Eating Right My Foot!

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VanessaFaulkner
VanessaFaulkner Posts: 36
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So i've been "eating right" for almost 90 days. I have never really eaten much meat (never red) so I eat a couple TBS of peanut butter or have a protein smoothie (just one scoopful). I don't drink...alcohol or soda. I drink so much water I usually feel like I'm going to float. I have an occasional tea if I go out to eat. I eat a LOT of fiber because as a woman I usually have "trouble" in that area so prunes are my friend and anything with higher fiber. I've lost about 30lbs. Great. I should be feeling great. For the past several days the joint at the bottom of my big toe has hurt to a point of being unbearable, heck, even a blanket is too much. My husband has always had trouble with gout...guess what?! Just a little higher protein in my diet has caused friggen gout! WTHeck?! Seriously? I'm almost a vegetarian as it is...I'm doing well to get a little protein, but apparently its too much for me. I'm a baby...I can't handle my toe & ankle hurting like its been crushed.

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SERIOUSLY gout though?!

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  • stephiehampshire
    stephiehampshire Posts: 160
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    Could you be getting alot of protein from cheese and dairy? sorry to hear you have gout, Ive never heard of it but sounds painful :( x
  • Kimrenaud
    Kimrenaud Posts: 118 Member
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    Yep yep my husband has gout too and its hurts bad! Get to the doc and have your uric acid levels checked! eat lots of cherries they say that helps.
  • VanessaFaulkner
    VanessaFaulkner Posts: 36
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    =) I really don't eat much cheese...maybe a few slices a week. I don't drink milk...I use Silk. No dairy, as I've gotten older I'm a little intolerant. I bought 2 big bags of cherries last night. ate probably 2 or 3 cups fulls last night.
  • princess_in_power
    princess_in_power Posts: 234 Member
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    Doing some research, there are many triggers (and they are guessing)
    = some vegetable triggers
    = fast weight loss!!
    = stress

    Hope you can get some relief! I know my husband suffers pretty bad :(

    We are going to try having him take vitamin C supplements and cherries (fresh whole or 100% cherry juice to mix it up).

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