Well, looks like this is quite a small group. Just got over my first flare up. Not major - a few days on the big toe. I'm 47 and gout runs in my family - thought I had gotten away without it. Doing some minor diet adjustments and we'll see what I can do to repair what has clearly been building up for years. Good luck.
Hey all, my name is Mickey. I'm 34 and in the Air Force. About 4 years ago I had a few bouts of unexplained excruciating pain in my foot. After a few trips to the doc, they finally settled on gout. Uric acid levels were "elevated", but not to the point that they wanted to medicate me. Having dealt with other joint problems…
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I stuck by my doctors orders after the first gout attack and did not have a recurring attack. Limit or avoid consumption of the following foods: Red Meats (pork, beef) Avoid Dark Meats (chicken) Avoid White meat chicken - limit White Meat Pork - avoid All Game meat (including fish and fowl, venison, etc...) Avoid beans -…
Hi all I had a gout attack for the first time ever 2 weeks ago it affected my knee, I've been off from exercise for some time because my knee is still very tender. Just wanted to know if anyone knew how long roughly it would take or took you to fully get back into exercise after a Gout attack. been back to aerobics but…
Well, it looks like I have tophi in my ear. I've had it before but now I know what it is. I just tried lancing it but to no avail. does anyone else have experience with tophi in the ears?
What foods or situations trigger your gout attacks?
What have you found helps to prevent or control your gout attacks? This can be foods, supplements, medicines, exercises or strategies. Please be specific (how often, how much, what kind, etc).
