BigBill
Absent Comrade
My left foot is swollen on the sole besides the top. I think my four or five+ cups of coffee the caffeine did it. I can't think of anything else?
Swollen Foot gout?
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Could Be plantar facites if it's the bottom of the heel,though I had something similar in the spring and it was a spider bite.Gouts the most likely though if it's in your big toe too
gout arthritis can effect different parts of the foot.....if your foot is swollen, red/purple in color, tender and hot to the touch you may have the painful G.
avoid eating......Anchovies, Grains, Gravies, Kidneys,Liver, Sardines, Sweetbreads, Asparagus, Bacon, Beef, Bluefish, Bouillon, Calf tongue, Carp, Cauliflower, Chicken, Chicken soup, Codfish, Crab, Duck, Goose, Halibut, Ham, Kidney beans, Lamb, Lentils, Lima beans, Lobster, Mushrooms, Mutton, Navy beans, Oatmeal, Oysters, Peas, Perch, Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, Sheep, Shellfish, Snapper, Spinach, Tripe, Trout, Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison......until the pain subsides.......
advil may help manage the pain....
avoid eating......Anchovies, Grains, Gravies, Kidneys,Liver, Sardines, Sweetbreads, Asparagus, Bacon, Beef, Bluefish, Bouillon, Calf tongue, Carp, Cauliflower, Chicken, Chicken soup, Codfish, Crab, Duck, Goose, Halibut, Ham, Kidney beans, Lamb, Lentils, Lima beans, Lobster, Mushrooms, Mutton, Navy beans, Oatmeal, Oysters, Peas, Perch, Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, Sheep, Shellfish, Snapper, Spinach, Tripe, Trout, Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison......until the pain subsides.......
advil may help manage the pain....
If it's red and hurts when air passes over it, then it's gout.
I developed it in my left foot 1 1/2 years ago. They prescribed Colchicine and a few dietary changes and it's never been back.
I developed it in my left foot 1 1/2 years ago. They prescribed Colchicine and a few dietary changes and it's never been back.
And build a little tent frame.....
I had it when I first got diabetes and getting that under some control helped a LOT. I don't think keeping your feet up when sitting is a bad idea. Get a docs advice. It hurts to much to say, 'Well, I'll just tough it out."
Build a tent so the sheet won't touch your toes.
I had it when I first got diabetes and getting that under some control helped a LOT. I don't think keeping your feet up when sitting is a bad idea. Get a docs advice. It hurts to much to say, 'Well, I'll just tough it out."
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scooter123
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There, made the Gout Diet much much simpler. BTW, when I tested a bit high on the Uric Acid levels the DR. handed my a handout on the Gout Diet. After reading 3 pages of what should be avoided I came to the conclusion that the Gout Diet is just WATER and nothing else.
However, there is a sort of feasible approach. The key is to limit protein intake, so you have to limit any type of Meat, grains, and Beans. Good news is that most of us can consume 6 to 10 ounces of Protein per day. This means that you can have a bare 1/4 lbs. hamburger pattie for dinner, a granola bar for breakfast, and a leafy green salad for lunch.
Note, Protein is contained in a much wider variety of foods than most are aware of. For example because Bread is made from Wheat it does contain protein which can lead to a Gout flareup. The same is true of good old Pasta, because most noodles start out with Wheat. If you want to Nuke yourself with Gout Triggers just go out and get a Double Whopper with double Bacon and a side order of Baked Beans. Then wash it down with a nice cold Beer, a liquid staple also based on grains.
Some good news is that a Gout Diet that works for you doesn't have to be all or nothing. Because everyone will have different levels of response to Protein intake and for many of us some foods may be a stronger trigger than others. Go figure, my brother in law can't tolerate Turkey for some reason and I have to limit my consumption of Beef but can tolerate 2 or 3 servings per month. So, if you are having a Gout Attack step one is to avoid any gout trigger as much as possible for a week or more. Step two is to contact your family physician and get your Uric Acid level tested. Because it's quite possible you simply have a small sprain triggered by a mis step you don't even remember.
