Any1 suffering from Gout?

guiguy

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this article says sex helps if you're a man. http://www.health911.com/gout

I guess if you mustn't involve your toe.

Seriously, different foods will affect different people so you've got to try and find what triggers it. Otherwise the docs will prescribe Allopurinol and Colchine, an anti inflamatory agent once it starts.

I like the sex solution.
 

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This is my first posting here. I am seeking advise from gout sufferers. First time gout trouble.
I am currently suffering from acute gout attack. Attack is on ankle area. It started with gradual pain on foot at night. I couldn’t walk first thing in the morning. Foot was swollen and the incredible pain caused me sleepless nights. Next few days I couldn’t walk. Had blood test. Doctor prescribed Colchicine for 3 day treatment. Swelling subsided and couple of days later, I had itchy skin rashes on my ankle area. Doctor said the rashes are not due to Colchicine.
Two weeks on, ankle feels tight and crushing pain even lifting my foot up a bit in bed. Foot is a bit swollen. I don’t know what to do. Doctor prescribed NSAID drugs. I am still off work and is worrying.

Has anyone had similar experience? If so, please describe. I didn’t know gout attack can last that long and have such serious effects. I don’t understand the rashes.

Allopurinol has been mentioned a lot here in the forum. I am uncertain whether I should be on lifetime Allopurinol. Any advice? I read Allopurinol lowers uric acid level. Will Allopurinol prevent future attack? If there’s a good chance of another attack, what’s the use on Allopurinol? Does on Allopurinol give me a bit of freedom of consuming occasional high purine food or drink? I am unsure about the long term side effects and health vs enduring another serious episode of acute attack.

Gout diet is confusing in some aspects. Can overeating the wrong food cause overnight flare up? I suppose is more an accumulating effect, no?

Please share your thoughts.
 

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This is my first posting here. I am seeking advise from gout sufferers. First time gout trouble.
I am currently suffering from acute gout attack. Attack is on ankle area. It started with gradual pain on foot at night. I couldn’t walk first thing in the morning. Foot was swollen and the incredible pain caused me sleepless nights. Next few days I couldn’t walk. Had blood test. Doctor prescribed Colchicine for 3 day treatment. Swelling subsided and couple of days later, I had itchy skin rashes on my ankle area. Doctor said the rashes are not due to Colchicine.
Two weeks on, ankle feels tight and crushing pain even lifting my foot up a bit in bed. Foot is a bit swollen. I don’t know what to do. Doctor prescribed NSAID drugs. I am still off work and is worrying.

Has anyone had similar experience? If so, please describe. I didn’t know gout attack can last that long and have such serious effects. I don’t understand the rashes.

Allopurinol has been mentioned a lot here in the forum. I am uncertain whether I should be on lifetime Allopurinol. Any advice? I read Allopurinol lowers uric acid level. Will Allopurinol prevent future attack? If there’s a good chance of another attack, what’s the use on Allopurinol? Does on Allopurinol give me a bit of freedom of consuming occasional high purine food or drink? I am unsure about the long term side effects and health vs enduring another serious episode of acute attack.

Gout diet is confusing in some aspects. Can overeating the wrong food cause overnight flare up? I suppose is more an accumulating effect, no?

Please share your thoughts.
Gout usually last 3 to 10 days.

Colchicine is slow for treatment.
Nsaid much faster but bad for kidney.

Allopurinol is to help remove uric acid from your body.
I m on 400mg a day.
Taking forever .

Allopurinol lower your chance gout attack .

Gout can lead to kidney , heart disease , high blood pressure .

Loss weight n exercise help alot.


I use to have very serious gout problem.
An attack every 1 month.

I eat nsaid n colchinice but not helping much.

My uric acid level is double of average before I visit gout specialist

The best is to visit a gout specialist , they can advise u better than gp.



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I use to have very serious gout problem.
An attack every 1 month.

I eat nsaid n colchinice but not helping much.

My uric acid level is double of average before I visit gout specialist

Thank you for replying.
I will have to be careful on my diet. Once I am back on my feet, I have to start exercising.

Did you ever had Tophi? If so, did it resolve by itself or through Allopurinol?

To other gout victims: Has anyone on other uric lowering drugs other than Allopurinol? If so, what is your experience with other drugs?
 

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Thank you for replying.
I will have to be careful on my diet. Once I am back on my feet, I have to start exercising.

Did you ever had Tophi? If so, did it resolve by itself or through Allopurinol?

To other gout victims: Has anyone on other uric lowering drugs other than Allopurinol? If so, what is your experience with other drugs?


tophi is v serious liao leh.
u first time only, how can have this...

my dad have tophi. but he don't care.
cant help him.
 

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Hi.. for friends who suffer from gout, please avoid red meats, beef,duck meat, nuts, soya beans products.

Also, avoid massaging on the gout affected area as it will spread. Whatever ointment you wish to apply, just tap on the area, impt avoid massaging.

Hope to help you all.
And as always, think good, do good and say good and all good blessings will come our way.

Friends who have more question on gout are welcome to pm me.


UOTE=zzt231;119076930]tophi is v serious liao leh.
u first time only, how can have this...

my dad have tophi. but he don't care.
cant help him.[/QUOTE]
 

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tophi is v serious liao leh.
u first time only, how can have this...

