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Post by bbbearsmom on Aug 11, 2020 14:26:38 GMT
Anyone have experience dealing with gout themselves or with a member of their family or a friend? My husband is having a gout attack in the big toe of his left foot and we are trying to figure out what to do.
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Post by NatureLover on Aug 11, 2020 15:27:25 GMT
I worked with a man who sometimes got gout flare ups but it was usually in conjunction with his prodigious consumption of red wine. There are lists of food to avoid. Good luck to your DH, it's very painful.
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Post by MarieL on Aug 11, 2020 15:32:13 GMT
MY DH will have an occasional bout. There is a medication that you can take daily but he does not do that or feel he needs that - his only strikes maybe 1 - 2 times a year. He has a medication he can take as soon as it comes on and it relieves it almost immediately. It is very painful I understand
Marie
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Post by bbbearsmom on Aug 11, 2020 16:42:32 GMT
NatureLover, Thanks for the info on the food list. MarieL, Thanks for the info on the medication that handles the attacks.
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Post by ladymajky on Aug 11, 2020 18:04:52 GMT
My DH had repeated gout attacks, all in his big toe. Each time the doc would put him on Colcrys (generic: colchicine) and it would clear up right away. Finally she just put him on a maintenance dose, which he took daily for the rest of his life. He never had another flare-up.
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Post by bee on Aug 11, 2020 18:24:50 GMT
I've had it in my elbow, but never in my foot. They told me what not to eat, and to eat a lot of dark cherries. I bought the frozen ones. Haven't had it happen since 2002.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Aug 11, 2020 18:54:49 GMT
ladymajky, Thanks for the med name. bee, Thanks for the idea about the dark cherries.
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Post by squid on Aug 12, 2020 17:11:15 GMT
Gout is caused by high uric acid levels. Avoid the following foods:
Red meat and organ meats (liver, tongue and sweetbreads).
Shellfish such as shrimp and lobster.
Refined carbohydrates (white bread, white rice, pasta, sugar).
Processed foods (chips, snack foods, frozen dinners).
Sugary beverages.
Alcohol (If you drink, limit it to no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men within 24 hours).
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Post by ladymajky on Aug 12, 2020 18:18:45 GMT
Avoid the following foods: Red meat and organ meats (liver, tongue and sweetbreads). Shellfish such as shrimp and lobster. Refined carbohydrates (white bread, white rice, pasta, sugar). Processed foods (chips, snack foods, frozen dinners). Sugary beverages. Alcohol (If you drink, limit it to no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men within 24 hours). Basically, most of the food that makes life worthwhile. |
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