Gout?

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I'm 41 and I've had it twice. The first time was about 5 years ago and then again about 3 years ago. I don't think they know exactly what causes it. They say it can be caused by your diet, but I hadn't eaten any of the things listed to be a cause.

A doctor told me that mine was due to a foot injury each time. The first time I had it, I tripped over one of those parking lot cement blocks. I didn't think anything of it and didn't have any pain until I woke up the next morning. I couldn't even get out of bed. It hurt so bad, just the weight of a sheet lying on top of my foot hurt extremely bad. I was given some anti-inflammatories and the pain subsided within a couple of days. The other time I jumped off the back of a truck. I didn't land awkward or anything. Again, I didn't think anything of it until I woke up the next morning. I had some of the anti-inflammatories left, took some and the pain was gone again in a couple of days. Both times it was my left foot.

I've had a lot of different types of pain in my life, but nothing ever hurt worse than gout. Not even close.

it is caused by diet and what you eat and drink, its your body that cant break down certain foods, (uric acid) basicly it turns to sand (crystals) and falls in between your joints. Could be in you toes, foot, fingers, ancle etc. Also causes kidney stones. Meat, shell fish, booz, nuts, as well as many vegies that contribute to it. Also being dehydrated, can cause the gout. FYI once you have it, thats it, it never really "goes away" your just inbetween attacks. Its actually a form of arthritus, but I always try to explain it as a "food alergy" as its your body that can break down the uric acid.

[travrosty]

If you are from the Borscht belt it doesn't help.

As a diabetic I get gout a couple of times a year. My uric acid tends to run high and I never know when it's going to flare up. In the past my doctor prescribed Indomethican. For some reason it didn't work during my last episode so he tried me on Colcrys. I only had to take three pills and I was walking fine, almost pain free, with some stiffness in about a day and a half.

The worst is when I get it in my left hip, which thank god doesn't happen often. I already have moderate osteoarthritis with damage to the head of the femur and the last time I got it there I was practically bedridden. I heard that gout can also be hereditary, which would make sense as my grandfather suffered with it for years.

[brob28]

Hey guys, I've had gout for about 10 years. Allopuinol each day and Cholcrys (sp?) during attacks have worked wonders for me. No major flair ups in almost 3 years. It took 7 years and a lot of bad attacks before my Dr had it all figured out (prednisone and all the other meds did not seem to help me). Had one two week flair up that eventually had me admitted to the hospital for 3 days as Dr's just figured it had to be something else. Worst pain I've ever felt. Thank you modern science!