Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[CLKD]

Apparently my husband may have this.  A few weeks ago he had a very swollen foot and toes with a 'bunion' type red area.  Treated with ABs and pain relief.  No sign of raised uric acid levels.  X-ray shows the usually expected osteo arthritic changes for his age.  Part of the problem is that we evolved up-right 

He had been gardening so may have bent his foot ...... otherwise nil of note to start this off.

Any ideas as to what foods he ought to avoid!

[Two hoots]

My brother in law used to suffer really painful feet with gout, what he did was avoid shellfish, asparagus and red meat. He changed his diet radically and went almost vegetarian and it did help. I didn't realise just how painful a condition it was until I saw him suffering with it 

[CLKD]

Tnx.  Did it come on suddenly with him?  We eat a balanced diet, lots of chicken and fish, not much red meat - steak occasionally.  Mince mixed with lots of veg. on a bed of pasta 1/2 a week.  Little alcohol. 

[Two hoots]

Yes it would happen within 24 hours of eating shellfish particularly, that's how he realised it was diet related for him. When he was on holiday he ate a meal that contained shellfish and asparagus, the gout was so bad he couldn't walk, it was after that he decided to find out if his gout was triggered by his diet.  After cutting out shellfish, asparagus and red meat he was so much better, maybe a food diary would help if it turns out to be gout.

[Annie0710]

Hubby has gout, he's had quite a nasty journey with it, and is on high doses to keep Uric acid low.  To test levels during an attack the Uric acid will be lower than normal as it's all pooled to the affected area.  Ideally he should be tested once the attack has well and truly gone x

[Daisydot]

Avoid all the foods advised and to help break up the crystals try Cherries clkd works like magic lol he's just taking his right now if you have a juicer even better.X

[Tiddles]

My hubby used a homeopathic preparation that got rid of it like magic. Cant remember what was in it - not much help am I - but worth trying alternatives to drugs if they don't work ? X

[katsclaws]

Montmerency Cherry tablets have helped my husband's gout. He's not on any medication for gout but has had very few attacks since he started the cherry tablets. Shellfish and venison seem to be triggers for an attack for my husband.

[Taz2]

My dad used to get this as part of his RA. If your husband's levels of uric acid were not raised then it points to something other than gout maybe?

Taz x

[CLKD]

You are Mine of Info on here 

No evidence of RA and his recent X-ray of both feet showed the expected level of OA.  No damage otherwise.

Will look into the Cherry tablets - he eats lots of fruit and veg. including cherries - if we can get to them B4 the blackbirds and starlings