Gout....

tool · #1 12-09-2018, 01:26 AM

So I’m spending my weekend trying to deal with the crippling pain caused by chronic gout that I have been fighting for the last two months or so.
I’ve been to a rheumatologist and thought I was getting it under control with pills. Of course the pills upset my guts terribly. 🙄

Anyone else live with this curse?

I’d love to hear some real world solutions.

If you’ve never had it, you have no idea how debilitating it really can be.

omega50 · #2 12-09-2018, 01:50 AM

Two months of gout sounds like it may be triggered by medications. Any chance you are on any medications that are diuretics?

JustBen · #3 12-09-2018, 05:05 AM

Keep very well hydrated. Limit alcohol. Watch your red meat consumption. Figure out your trigger and avoid it. For me, it is usually a good steak and a couple yeasty home brew beers that set me off.

graybeard · #4 12-09-2018, 06:47 AM

A lot of guys here on AO have shared their opinions.... Gout is horrible..
Get well soon....

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showt...ht=gout&page=2

HeavyD111 · #5 12-09-2018, 07:43 AM

About 10 years ago I had gout attacks all the time, but I was single and ste out all the time which didnt help, and missed my meds often.

Now i still eat meat but a ton of veggies and water to help out, and have t had an issue since 2014.

Was given Allopurinol to keep it at bay and colchicene (spelling may be off) for when it occured to get rid of it fairly quickly. The Colch would give you the runs pretty bad but worked.

Some people are obviously worse than others but a diet change helped me 100% and I cut the booze out by 99% too. Like you said was just too painful too keep on the same path. Keep on the meds and hopefully after a time it will start to go away like it did for me..as I am no pure vegetarian (have the name heavy for a reason).

I assume you have a food guide to follow to try and limit the gout triggers?

1899b · #6 12-09-2018, 08:16 AM

CBD oil will relieve the pain and reduce the inflammation.

Colin_r6 · #7 12-09-2018, 08:24 AM

I've had it several times. Each more painful than the last.
It typically happens to me when I am not diligent with water intake. I can drink beer and eat meat to my hearts content, as long as I don't let myself get too dehydrated. A couple glasses of water here and there and I manage to stave it off.

If I am already suffering an attack, I slam buckets of water - and it usually clears up within the day. My brother likes cherry juice, and swears by it.

Gout is the worst. You lucky people who haven't' had it... count your blessings!

Jack Hardin · #8 12-09-2018, 08:48 AM

Lots of water works for me.

tezzeron · #9 12-09-2018, 03:43 PM

I finally asked my doc for a daily pill, Uloric, haven’t had an attack for three yrs. Drink and eat what I want. Changed my life.

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kodiakken · #10 12-09-2018, 04:14 PM

It is amazing what can trigger it. I've been playing with Gout for 35 years.
My trigger took me two years to figure out but it was eggs and pork. Two or three mornings of bacon and eggs or ham and eggs look out. Even a couple eggs no pork and I could feel it coming on. Stayed away from that religiously maybe have eggs and ham or bacon once every two weeks. Baked ham for supper tonight and a BBQ pork chop tomorrow night and I would be flat for a couple days.
Time passed and I would still get the odd flair up really bad............. Found out any foods that were battered commercially and then cooked later were another trigger. Eg. fish sticks or onion rings they were really bad too.

We eat mostly what we grow and what butcher on our own and watch all the other stuff and I do pretty good maybe an asttach every six months or so.

Water 2 to 3 liters everyday religiously can't stess that enough.
Beer well I can drink enough to make myself look pretty damn stupid but no gout.
Chicken, fish, lamb, beef and wild meat i can eat and no problems.

Had a friend his went off the scale when he ate pirogies poor bugger!
Another lady hers goes bonkers if she eats to much Citrus fruit.
Have an Uncle that won't eat anything commercially breaded or eggs either.

So good luck take your meds drink lots of water and prepare to piddle a lot but your gout should be a lot less.

calgarychef · #11 12-09-2018, 05:06 PM

[QUOTE=tezzeron;3889142]I finally asked my doc for a daily pill, Uloric, haven’t had an attack for three yrs. Drink and eat what I want. Changed my life.

This.....

Uloric, I’ve been on it for about 6 years. It’s the easiest on your kidneys by the way. My ankle is permenantly damaged from a gawdawful case of gout (at Disneyland of all places). Nothing I did would control it until I went on uloric.

Bloody curse....

igorot · #12 12-09-2018, 05:36 PM

A curse I would say. My case would be on the milder side having seen a friend that cannot even walk when it attacks. Medication can really help. The downside is all gout medication is bad to your kidney. Do not abuse it.

As was stress by everybody water intake is the best cure. Black cherry juice and pomegranate juice also works for me to keep uric acid at bay.

igorot · #13 12-09-2018, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by igorot

A curse I would say. My case would be on the milder side having seen a friend that cannot even walk when it attacks. Medication can really help. The downside is all gout medication is bad to your kidney. Do not abuse it.

As was stress by everybody water intake is the best cure. Black cherry juice and pomegranate juice also works for me to keep uric acid at bay.

Many have died of kidney disease. Never heard somebody dying of gout.

johnbransfield · #14 12-10-2018, 11:38 AM

Drink lots of cherry juice, my old man swears by it.

KID COLT OUTLAW · #15 12-10-2018, 04:20 PM

i have had gout ,was on meds .doc told me they were hard on my kidneys etc.read BACKWOODSMAN MAGIZINE story said to take honey and cinnimon .have not taken a daily pill for 4 or 6 years .one or two flair ups .i cut out bread alout ,eat WASA for breakfast and snacks

Chixfishing · #16 12-17-2018, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tool

So I’m spending my weekend trying to deal with the crippling pain caused by chronic gout that I have been fighting for the last two months or so.
I’ve been to a rheumatologist and thought I was getting it under control with pills. Of course the pills upset my guts terribly. 🙄

Anyone else live with this curse?

I’d love to hear some real world solutions.

If you’ve never had it, you have no idea how debilitating it really can be.

I hope you will find more answers here. Get well bro

tool · #17 12-17-2018, 05:55 PM

I'm on 300 Mg of Allopurinol a day and taking Indomethacin for flareups but still having all kinds of trouble, had it in the ankles and heels including both feet at the same time!

Went to ER twice, they never thought it was gout, was told Plantar Factitious, go see the GP. The GP told me nope, that's Galloping Rheumatoid Arthritis you have to see a Rheumatologist. Rhuematologist wanted blood work and x-rays, said the Uratic Acid level was high but kidney function was perfect, he said it's genetic and diet likely wouldn't have a lot of effect.
I've had it at times for a moth straight.

Bushmaster · #18 12-17-2018, 06:32 PM

i used to have flare ups of gout a few years back. Very painful. Discovered it was caused by one of my blood pressure pills. Changed meds and it went away.