re: Anyone had gout in their foot...

My MIL gets gout on the reg. She takes pills to keep her uric acid levels low to not kick off a bout of the gout.

See a doctor — they’ll likely give you allopurinol. I’ve been told by others that tart cherry juice helps. Idk.

You don't. It's arthritis. It'll probably happen again. Had 2 bouts. Certain foods exacerbate it.

I quit drinking beer. No more be turkey. Take a lot of tart cherry extract pills. Apple cider vinegar if you have to.

Seems to work. Other than that lose weight. Exercise more.

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Drinking alcohol can help to cause a flare up. But so do purine rich foods which include healthy foods, just not food for gout sufferers.

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It is recommended that people diagnosed with gout follow a diet that does not include the following purine-rich foods:

Seafood: Although it is recommended that a healthy diet includes a lot of fish, people who have gout should be aware that some seafood can increase levels of uric acid in the blood, and may make gout worse.
High purine content: Anchovies, codfish, haddock, herring, mackerel, mussels, sardines, scallops, trout
Medium purine content: Crab, lobster, oysters, shrimp.
Meat: Though no longer part of a common diet in the United States, organ meats, such as liver, sweetbreads, and brains, are most dangerous for those with gout.
High purine content: Bacon, turkey, veal, venison
Medium purine content: Beef, chicken, duck, ham, pork
Vegetables: Studies do not show an association between high-purine vegetables and gout to the same degree as with animal-based purines, suggesting other factors than purine content also play a role. However, there are some beans that are particularly high in purines, so people with severe gout may want to avoid them.
Purine-rich vegetables: Asparagus, dried beans (especially fava and garbanzo), mushrooms, peas, spinach

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Gout is also known as a "Rich Mans Disease".

Lol imagine getting gout