Gout is the worst pain I've ever experienced. I've been shot, stabbed, and beaten unconscious. Nothing compared to my foot hitting the floor the first morning. Until cancer, but that's another beast.
I tend to think that if you can actually write a post that you can be treated. Talk to your GP ASAP.
Drink massive amounts of water until you talk to the GP. Pee often. It is a good thing. Flush that junk out of your system.
I tend to think that if you can actually write a post that you can be treated. Talk to your GP ASAP.
Drink massive amounts of water until you talk to the GP. Pee often. It is a good thing. Flush that junk out of your system.
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cowart
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I eat a lot of hamburgers, so I used to have gout pretty regularly. Now what I do is discard the larger half of the bun, and just consume the meat and the smaller part of the bun. I do sometimes get odd looks from people in restaurants, but I don't pay attention to them.
Just another 22 shooter
Member
See a doctor. make sure it IS gout. Don't diagnose it yourself. 20 some years ago I thought I had the beginnings of gout. Turned out to be Rheumatoid Arthritis.
OLDSTER
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Fresh garden tomatoes from July through October 
I can't leave 'em alone But they really bring on the gout in my big toes 
I can't leave 'em alone But they really bring on the gout in my big toes 
Gulfecho
Member
What's Left
That pretty much sums up my entire diet. What is the poor guy going to eat? Calf tongue and Lima beans excluded. Too much booze can also have a negative effect on gout. What's the poor guy going to drink?
That pretty much sums up my entire diet. What is the poor guy going to eat? Calf tongue and Lima beans excluded. Too much booze can also have a negative effect on gout. What's the poor guy going to drink?
Arc Angel
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With the sole exception of fresh, 'free range' chicken (Which, along with certain ocean-caught fresh fish like halibut, is the only meat I live on during an episode of gout.) the above list is entirely correct; however, both pears, and cheese - especially yellow or well aged cheese - should also be included on the list of forbidden foods.
A suffer's body will also take 4 to 6 months in order to purge itself of the harmful purines. During this time plenty of fresh water should be drunk; and remember to stay out of restaurants and avoid heavily processed, commercially prepared, and prepackaged foods.
I'll add one more thing to the above list of potentially toxic foods: Nitrate preservatives, which are contained in many prepared foods, definitely aggravate metabolic arthritis (gout).
Advil, by the way, is very hard on your own liver. If the daily diet is carefully regulated, then, the worst of the pain and swelling should be gone in, about, 3 to 5 days. On those few occasions when things have been really bad, I have taken a short course (5 days) of Indomethacin.
Monitoring the daily diet is the key to overcoming gout episodes. Because it acts as a catalyst very rich food can, also, be a problem. Remember: In today's world of heavily processed, significantly modified, and artificial foods, a bland diet that contains a lot of (the right) fresh vegetables is a healthy, pain-free diet; and, happily, many fresh green vegetables - especially parsley, and cilantro - help to purge the body of fat and mineral toxins!
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THE PILGRIM
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I'm not licensed to practice medicine on this Forum.
I am authorized to tell you-
GO SEE A DOCTOR!
I am authorized to tell you-
GO SEE A DOCTOR!
Arc Angel
Member
And then ....... if the pills the doctor gave you, somehow, cure the first problem (the gout), but create another problem - like say severe stomach upset; or, maybe, trouble breathing, or an overly fast heart beat, or a significantly compromised immune system - the only thing left to do is to dial 1.800.BAD DRUG. (People who may, or may not, be able to help you!) 
(Because, many times, after you've seen the doctor and taken what is for many people a regimen of, 'tough pills to swallow' you're also going to need to talk to an attorney who specializes in, 'bad drugs' and problem medications.)
At different times I was medically advised to try - not one, but - all of the typically prescribed medications for gout; and, instead of getting better, I got worse! Allopurinol and Uloric are historically tough pills to swallow. So is Indomethacin which is the reason, 'Why' a short course is much to be preferred over a prolonged period of ingestion. I've had gout; and I've suffered brutally from its symptoms as well as the adverse side effects from the usual medications that are typically prescribed to treat THE SYMPTOMS, BUT NOT THE CAUSES of metabolic arthritis.