I had pain years ago but didn’t have the classic symptoms of a gout.
This time was more obvious and tophi eventually developed.
Today for the first time I experienced tophi pain.
It was excruciating constant pain.Gnashing teeth kind of pain. It’s a different level of pain I never experienced before.

I need to see a doctor and be put on lifetime medication. No choice. 1 month since ankle pain. Now tophi pain. I hope the tophi pain goes away. Don’t know when I can walk normally again? Looks like I am having severe gout attacks.
can’t eat tau kwa or tau pok? Is there any proven food that can cause immediate flare up on most people?
 

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I had pain years ago but didn’t have the classic symptoms of a gout.
This time was more obvious and tophi eventually developed.
Today for the first time I experienced tophi pain.
It was excruciating constant pain.Gnashing teeth kind of pain. It’s a different level of pain I never experienced before.

I need to see a doctor and be put on lifetime medication. No choice. 1 month since ankle pain. Now tophi pain. I hope the tophi pain goes away. Don’t know when I can walk normally again? Looks like I am having severe gout attacks.
can’t eat tau kwa or tau pok? Is there any proven food that can cause immediate flare up on most people?


everyone is diff on the food.
my dad drink beer daily.
I eat a lot of tofu

u better book an appt to see specialist.
ttsh gout specialist is the best for public hosipital.
 

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I eat a lot of tofu

I have done some research. Tofu is low purine.
Soy milk ok
Looks like tau kwa, tau pok ok

Avoid dried shiitake mushrooms
Avoid seaweed
Avoid dried soya bean

When you google, red meat flags up. My research shows white meat chicken is on the same level as red meat. Would be interesting to hear everyone experience?

Yesterday for dinner I had Norwegian smoked salmon as starter and chicken as main course. Under 1 hour, tophi started to flag up. By 9, never experienced such intensity of pain.
I had some left over smoked salmon tonight. Nothing happened. Maybe I was on tablet.

Has anyone had immediate flag up after consuming forbidden foods?

What about nuts? Are all nuts equally bad? Is it ok to eat a handful of nuts?
 

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Bro I’m an experienced gout sufferers who has done a lot of research on this topic.

I’m doubtful you are experiencing Tophi at such early stage because it takes a long time for tophi to form and cause disformity.
It can take 10 years for tophi to form, if gout is untreated. See the link below.

https://www.healthline.com/health/tophus#when-tophi-develop

So here are my own tips that have proven effective.

1) Drink a lot of water each day. Minimum 3 liters or 10 cups of water.
Try to avoid fructose or sweetened drinks.
Green tea and coffee is okay but note that coffee is a diuretic and will make you lost water.

2) Avoid organ meats. Liver, intestines. Processed meats like smoked salmon, ham, Luncheon meat are bad!

3) Avoid drinking too much soup that has been boiled using meat (like bak kut teh) or ministrone soup (uses beef stock)

4) This is my best tip. Donate blood regularly.
You are doing a good deed and it helps to maintain your iron levels low, which in turn reduce your occurrence of gout.
As long as you are not on medication, you are allowed to donate.
Our blood is suitable to normal person because their bodies can filter off the excess purine easily.
In fact, may be beneficial because our blood is normally higher in iron.

I eat nuts / drink alcohol and yet can keep gout away because of this. Since regular donation, my gout has disappeared.

Any more questions can ask me.

I have done some research. Tofu is low purine.
Soy milk ok
Looks like tau kwa, tau pok ok

Avoid dried shiitake mushrooms
Avoid seaweed
Avoid dried soya bean

When you google, red meat flags up.
Yesterday for dinner I had Norwegian smoked salmon as starter and chicken as main course.

What about nuts? Are all nuts equally bad? Is it ok to eat a handful of nuts?
 

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I am digging further into gout. It is said an alkaline diet is good and adding more vegetables in your diet.

I believe sugar is the biggest culprit and fructose glucose corn syrup or refined sugar is commonly used in chocolates, biscuits and soda or fruit drinks. I don’t drink soda drinks but I do like biscuits or chocolates when I needed a quick solution to my hunger. I know apples or banana would be a better alternative. Are biscuits/chocolates very damaging even in small daily accumulating consumption?
 

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Bro I’m an experienced gout sufferers who has done a lot of research on this topic.

Any more questions can ask me.

I wonder if I can occasionally eat forbidden food that has high purine content?
I understand everyone reaction and eating habit is different, I am trying to hear experience from you all. If you have situational examples please tell.

Is bean curd stick ok to eat?
Tau kwa ok?
What about peanuts?
Black beans ok?
What other Chinese food not ok?

My understanding of gout is low as I only just discovered I am a gout sufferer! For the past 2 months, I had three flares up.

I am trying to find out the list of forbidden food? Obviously I am going to avoid them but I am not going to avoid them complaining. This brings the question how to manage diet. Please advise.

If on long term Allopurinol, does it cause kidney failure resulting in dialysis?
 

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My gout attacks tend to be triggered by salty food. My rheumatologist, Dr Leong Keng Hong, just advised me to stay away from fast food and make greener diet choices. So far I'm doing well. The diet is different for everyone tho.
 
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