Gout

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 28 Dec 2005, 15:58

Bit of an odd subject this, but bear with me....

....I've had a really painful foot over Xmas and thought I'd broken something so went to the hospital today. Turns out I have gout. Now, I don't know about youse, but when I think of gout I think of fat old men.

Anyway, turns out that the reason I have gout (which by the way anti-inflammation drugs can handle) is that I've been getting myself fitter and eating healthier over the last couple of months and lost a stone and a half. This has caused my body to produce more uric acid than it can handle and this has led to gout!

Anyway, this made me wonder - anybody ever heard of boxers getting gout?

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 28 Dec 2005, 17:16

Only the old ones...who have hit the booze hard

Jokes aside, a friend of mine has gout, and he is no big drinker( he too is Welsh so that may make a difference when I say he is no big drinker)...but he is old ..60+....how old are you?

He too was keen to explain it is not just the boozers who get it, he said that eating too rich a food can have a similar affect.

Carrot juice is said to help, and is it a coincidence its xmas? 8)

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 28 Dec 2005, 17:54

blueberries are the best thing to eat, apparently. One of my work colleagues had gout for some time, and he swears by them.

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 29 Dec 2005, 06:39

33....a bit too young for gout I thought.

The irony is I've been on nights over Xmas and haven't had a drop of booze nor any rich food. I'm sure the quack thought I'd been caning the booze and eating loads, but there you go. In fact, the really ironic thing is that for the last 2 months I've been eating probably the healthiest ever!

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 29 Dec 2005, 06:42

I heard that not having enough salt can bring it on?

J · Post by J » 29 Dec 2005, 07:57

Kilburn wrote:I heard that not having enough salt can bring it on?

THERES NO GOUT ABOUT THAT.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 29 Dec 2005, 08:43

Dear oh dear, straight out of a christmas cracker.

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 29 Dec 2005, 09:38

dandantheweatherman wrote:33....a bit too young for gout I thought.

The irony is I've been on nights over Xmas and haven't had a drop of booze nor any rich food. I'm sure the quack thought I'd been caning the booze and eating loads, but there you go. In fact, the really ironic thing is that for the last 2 months I've been eating probably the healthiest ever!

Taken any supplements in the last 2months?

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 29 Dec 2005, 13:10

Loved the 'no gout about that'. I'll be cracking that one at work tomorrow....

Anyway, no, not taken any supplements. Just eaten hearty soups for my evening meal instead of meat and rice or veg. And cut out snacks between meals. And taken some exercise.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 29 Dec 2005, 15:51

I think I might have the AIDS.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 29 Dec 2005, 16:19

J wrote:
Kilburn wrote:I heard that not having enough salt can bring it on?
THERES NO GOUT ABOUT THAT.

Nice one J. I was thinking it's agout time someone took advantage of the pun potential here

J · Post by J » 30 Dec 2005, 08:42

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 30 Dec 2005, 09:04

Yes, it's toe joke, I walked straight into that gout gag....

Hardhitters11 · Post by **Hardhitters11** » 30 Dec 2005, 11:22

There seems to be something strange afoot here...

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 30 Dec 2005, 11:30

Dantheweatherman where exactly is your gout? I've had constant foot pains in my toes this xmas but my dad who had gout reckons you only get gout in the outside of the big toe.

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 31 Dec 2005, 11:56

The gout's in the joint of the big toe (on my right foot). Wonder if Vitali Klitschko has had any similar problems having lost weight (see James's post).

Could be all sorts of things causing pain in toes. Thinking about it people tend to eat richer food and more food anyway as well as drinking more at Xmas, so I bet a lot of people develop aches and pains at this time of year as a result of this which then disappear in January when normality resumes.

Still, I'd go and see a quack. You might as well get something back for all the taxes/national insurance you pay!!!

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 31 Dec 2005, 12:51

Well mine isn't the big toe joint (well it is after I dropped a 20kg weight plate on it yesterday but I digress), I think mines down to starting heavy roadwork again come to think about it. I've actually stopped drinking for Xmas too.

BTW Intense Roadwork - turns your willy into a love machine.

J · Post by J » 03 Jan 2006, 07:26

Phenom you can get gout in various jointys mate, my best mates dad has it in his midlde finger.

which keeps his old dear happy id imagine haha.

Also had a mate who had it in his knee.

wish you both better.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 04 Jan 2006, 11:35

Peronally I'd put my affairs in order!

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 04 Jan 2006, 12:33

boxingchat wrote:Peronally I'd put my affairs in order!

You mean your love affair with allegedly?

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 04 Jan 2006, 12:58

Cheers J, mine seems to have gone for now - must have been the roadwork, im destined to have it some day though as it runs in the family

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 04 Jan 2006, 13:05

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:Cheers J, mine seems to have gone for now - must have been the roadwork, im destined to have it some day though as it runs in the family

Ouch.

Don't do any exercise myself, so I've nothing to worry about. I used to do a bit of pole vaulting when I was younger, but I soon got over that.

dandantheweatherman · Post by **dandantheweatherman** » 04 Jan 2006, 15:39

A week on anti-inflammatories and my gout seems to be clearing up - I can actually put full weight on my foot today (first time since Xmas Eve). Other side of my foot hurts from limping though ha ha. Interestingly yesterday I felt the effects of the anti-inflammatories had plateaued but I drank a lot of water (4-5 litres) at work and today there's a marked improvement. I noticed a lot of info on the internet suggested drinking more water. Probably a coincidence though.

J · Post by J » 05 Jan 2006, 07:23

GOOD STUFF!
glad its seems to be clearing up for you both.

Slapsie Maxie · Post by **Slapsie Maxie** » 05 Jan 2006, 11:58

Just checking in from Andalucia where a surfeit of fine rioja and Carlos Primera led to a raging gout attack :x over the holidays

Fortunately, this not being the first such attack, I had plenty of medication which, with drinking 3-4 ltrs of water a day did the trick

for a more natural remedy, I make celery juice and eat lots of cherries both of which break down uric acid crystals and help the body process purines and cleanse the body of uric acid.

I also use this

http://www.goutcure.com/goutcure8.html

Carry on and Happy New Year to one and all

Slapsie