Avoid fructose at all costs until symptoms recovered. Had gout twice before. Study: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study | BMJ
Avoid fructose at all costs until symptoms recovered. Had gout twice before. Study: Soft drinks, fructose consumption, and the risk of gout in men: prospective cohort study | BMJ
Gout usually last 3 to 10 days.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.
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?
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?
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.
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?
Bro I’m an experienced gout sufferers who has done a lot of research on this topic.
Any more questions can ask me.