Me personally? The usual drugs didn't work; in fact they only made me sicker. Until I learned, 'How' to understand and solve my own illness and, thereafter, altered my daily living and eating circumstances, I made no progress, at all, and only became more ill.
In my own situation it wasn't until I met two particular doctors - who were both educated outside of the United States and weren't (at least at the time) in the habit of, 'pimping pills' for the pharmaceutical companies - that I began to make any real progress in regaining my health and finally started to defeat, rather than live with, the painful disease of metabolic arthritis.
My own cure didn't come from a pharmacy. It came, instead, from perceiving gout within it's historical context, and adjusting my daily lifestyle and eating habits to a newly acquired personal understanding of the illness. I had to live with gout for more than 24 months of the most excruciatingly painful agony that I've ever had to endure. (Because I couldn't really walk I had to stop shooting - Which for someone like me is a very very big deal!)
All of the usual remedies that several different doctors prescribed didn't make me any better at all; instead, and much to my chagrin, the pills they prescribed only exacerbated the problem AND, more or less, guaranteed that I'd have to keep right on taking the pills!
There's not the slightest bit of doubt in my mind that I'd still have gout, today, as well as the difficult to deal with side effects of the medicines I'd been prescribed if - IF - I hadn't finally learned how to eat and adjusted my daily lifestyle accordingly. It's now been more than 3 years since my last serious gout attack; and whenever I stop to eat I'm reminded of how I had to re:learn, both, what to eat AND drink before I was finally able to overcome the genuinely brutal symptoms of this pernicious disease.
One more thing: For whatever it's worth, I had a similar experience with several different statin drugs; and what did I discover? I discovered that if I wanted to effectively control my cholesterol levels without taking any outside medications then, once again, I had to learn how to manage and control what I ate. Me? I decided to pursue a more natural cure; and I refused to take any of the popularly prescribed pills for cholesterol management.
My academically brilliant sister-in-law? She thought I was nutz, and went, 'the other way'. She started taking the usual pills; and, today, she's living with all of the usual unpleasant (and I think scary) side effects associated with the longterm ingestion of statins. I, on the other hand, presently have high HDL and low LDL levels that require no outside drug therapy at all.
Remember: After the doctors come the lawyers; and one of the secrets to successful living - to successful self-management - is learning how to avoid BOTH! What is more, in this regard, this whole post is intended to be a significant favor which I hope will eventually benefit everyone, including myself. (Because, inevitably, after the health of the body comes the health of the soul!)
(Because, many times, after you've seen the doctor and taken what is for many people a regimen of, 'tough pills to swallow' you're also going to need to talk to an attorney who specializes in, 'bad drugs' and problem medications.)
At different times I was medically advised to try - not one, but - all of the typically prescribed medications for gout; and, instead of getting better, I got worse! Allopurinol and Uloric are historically tough pills to swallow. So is Indomethacin which is the reason, 'Why' a short course is much to be preferred over a prolonged period of ingestion. I've had gout; and I've suffered brutally from its symptoms as well as the adverse side effects from the usual medications that are typically prescribed to treat THE SYMPTOMS, BUT NOT THE CAUSES of metabolic arthritis.
Me personally? The usual drugs didn't work; in fact they only made me sicker. Until I learned, 'How' to understand and solve my own illness and, thereafter, altered my daily living and eating circumstances, I made no progress, at all, and only became more ill.
In my own situation it wasn't until I met two particular doctors - who were both educated outside of the United States and weren't (at least at the time) in the habit of, 'pimping pills' for the pharmaceutical companies - that I began to make any real progress in regaining my health and finally started to defeat, rather than live with, the painful disease of metabolic arthritis.
My own cure didn't come from a pharmacy. It came, instead, from perceiving gout within it's historical context, and adjusting my daily lifestyle and eating habits to a newly acquired personal understanding of the illness. I had to live with gout for more than 24 months of the most excruciatingly painful agony that I've ever had to endure. (Because I couldn't really walk I had to stop shooting - Which for someone like me is a very very big deal!)
