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Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:12 pm to BRgetthenet
Bro, I drink so much water my sodium in my blood was actually a little low the last time they checked. Helps a lot but only so much you can drink every day.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:15 pm to tigerskin
A gallon a day is about the most I could do.
Anymore than that and I'm pissing every 30 min.
Anymore than that and I'm pissing every 30 min.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:16 pm to tigerskin
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Some people make too much of it and some people just don't piss it out as well as others
Several years ago I noticed that I was flagged for a high Uric acid # on my annual blood work results. I had no clue what Uric acid was....until. It may have been 6 months after that test result when I had my first experience with it.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:20 pm to tigerskin
Damn.
Good luck!
Good luck!
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:26 pm to Bullfrog
Thanks. Hoping to turn the corner tonight.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:34 pm to tigerskin
The high levels of uric acid cause "crystals" to form in the joints. Those things are there for the long haul, and you'll know it in your old age; i.e. arthritis.
Allipurinol is the answer.
Allipurinol is the answer.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:35 pm to tigerskin
I have had it twice....man, that shite is rough...
hurt so fricking bad, I had to sleep with my foot out from under the sheet...and then had to turn the ceiling fan off because the wind blowing on it was hurting it...
hurt so fricking bad, I had to sleep with my foot out from under the sheet...and then had to turn the ceiling fan off because the wind blowing on it was hurting it...
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:37 pm to TrapperJohn
Yep, the uric acid crystallizes in the joint. No fun. The inflammation causes fluid buildup in the joint and over the nerve going under the big toe. Even less fun.
All in all (having experienced both), it's right up there with kidney stones. Not quite as bad, but almost. And the pain is unrelenting.
Take Allopurinol, a strong anti-inflammatory (indomethacin is the best), and hydrocondone for the pain at night if necessary. Go to the DPM and have some fluid drawn off the joint, and have it shot up with cortisone. That usually helps tremendously.
Drink the black cherry juice, and after the acute stage passes, eat some dried tart cherries (Trader Joe's) every day. These taste great, as opposed to the juice.
Dr. Kemp Tullier is the best in town for this.
4860 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 295-1027
Good luck...
All in all (having experienced both), it's right up there with kidney stones. Not quite as bad, but almost. And the pain is unrelenting.
Take Allopurinol, a strong anti-inflammatory (indomethacin is the best), and hydrocondone for the pain at night if necessary. Go to the DPM and have some fluid drawn off the joint, and have it shot up with cortisone. That usually helps tremendously.
Drink the black cherry juice, and after the acute stage passes, eat some dried tart cherries (Trader Joe's) every day. These taste great, as opposed to the juice.
Dr. Kemp Tullier is the best in town for this.
4860 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA
(225) 295-1027
Good luck...
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:38 pm to shutterspeed
I laughed. 
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:42 pm to tigerskin
It runs in my family. I get a twinge or two once in a while, but nothing bad. It put my dad in the hospital once or twice until he got on something to control it (Allopurinol?) Hasn't bothered him too much since.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 10:55 pm to tigerskin
Gout is the devil
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:00 pm to Jim Rockford
I have had gout since 2006. It is incredibly painful. I have gotten it in my toes, ankle and knee at different times. The information about the crystals forming and genetics are correct. Also correct are that red meat, beer (alcohol of any kind) and shellfish are the things that instantly elevate the likelihood of an attack. I have had some brutal attacks over the years. My last was this past January. I changed my diet drastically. I no longer eat whatever I want. I watch every morsel. I dropped the soft drinks too and that helped. It is a fallacy to believe it is a disease for fat, old and overweight people. I am fit and have been for a very long time. I would recommend that you see a Rhuematologist about your condition. Allopurinal works for me. I hope you get the relief you need. This condition is not a joke. It will bring the strongest people to their knees.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:11 pm to stealthy1
Also try and get some colchicine. The allopurinol will work too, it will just reduce the inflammation and not get rid of the crystals.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:13 pm to tigerskin
What's gout?
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:19 pm to tigerskin
Both feet cut off so no
Posted on 9/16/14 at 11:29 pm to jose
Increased uric acid levels in the body causing joint pain. It's most commonly in the big toe, but it can also go to the ankle and knee.
It's actually caused by too much purines in the body and from increased activity of the enzyme xanthine oxidase. FYI.
It's actually caused by too much purines in the body and from increased activity of the enzyme xanthine oxidase. FYI.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 8:58 am to jose
I experienced gout in my left big toe this summer. Felt like a blowtorch was pointed at my toe. Attack lasted about 10 days. You don't want it.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 9:01 am to tigerskin
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shite hurts
Thought I did, but tested neg. Big toe feels like it's broken, hurts like a mofo.
Posted on 9/17/14 at 9:14 am to TigerPanzer
Drink lots of water. Mix one tablespoon of baking soda and water and lemon sqeezed every morning when you wake up.
Eat fresh cherries everyday.
Eat fresh cherries everyday.
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