If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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I was on Allopurinol for about a month after this major gout flare up that started back in November or so.
Yet the one thing that annoyed me about the medication is that it can supposedly CAUSE a...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Thanks for the input. It's been about 2 weeks or so - I've been off the indomethicin for 48 hrs or so after the advice of my PCP. I've been traveling lately (currently in LA area) and been walking...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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As someone who has had gout pretty much all his life (43 now) i can tell you this.
If you have the condition, NOTHING will prevent flares from happening totally.
The biggest cause of flares is...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Ive heard that drinking Tart Cherry juice can help prevent it. I've had a few attacks over the years
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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I don't have gout so don't have experience trying different ideas to treat it. I remember seeing this article on Dr Mercola's sight on the condition. He has a list of many different ideas to try...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Some people say no meat is good at all and others just say sardines, organ meats, etc. Some others add beef to that list. Most everyone DOES say alcohol (especially beer) and fructose are the big...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Interesting PDF
And yeah, finding reliable information(especially all in ONE location) seems to be a challenge.
Not only that but my PCP said that pork is fine, yet I've heard for YEARS that...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Supposedly dairy is not only a-ok but encouraged. Meat is.... not sure - some interwebz sources say all meat, some say just beef, but all say organ meats (which I don't eat anyway). Also some...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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I hope you feel better soon.
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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No not really... a beer or 2 maybe on the weekends, other than that nothing.
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Wait...dairy is no good either? Shit. I like me some cold cereal usually 2-3 times a week. I was eating red meat like a mf'er for a while(one of the grocery chains here has 4/$20 on meats) but...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Avoid all dairy and meat for two to three weeks. Significantly decrease your intake of these afterwards. Drink lots of water and exercise a little to help clear the tissues. Gout occurs because...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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You have a leaky gut. Do the GAPS diet.
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Does the OP drink alot?
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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We eat a ton of dried cherries and fresh Bing cherries (just because we love them), and I recall our doc saying we would probably never have to worry about gout.
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Sorry to hear you're having to go through this. :hug: This may help: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gout/basics/definition/con-20019400
Really that's all I've ever heard is not to...
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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meth, Asian hooker and a happy ending.
If you have gout, how do you manage it? [No OT Pls]
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Well the Dr seems to think I had (my first) episode of gout about a week ago. Big toe (although not first joint, second) inflamed, swelled and hurt like hell last week. Actually, I went from OK to...