All of the usual remedies that several different doctors prescribed didn't make me any better at all; instead, and much to my chagrin, the pills they prescribed only exacerbated the problem AND, more or less, guaranteed that I'd have to keep right on taking the pills!
There's not the slightest bit of doubt in my mind that I'd still have gout, today, as well as the difficult to deal with side effects of the medicines I'd been prescribed if - IF - I hadn't finally learned how to eat and adjusted my daily lifestyle accordingly. It's now been more than 3 years since my last serious gout attack; and whenever I stop to eat I'm reminded of how I had to re:learn, both, what to eat AND drink before I was finally able to overcome the genuinely brutal symptoms of this pernicious disease.
One more thing: For whatever it's worth, I had a similar experience with several different statin drugs; and what did I discover? I discovered that if I wanted to effectively control my cholesterol levels without taking any outside medications then, once again, I had to learn how to manage and control what I ate. Me? I decided to pursue a more natural cure; and I refused to take any of the popularly prescribed pills for cholesterol management.
My academically brilliant sister-in-law? She thought I was nutz, and went, 'the other way'. She started taking the usual pills; and, today, she's living with all of the usual unpleasant (and I think scary) side effects associated with the longterm ingestion of statins. I, on the other hand, presently have high HDL and low LDL levels that require no outside drug therapy at all.
Remember: After the doctors come the lawyers; and one of the secrets to successful living - to successful self-management - is learning how to avoid BOTH! What is more, in this regard, this whole post is intended to be a significant favor which I hope will eventually benefit everyone, including myself. (Because, inevitably, after the health of the body comes the health of the soul!)
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I had it in my foot, toe joint.........
Doctor gave me two pills to take but also told me to stop when the pain was bearable or gone.
Sea food is very bad.......... except salmon.
Sardines, clams and shrimp are the worst.
Asparagus is the worst vegetable, pass this one up..........
and if you drink BEER......... it is a killer if you have gout as is all alcohol.
Lots or water and dark cherry juice will help flush out the acids in your body.
+1 with Arc Angel
a fishing friend up from Florida saw my medicine and said that it was some "Heavy Stuff" and not to use the one unless really needed.
Good luck.
Doctor gave me two pills to take but also told me to stop when the pain was bearable or gone.
Sea food is very bad.......... except salmon.
Sardines, clams and shrimp are the worst.
Asparagus is the worst vegetable, pass this one up..........
and if you drink BEER......... it is a killer if you have gout as is all alcohol.
Lots or water and dark cherry juice will help flush out the acids in your body.
+1 with Arc Angel
a fishing friend up from Florida saw my medicine and said that it was some "Heavy Stuff" and not to use the one unless really needed.
Good luck.
I suffered from gout and kidney stones (7) for several years. While gout can occur in any joint, in my case it was in my ankles. It was indeed one of the most painful experiences of my life, with the kidney stones running a tie. (I've heard it said that kidney stones were like child birth, but I've had three children and not one of those hurt like passing a kidney stone!)
My doctor had me taking Colchicine and Allopurinol, and told me that my system produced excess uric acid. Then, several years ago, I quit drinking sodas...prior to that, I used to drink about 8 sodas a day at work, and a 2-liter bottle at night. Since then, I've lost some weight, I've never had another stone or gout attack, and I no longer take the medication. It may not be so for everyone, but I think that the sodas were the culprit in my case. Now, I only drink coffee, tea, and water.
My doctor had me taking Colchicine and Allopurinol, and told me that my system produced excess uric acid. Then, several years ago, I quit drinking sodas...prior to that, I used to drink about 8 sodas a day at work, and a 2-liter bottle at night. Since then, I've lost some weight, I've never had another stone or gout attack, and I no longer take the medication. It may not be so for everyone, but I think that the sodas were the culprit in my case. Now, I only drink coffee, tea, and water.
+1;
14" high cups of soda pop two to three times a day was my
wife's best friend to a tee !!
Kidney stones up the cazoo.....................
14" high cups of soda pop two to three times a day was my
wife's best friend to a tee !!
Kidney stones up the cazoo.....................
shotgun693
Member
My Mother had gout, I got her to try dried sour cherries. She liked the cherries and never had a gout problem again.
