Gout advice would be welcomed

sapper


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 21:45

Hi



Anyone got any advice on preventing a gout attack or what to do when having an attack.

Can it be worse than childbirth?



help



Madge

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 21:53

stop drinking red wine

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:06

alcohol has nothing to do with gout according to my GP and hospital consultants. Not a lot to stop it but when you have it just put your leg up and take it easy. A few co-codamol help.

martinev


Joined: 24/10/2008
Posts: 320

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:11

I am a gout sufferer and have been prescribed Allupurinol (300 mg) tablets which I take one a day, cost about TL7 for 28 tablets.



This drug is not a cure but is supposed to stop a bad attack from happening. It has worked for me as I have not had one for nearly ten years.



For me, the only thing that really sets my joints tingling is asparagus which is apparently absolutely stuffed with uric acid and it's the crystals of this acid that causes gout. Having said that, other members of my family who are fellow suffers have different "triggers" to their attacks.



I think my first action would be to see your doctor and gom from there.



Good luck



Martinev

ozkent


Joined: 08/05/2010
Posts: 111

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:23

Itake dicoflenic 50mg try not to drink to much coffee and stop drinking efes this is one of my triggers.

sapper


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 15

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:25

Thanks for your help

Bye-The-Way i do not drink at all



madge

Moriarty


Joined: 25/11/2010
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:31

Hi,

I was stunned to be told I had gout.Everyone said it was high living! Broad Beans, sardines,salmon and all oily fish

trigger mine...all things I am supposed to have for my heart. The best natural preventive is sour cherry juice.Loook it up. I t certainly works for me. If I feel an attack coming on I drink a pint of the stuff and usually it goes straight away. Allupurinol can cause problems if you are taking certain heart tablets. Also Voltarol with the cherry juice and bicarbonate of soda is like an anti gout bomb!

Sundance


Joined: 15/07/2010
Posts: 213

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:32

Sapper i suffer from gout, red wine and good gast beer brings it on for me, I don,t take the tablets all of the time, but only when i get a gout attack, i take 50mg dicoflenic sodium, but one of the side effects are it snot good for your gut,



look up gout on google for more info, I had a bad gout attack one sunday night if was fxxxxng painful,



Sundance

elkarlos


Joined: 10/04/2010
Posts: 9

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:33

I too recommend allupurinol which was perscribed by gp 1 taken daily for rest of life if you have flare up try cherry juice.

kevnmax


Joined: 05/08/2008
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:38

Saw a specialist whats bad ,liver ,oily fish ,cabbage , too much alcohol. good ,celary , cherries , plenty water, hawthorne tea , also bad high amounts of vitamin tablets and fruit juice , for relief bathe foot in Epsom salts

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:43

Message 10 Certain foods and drinks do trigger it off, and my eldest son has it at times. He knows to

avoid red wine, port, oysters and some other things. Alcohol in itself is not too bad, but red wine is definitely

a trigger. Although too much alcohol will cause dehydration which in itself doesn't help. It can be extremely

painful. I know of a woman who thought she had arthritis in her knee, but tests showed it was gout.

birdman



Joined: 20/09/2010
Posts: 690

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:46

My doctor prescribed for me " ENDOL" ( only about 3 tl for 28 tablets) I was cured after 2 tablets and now take one a day. I haven't had a recurrence for over two years now! I recommended it to a friend with problems and his too disappeared with 3 tablets!

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 22:46

i agree with mess 9 watch what you eat and drink lots of visne if you like fruit juices

stilluvithere



Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 765

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 23:01

I was prescribed arcoxia by my gp, they are brllliant, similar to diclofenic but far stronger. 1 a day and if the gout has a strong hold may take 2-3 days to go. They are expensive at £2 a tablet and as far as I know the only Pharmacy to stock them is the one in Caltakoy just past Supreme supermarket. When the gout has subsided then take allopurinol, 1 a day every day which prevents the over production of uric acid. Or you could do it the hard way and watch what you eat and drink.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 23:20

Diclofenic sodium is the drug of choice in the UK for gout. Allopurinol can only be started when you DO NOT have gout and does stop it from reoccurring however it should only be prescribed by a Dr after he has checked the medication you are already taking.



Red wine is a definite trigger for most people and definitely port.



Mostly you hear of people having gout in knees and feet but it can occur in any joint.



