Post #954767
2026-04-05 23:44 UTC
Replies (7)
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@SeaFury@aus.social 2026-04-05 23:46
@richardinsandy@c.im I just take the Allupurinol 😑😐
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@elliek@zeroes.ca 2026-04-05 23:49
@richardinsandy@c.im Ouch. That's horrible for you. Might this help? "Michael Greger M.D. FACLM · February 24, 2016 · Volume 29 If the uric acid crystals that trigger gout come from the breakdown of purines, should gout patients avoid even healthy, purine-rich foods, such as beans, mushrooms, and cauliflower?" It's certainly worth watching and following up the links to further info at the bottom of the page. There are also transcripts https://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-gout-attacks-with-diet/
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@FaithinBones@mastodon.social 2026-04-06 01:23
@richardinsandy@c.im my mother has gout. She gave up ice cream, milk and butter and that seemed to help with flare ups. She doesn't drink alcohol but she never has
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@lipservant@aus.social 2026-04-06 02:09
@richardinsandy@c.im I used allopurinol daily for 30 years. I only stopped because my doctor put me on medication for some other issues, which then gave me problems, so dropped all meds, added them back one at a time to see which was the source. It wasn't the allopurinol. Colchicine was useful during an attack, but the doctors were withholding of it for no explained reason. Oddly, haven't had an episode in about two years, with no lifestyle changes, other than less beer (very triggering).
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@JamesNielsen@mastodon.social 2026-04-06 03:42
@richardinsandy@c.im I've had gout on and off for 30 years or more. I'm 80 now. I quit drinking about 10 years ago and keep on a low purine diet. Colchicine gave me bad kidney tests numbers. Taking Allopurinol now w/no side effects, uric acid 5.4. No bad episodes for 10 years. As they say, diet and exercise :)
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@stufromoz@aus.social 2026-04-06 04:09
@richardinsandy@c.im @VWDasher@mymasto.com question. How is your weight? I’m not saying that it will fix things but if you are overweight it seems to be more likely. (I had what was initially thought to be gout, but turned out to be something very weird and unexpected which cleared up as I lost weight)
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@Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social 2026-04-06 07:07
@richardinsandy@c.im I am now on Allopurinol, fortunately with no obvious side effects. Prior to that I avoided citrus, no oranges, no fruit juices. Also, avoided oily fish, so no mackerel, very little salmon. I don't drink alcohols anyway, I seem to be hypersensitive to it and have been avoiding it for over a decade. I have had very few recent bouts of gout, and they were much more manageable than before. Painful, but not the 'I'd cut my own foot off with a rusty saw' level of agony. Good luck with managing it. It is a horrible affliction.