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

[murraymints]

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=264685493

[Sqad]

\\\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. \\

Don't waste your time with the above.

I assume that you are taking Alopurinol every day to prevent the attacks...then why not give Ibuprofen 600mgms a go now, at the start of an attack.
I also presume that your diagnosis has been made by blood tests.

[dieseldick]

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=259402669

just seen these, wondering if they would help, cherry concentrate pills from amazon are very expensive

[murraymints]

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Gout/Pages/Treatment.aspx


dad had the allopurinol

[Sqad]

Did he?^^^^^^;-)

[mallyh]

I had gout in my ankle, awful pain .the doctor gave me pills and within a few days I was fine .I actually laughed when he said gout as I always thought it was rich living that caused it but he said it was too much uric acid .

[murraymints]

the meds did seem to help

[Ruffec]

sqad is correct allopurinol is marvellous

[murraymints]

cheery juice sounds good though ! lol

[grasscarp]

^
ha ha Minty.

[NoMercy]

If you have an acute gouty flare whilst on Allopurinol, your Rheumatologist should ideally stop the Allopurinol and commence you on Febuxostat.

[Haggisdj]

I have had gout since 1988. Once I t had been diagnosed I was put on Alipurinol. Foolishly I only used to take it when I had an attack and then for a short while afterwards. It wasn't until I took up Tae Kwon-Do that I took it regularly because I did not want to miss any lessons. Since then I have had no gout attacks so my advice to you is if it gout and you are prescribed alipurinol do take it daily.

[andy-hughes]

You need to locate and isolate whatever it is in your diet that is causing the production of excess uric acid.

For me, it is bacon and sausages, it may be the salt, but laying off them stops my gout from flaring.

It may be something else for you, dairy, salt, pastry, sugar, but there will be something that when diminished or removed from your body, will stop the gout.

Do some experiments by analysing what you were eating and drinking in the days before an attack, and then withdraw them one by one until you find the culprit, and eliminate it.

Simply masking or treating the issue isn't the answer, eliminating the cause is what you need.

[Sqad]

\\\Simply masking or treating the issue isn't the answer, eliminating the cause is what you need.\\\
A-H is correct, identifying the offending food may reduce the severity and frequency of an attack of gout, but it is not a cure and for that one needs pharmacological agents (drugs)

The other complicating factor is that not all purines (gout inducers) initiate an attack of gout.......

[murraymints]

what about cheery juice Sqad ?? can we all drink it ? wonder what the active ingredient is ??

[Sqad]

^^^ LOL.....cantharidine perhaps...;-)

[Islay]

//wonder what the active ingredient is ?? //

squashed cheerienuss?

[douglas9401]

Cheery juice is made from grapes, hops, barley, even potatoes. Slainte! :)

[ummmm]

And doesn't alcohol cause flare ups?