Gout anyone?

[BigSickD]

THe doc. thinks I have may be suffering from it. I have to wait for my bloodwork to come back to check my uric acid levels. SHit is painful in my right big toe and has been bothering me for a couple months now but thought I just stubbed it or something. The pain got really bad and my wife diagnosed me but sent me to the doc to make sure and get a RX for it. ANyone suffer from gout and any tricks to pain relief? Thanks.

 

[MR. BMJ]

Big toe and elbow are the most common places for it to form. Be sure to drink plenty of water to flush out the uric acid. Vitamin C and dairy products may have protective properties; and the elimination of high purine foods may help too.

BMJ

 

[liftsiron]

Keep the diet low in fat especially avoid organ meats and other high purine foods as MR. BMJ said.

 

[Scotsmark]

BSD, look it up on wikipedia, there's a whole list of foods to avoid.
NSAIDs like Naproxen or Diclofenac can offer relief, as can fish oils but it's eliminating the cause that's the best way forward.

 

[beefeatr]

Had it in my big toes a few years ago. Hurts like a Mother doesn't it? For me it was eating several pounds of red meat every day. I never cared how much fat it contained. I was just hungry.

 

[P. Bateman]

If you have no GI issues go with Indomethacin.