Low Carb and gout anyone else have this problem

I don't have that problem, but my friend does. He lives on the bayou and catches and eats a LOT of fish. He probably has fish every other day, and eats steaks and veggies other than that. He suffers terribly from gout, but doesn't want to go off his high protein diet. I've heard that cherries and cherry juice can help, but they don't offer him much relief.

Carbs don't make you gain weight - calories in excess of what you burn through on a daily basis makes you gain weight. I'm no gout expert, but if eating a certain way made my body act all weird, I'd listen. You can lose weight without all the restrictions.

Sorry, when I hear "gout" it reminds me of Terry Crews in Everybody Hates Chris

I suffer from gout, and according to research and the doctors I have seen it's definitely all of the meat your eating. My doctor has me on a low purine diet (high purine causes the gout flare ups.) I am only allowed 6 ounces of meat per day. The rest of my protein comes from dairy and eggs.

ETA: That six ounces is chicken, turkey, and pork. No red meats due to high purine content.

You said you don't eat a lot of protein but you are also eating a low carb diet? Not sure how that is feasible without being in a major calorie deficit. Regarding low carb diets and gout flare ups, it's not that the lack of carbs is precipitating the attack, it's due to whatever you are eating instead. Fish, organ meat, and some vegetables are all high in purines which are the precursors to uric acid.

Intresting: my gout attacks became far, far less frequent and severe after I started losing weight. I started dropping weight (from 200+ to about 165 on a 5'10' frame) after adopting a low-ish carb diet (lots of meat and eggs, plenty of fat).

When gout hits me these days - generally just small morning twinges - it generally seems to be 1) when my weight is climbing a bit or 2) when I indulge in too much beer (> 2 pints) or pizza or floury/sugary deserts.

I've not found *any* association with the amount of protein I'm eating, no matter what my doctor - and pretty much the whole world - says.

Any suggestions?

Yea, don't go low carb. It's not a healthy and sustainable way to eat.

Opinion, not fact. With NO science to back it up.

LCHF is very healthy. There is no scientific evidence to the contrary, period. It's perfectly sustainable - I've been on it 39 months, I know hundreds of people who've been on it anywhere from a few months to 16 years.

You can lose weight fast, but inflammatory diseases, like gout, and many others, are made worse.

Again, not remotely true. His gout is impacted by an excess of protein, NOT reduction in carbohydrate.

The healthiest foods on the planet are fruits and vegetables, and they are mostly high carb foods. You can lose a lot of weight eating a fruit and vegetable diet, AND remain healthy and free from disease.

There is no doubt that as far as nutrient-density goes, things like organ meats are vastly superior to any fruits and vegetables.

I understand you're a "plant-based" dieter - and that's your right to choose, but please, you're simply repeating vegan propaganda that has no basis in science or reality.

If you want to quote things as-if they're fact - back it up with independent scientific evidence.

A proper low-carb diet has a great deal of vegetables, thank you very much. It's low-fruit, sure - because fruit is mostly sugar. FYI you can completely eliminate fruit from the diet if you want. There is no nutrient/vitamin in fruit that can't be found in veggies with much fewer calories and much-less accompanying sugar.

The first statement is pure meat industry propaganda and has no basis in science or reality.

Really? Prove it. With science. Real science, not psuedo-wanna-be science from your vegan sites. Independent sources. Because there's dozens of independent research studies, meta-analyses and articles showing the LCHF diet is not-only safe, but a preferred diet for many medical conditions.

And there's absolutely no credible sources otherwise. Where are yours? Please, lets see YOUR science.

Gout, along with many inflammatory diseases, is caused by proteins slipping past the abdominal wall, or "gut leakage". Fruit and veggie based diets allow for gut leakage to heal. Way too many people on meat based diets have gut leakage, and the autoimmune conditions that come with it.

please look up "leaky gut syndrome" and "pseudoscience". Everything you say has NO basis in biochemistry, physiology or any branch of science.

No offense, but perhaps you should study the sciences instead of spouting nonsense.

It's low-fruit, sure - because fruit is mostly sugar.

Fruit is mostly water.