Always play safe before taking medications...............See a Dr.



Chris

Schoie



Joined: 26/12/2008
Posts: 299

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 23:25

Recommended Foods To Eat





•Fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and other red-blue berries

•Bananas

•Celery

•Tomatoes

•Vegetables including kale, cabbage, parsley, green-leafy vegetables

•Foods high in bromelain (pineapple)

•Foods high in vitamin C (red cabbage, red bell peppers, tangerines, mandarins, oranges, potatoes)

•Drink fruit juices and purified water (8 glasses of water per day)

•Low-fat dairy products

•Complex carbohydrates (breads, cereals, pasta, rice, as well as aforementioned vegetables and fruits)

•Chocolate, cocoa

•Coffee, tea

•Carbonated beverages

•Essential fatty acids (tuna and salmon, flaxseed, nuts, seeds)

•Tofu, although a legume and made from soybeans, may be a better choice than meat



Foods considered moderately high in purines but which may not raise the risk of gout include: asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, peas, spinach, whole grain breads and cereals, chicken, duck, ham, turkey, kidney and lima beans. It is important to remember t

stilluvithere



Joined: 03/12/2008
Posts: 765

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 23:41

Tomatoes trigger gout for me and I recently read a report that said carbonated drinks should be avoided. Of course nurseawful is correct, you should see a doctor

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
19/01/2011 23:47

Old Wives tale that works.........fill a net bag with corks.......place in the bottom of the bed and your gout will be gone......apparantly this works, although I dont suffer so have never had to try it.......!

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 09:57

Drink more water than you think you need, and regularly - this helps prevent the onset of gout and flushes the system - 'Adam's Wine' - that's the caper!



Er......but not from the tap in TRNC, or the 'Dreaded Lurgy' is liable to take you!

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 14:37

One of my friends in the UK used to suffer with very badly, (he was big drinker) 15 pints most nights,



But he used to swear by Vinegar and Honey, equal parts, mixed,2 desertspoons a day.

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 16:11

Those who live in Cyprus and have the misfortune to be susceptible to Gout may wish to monitor intake of water melons also. An Infantry Unit I was with in S America was given water melons and sweet melons at every meal to offset the boredom of drinking vast amounts of water which was necessary but not very tasty. Within a few months there were numerous soldiers hobbling rather than marching and also large numbers excused wearing boots due to swelling and pain in feet and ankle joints, subsequently diagnosed as Gout.

jamestalbot


Joined: 20/12/2009
Posts: 958

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 17:09

Depdawg



I don't think watermelons are all the problem, it is all the other rich foods and drink, or at least that's what my DR in England told me yrs ago, so I took his advice and I have not had any Gout attacks for years.



Kind Regards



James

Serkan


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 17:31

Gout was historically known as "the disease of kings" or "rich man's disease".

jamestalbot


Joined: 20/12/2009
Posts: 958

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 17:32

Serkan your right, too much rich living.

brend


Joined: 20/01/2009
Posts: 149

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 17:51

Husband used to have gout badly. He got told by the doctor that it was too much protein that turned into uric acid and then into the chrystals. told to avoid beans, chocolate, liver and anything high in proteins. He is on Allupurinol but you got me worried about that now because he had a heart attack 3 years ago so will make sure he mentions it to the Doctor.

Brend

jamestalbot


Joined: 20/12/2009
Posts: 958

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 18:11

brend your DR was right, it is too much protein in a diet which forms crystals in your joints, especially the feet, the only way to stop it is by a change of diet, less rich foods, I know I have it myself.



Regards



James

ozankoymum


Joined: 10/01/2009
Posts: 359

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 21:34

A friend of mine had a bad attack while he was here last month... he was in agony. He had a cortizone injection while he was here and the next day he could hop up and down on the foot that he couldnt even bare bedsheets to touch the night before.



He also drank lots of cherry juice as that is supposed to quickly alieviate the problem

eastendjoker


Joined: 24/04/2008
Posts: 166

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 21:38

cherry juice and plenty of water ! good luck !

splinters24hr


Joined: 17/01/2010
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
20/01/2011 22:07

Ouch!!!



Bloody hurts like hell and always in the ball of the right foot, driving is soooo painful, try not to brake!

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
21/01/2011 12:17

Sounds to me like "Metatarsalgia" not gout