OT: Gout- do you have it, and what do you do about it?

jose bagge · Sep 29, 2011

Right big toe and top of foot has been killing me for some time now- not injured, not shoes (Red Wings). Seems now like arms are also starting to tingle. Friends say it sounds like gout,its a part of getting old (I'm 53), and I need to change my diet and get to a doctor.

Any of this sound right? Anybody have experience with these symptoms?

Bryan inIowa · Sep 29, 2011

Hurts !!!!! I get it from time to time . Went to dr, specialist and got nothing better than what I do on my own . Eat cherries, drink cherry juice , lots of water . Diet is real important . Beer bad, seafood bad . I take Naproxin when it hits, most anti inflamatories help, asprin can make it worse . One of my BP pills a water pill makes it worse also

WAYNE-N-TX · Sep 29, 2011

For gout, I use Aleve & it seems to work very well. Just don't tell the doctors at the VA, they will tell it"s bad for you. The only the thing I can say, if they had gout, they'd take it to.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

shot or two of applecider vinegar a day and you should see a quick improvement

Karl in MD · Sep 29, 2011

Alapurinol is one of the prescriptions for it. If it gets really bad, put an ice pack behind your knee, and one on top of your ankle, 20 min. on, 20 off. My foot doctor told me that cooling down your blood relieves the discomfort. It works, just have a blanket ready, 'cause you'll freeze.

550Doug · Sep 29, 2011

Use Tart cherry juice. It really works for my wife when she gets it. I know, they say it's rare for women to get it, but it does happen.

Stephen Newell · Sep 29, 2011

I had similar symptoms. Being too cheap to go to the doctor I treated myself for gout by eating cherries. The symptoms cleared up but at $6.00 a bag I started taking a Potassium Gluconate and Vitamin C tablet ever morning and the symptoms haven’t come back.

El Toro · Sep 29, 2011

I'm close to 79 and I've never had that. You should go to a doctor and have blood drawn and see what they find. You may just need to change your diet. Sometimes the medication is worse than the problem. Eat a big salad and don't use rich dressings. We use vinegar with a little oil. When we have green beans my wife cooks them plain. When we have lima beans she adds some milk instead of creaming them. We don't have red meat very often. Hal

Chip812 · Sep 29, 2011

Tingling in your extremities [i:16bdebaf62]might[/i:16bdebaf62] be diabetes... Just sayin...
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1936 · Sep 29, 2011

Friends booze and diet has a big thing for him and gout.

dr sportster · Sep 29, 2011

Get a check up right away. Tingling is a diabetes symptom.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

I get gout really bad. I found drinking a glass of cranberry juice every day helped to prevent it. Keeps the kidneys cleaned out. I eventually went to Allpurinal. haven.t had a touch in 2 3 yrs.

Never had tingling in arms. Should have a checkup at doctor.

POPPY11 · Sep 29, 2011

my mom just got over a round with it she drank a glass og black cherry juice a day

jose bagge · Sep 29, 2011

Thanks, guys. I guess the beers, bourbon, crab legs and sushi are gonna have to go. I made an appointment to see the doc ( can't really call him "MY" doc 'cuase I never really see one) and see about the tingling diabetes deal. Sounds like the juice is gonna hafta become a part of my morning commute.

Dell (WA) · Sep 29, 2011

Jose.......I first got a gout attack from eating a bunch of skinny pepperoni sticks put up by local meat shop. Seems the "nitrate" in the "cure" was the cause. The Doc prescribed "allopurinol". (p.s. its cheap)

Remember, most gout is associated with WINE, wimmin's n'songs. Remember Ben Franklin gott-itt from them French Ladys. .......the limp-free Dell

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

I feel for you. I got it in the big toe on the left foot years ago and went to the doctor and he did tests and found that my uric acid count was real high which is the problem, when gout kicks in, the uric acid crystallizes and it really hurts. So I take 300mg of alloporinal per day. It works great. The gout had eaten away the joint so bad that my big toe wants to overlay my second toe so this winter I will have it fused together so do something ASAP before you have real problems.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

Tingling of arm and legs can also be a shortage of vitamin B-12. I have this and my wife gives me a shot every other week for it.

tlak · Sep 29, 2011

Which is the cherry juice of choice? Is it natural black cherry cooncentrate and what brand?

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

(quoted from post at 09:04:29 09/29/11) Thanks, guys. I guess the beers, bourbon, crab legs and sushi are gonna have to go. I made an appointment to see the doc ( can't really call him "MY" doc 'cuase I never really see one) and see about the tingling diabetes deal. Sounds like the juice is gonna hafta become a part of my morning commute.

