rise. Well, what ever, no white bread. Not sure why Jewish Rye is ok, but there it is.
Now, on the low purine list are admonishments not to eat dark bread! Bullshit!

What ever, it was difficult to discover. Medical help is not so good in this area.

Drink lots of liquid (not beer) Cheery juice, all kinds of juice. I ended up with drinking about 1 quart of Earl Grey tea a day just to keep the uric acid flushed out.

Haven't had a real gout flare since I stopped eating gluten. I drink way over a gallon of water a day and don't drink alcohol. Sucks but being able to walk is better.

I had my Uric acid tested but it was fine. I hadn't eaten anything or drank anything bad for at least a week prior.

Back to gluten, thank Monsanto for that.

 

[MarAzul]

Haven't had a real gout flare since I stopped eating gluten. I drink way over a gallon of water a day and don't drink alcohol. Sucks but being able to walk is better.

I had my Uric acid tested but it was fine. I hadn't eaten anything or drank anything bad for at least a week prior.

Back to gluten, thank Monsanto for that.

Yeah well, it sure is difficult to learn this shit. Holy hell, it took me 15 years to shake it down. No damn help either from the medical people except for running blood tests and the like.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Fuck. I love my bread.



I'm confident it will fade starting tomorrow. If I'm going to make a doctor's appointment tomorrow, then they likely can't see me until Monday at the earliest. Fucking Providence.

https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/real-reason-for-toxic-wheat-its-not-gluten/

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Yeah well, it sure is difficult to learn this shit. Holy hell, it took me 15 years to shake it down. No damn help either from the medical people except for running blood tests and the like.

Bread and crackers are the only real things I miss the wheat versions of.

There are some decent replacements but not quite as good.

Gluten free pancakes are 300 times better than regular pancakes. Try kinnickinnick if you can find them. Mmmmmm

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

@Jade Falcon drink water all day if you don't already. Drink when you're not thirsty.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Bread and crackers are the only real things I miss the wheat versions of.

There are some decent replacements but not quite as good.

Gluten free pancakes are 300 times better than regular pancakes. Try kinnickinnick if you can find them. Mmmmmm

Almond crackers aren't bad.

 

[Hobbesarable]

@Jade Falcon as several others suggested, it begins with changing your dietary intake.

Make a list of what you eat and research it accordingly. Probably check for items causing gout to flare and match that with your recent food intake.

Check your purines and other items as causes for your recent gout.

@MarAzul , @riverman , and @bodyman5000 and 1 all made excellent suggestions!

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Almond crackers aren't bad.

They're horrible if you want something for soup.

 

[MarAzul]

Bread and crackers are the only real things I miss the wheat versions of.

There are some decent replacements but not quite as good.

Gluten free pancakes are 300 times better than regular pancakes. Try kinnickinnick if you can find them. Mmmmmm

White crackers don't seem to be a problem. I make hot cakes using Krustaez and that seems to be ok.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Almond crackers aren't bad.

These are quite good and you can buy big bags at Costco

Winco sells them here as well as Lance brand

 

[MarAzul]

@Jade Falcon drink water all day if you don't already. Drink when you're not thirsty.

And then some more!

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

And then some more!

Gotta pee what looks like mountain spring water

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I suffered horrendous gout attacks for at least 15 years and nothing seemed to help. Didn’t matter what I did or didn’t eat or drink. Long story short, I finally went on a daily dose of allopurinol (after refusing for various stupid reasons) and I haven’t had but maybe 2 minor attacks in the past 7 years. Black or tart cherry juice is also a good natural remedy, but you should drink it very day and allopurinol is a lot cheaper. But seriously, get on allopurinol and you’ll be a great deal happier.......

 

[MarAzul]

I suffered horrendous gout attacks for at least 15 years and nothing seemed to help. Didn’t matter what I did or didn’t eat or drink. Long story short, I finally went on a daily dose of allopurinol (after refusing for various stupid reasons) and I haven’t had but maybe 2 minor attacks in the past 7 years. Black or tart cherry juice is also a good natural remedy, but you should drink it very day and allopurinol is a lot cheaper. But seriously, get on allopurinol and you’ll be a great deal happier.......

Well, I am not so sure I really need it if I stay away from the Gluten and the purines.

 

[Jade Falcon]

https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/real-reason-for-toxic-wheat-its-not-gluten/

Wow! I'm saving that for further reading. Thanks for that!

@Jade Falcon drink water all day if you don't already. Drink when you're not thirsty.

Wouldn't you know....every day, I fill up my double-wall Thermos with ice water. I carry it with me religiously. However, the past 24 hours or so, I haven't drank much water for whatever reason. Or, at least, not as much as usual. And my diet hasn't changed. So it can't be a coincidence that my lack of water intake contributed to this.

Thanks for that too!

@Jade Falcon as several others suggested, it begins with changing your dietary intake.

Make a list of what you eat and research it accordingly. Probably check for items causing gout to flare and match that with your recent food intake.

Check your purines and other items as causes for your recent gout.

@MarAzul , @riverman , and @bodyman5000 and 1 all made excellent suggestions!

Thanks!

I suffered horrendous gout attacks for at least 15 years and nothing seemed to help. Didn’t matter what I did or didn’t eat or drink. Long story short, I finally went on a daily dose of allopurinol (after refusing for various stupid reasons) and I haven’t had but maybe 2 minor attacks in the past 7 years. Black or tart cherry juice is also a good natural remedy, but you should drink it very day and allopurinol is a lot cheaper. But seriously, get on allopurinol and you’ll be a great deal happier.......

Thanks! Like I said, I haven't had a serious attack since I was in my early 20s.....maybe 22 was my last one? I'm 34 now, and my diet is pretty consistent. So it's probably just a temporary thing.

Glad you found yourself a cure though. Sonofabitch HURTS!

I have Cranberry Grape Juice (100%), Orange Juice, and....something else, can't remember what it is....just bought it yesterday. And I ain't getting up to look.

No Cherry juice though.

 

[Hobbesarable]

I suffered horrendous gout attacks for at least 15 years and nothing seemed to help. Didn’t matter what I did or didn’t eat or drink. Long story short, I finally went on a daily dose of allopurinol (after refusing for various stupid reasons) and I haven’t had but maybe 2 minor attacks in the past 7 years. Black or tart cherry juice is also a good natural remedy, but you should drink it very day and allopurinol is a lot cheaper. But seriously, get on allopurinol and you’ll be a great deal happier.......

I've also heard Cranberry Juice as a natural remedy.

 

[Chris Craig]

Fuck. I love my bread.



I'm confident it will fade starting tomorrow. If I'm going to make a doctor's appointment tomorrow, then they likely can't see me until Monday at the earliest. Fucking Providence.

I hate that. I had an appointment last week, I get there 5 minutes late cause of traffic and they can't see me. Went back today. Stomach Ulcers fun

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Well, I am not so sure I really need it if I stay away from the Gluten and the purines.

I don't so far. At the gym right now, also helps.