At least the crablegs and sushi :roll: Anyone that drinks that nastyass bourbon can down vinegar without a problem. Give it a try, you'll prolly be surprised.....

spacecadet9 · Sep 29, 2011

(quoted from post at 07:36:48 09/29/11) Hurts I take Naproxin when it hits One of my BP pills a water pill makes it worse also

Yep, Yep, and Yep. 10 years on HCT diuretic (Hydrochlorothiazide) raised my Uric Acid level sky high. Gout is considered a form of arthritis. I've never heard of 'tingling arms' associated with gout. Gout is crystals of uric acid in a joint. The affected area it swollen, hot, and painful. The diet thing is confusing. from one site "Restrict foods high in purine:
Organ meats such as liver, kidney, heart, brain, etc.
Selected fish and shellfish ie. ikan bilis, sardines, mackerel (including selar, tenggiri & kembong), herring, salmon, fish roe, cockles and mussels
Meat & yeast extracts such as Bovril, Marmite, Vegemite, essence of chicken, brewer's and baker's yeast
Meat soups & stock cubes especially Bak Kut Teh
Game meat ie. venison, black chicken, pigeon, goose, etc.
Beans & lentils such as tofu, soya bean, bean fillings, etc.
Selected vegetables ie. spinach, rhubarb, asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms & peas
Strawberry, strawberry jam, durian, tomato & tomato products."

I've also read about the tart cherry treatment. Should I mix the dark cherry juice with rum or gin ?

CoopertownBob · Sep 29, 2011

(quoted from post at 12:04:29 09/29/11) Thanks, guys. I guess the beers, bourbon, crab legs and sushi are gonna have to go. I made an appointment to see the doc ( can't really call him "MY" doc 'cuase I never really see one) and see about the tingling diabetes deal. Sounds like the juice is gonna hafta become a part of my morning commute.

I've had it for close to 2 decades now. I take allopurinol, 100mg daily, if I get an attack, I take 300mg each day until it is obvious it is clearing up.

Seafood is not all bad for it, only shellfish. If you eat at Capt D's or Long John Silver's you will get an attack because they deep fry everything in the same oil, so avoid them both. I each sushi regularly with no problems, I just have to be picky about what I order, (no shellfish). Food high in purines can set off an attack, and there are several websites dedicated to gout sufferers that list what those foods are. You will probably find that not all on the list bother you, or only bother you in varying degrees, so a little experimenting will be in order to see what exactly gives you the most trouble.

Hope you have an easy time of it. Good luck.

barnE · Sep 29, 2011

Have had it. Somewhere on internet said coffee drinkers don't usually have the problem. Health food stores have something called Goutrol that seems to help. I am diabetic and think if your sugar is balanced you will do better. Dave

300winchester · Sep 29, 2011

Organ meats are very bad for gout, like brats, etc.

34gpa · Sep 29, 2011

I take alloporinal like the others,works good. If I get a flare up,take indomethecin,it will clear it up in a day or 2. prescription only from the doc.

RayP(MI) · Sep 29, 2011

I have a flare up like what your'e describing from time to time. There is a blood test for gout... Mine came back negative. I just have to wear a loose shoe or house slipper for a few days, and baby the foot as much as possible until it subsides. No fun. Take anti-inflamitories like aspirin or acetominophin.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 29, 2011

It's tart cherry juice, which is Montmorency. You can get it in concentrate

Rollie NE PA · Sep 29, 2011

It sounds like the gout. The gout usually comes on quick, and the area will be warm, red and swollen and hurt like he!!. I suffer from gout, alot. Although I take 300mg of allopurenol daily, and my blood test for uric acid is in the normal range I still get it. I don't drink or smoke nor eat shell fish. The gout can come from things other than diet. I get the gout from pen v k (penicillin) which is used when getting root canal work.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Sep 29, 2011

I have had round of gout from time to time. I really like taking Allopurinol but doctors insist on somewhat frequent tests to make sure ones liver isn't being damaged.

I've had a few rather mild cases of it since my prescription ran out. I didn't go back to the doctor for another along with the needed tests.

I have been able to control mine with Ibuprofen for several days with a fairly high dose rate. Seems it then goes away for months before flaring up again.

Just got over a round of it. Took 400 mg. of Ibuprofen 3 times per day, basically at meal time as I always take it with food.

huntingreen2day · Sep 29, 2011

I got it one summer when I had a great tomato crop. I was pigging out on tomatoes. Hurt like hell. Stopped pigging out on tomatoes and have not had it since but my big toe has always had a funny feeling after that.

5020s rock · Sep 29, 2011

thankfully i dont get it. my brother does
he STOPPED drinkin (bummer) but still has to watch. the doctor told him excessive mountain dew causes it? i would be concerned about tingling arms more....stroke,blood pressure, pinched nerves in the neck or carpal tunnel?

Lester Hooper · Sep 30, 2011

Are you a diabetic? Could be neuropathy if you are. The Doc can give you something for that and it works good.

jose bagge · Sep 30, 2011

I'm thinking gin.

That list about includes my whole diet, less the alcohol.

jose bagge · Sep 30, 2011

I'm probably the exception to that coffee deal- I drink about a pot of coffee before 10:00. Like David Latterman said; " I have no discernable personality before my first cup of coffee"

jose bagge · Sep 30, 2011

Probably not coincidentally, a buddy of mine gave me a huge bag of venison slim jims about a month ago when he cleared out his freezer in prep for bow season, and I've been munching away on those things daily. Probably upping the ante-

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