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Could Celsius cause Gout flare ups?

Posted on 5/1/24 at 11:36 am
Posted by FredbullTN
Brentwood, TN
Member since Sep 2023
1154 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 11:36 am
I broke my kneecap right before my 2nd deployment to Iraq in 2011. A few years after getting out I developed Gout in the same leg and get pretty severe and debilitating flare ups. The last one was the worst.

I eat a protein focused diet with little to no junk food and I wouldn’t say it’s a high amount of red meat. Get a min of 10k steps a day and on good weeks hit the gym a min of 3 days.

My alcohol consumption is hit or miss. I could go a month or two without having a drink and then have a six pack of shiners back to back nights.

With that said I have been drinking Celsius literally every day for at least the path month. Sometimes I have two a day. In that time I had only had a few twisted teas.

A few days ago was the first time I had a flare up that went from 0-10 on the pain scale in what seemed like minutes. Normally I can feel it coming a couple days in advance. It was so bad I had to sit down and crawl up the stairs backwards. I was on my way to the store yesterday to get a Celsius and realized maybe that is causing it. Needless to say yesterday was my last Celsius.

Just curious if any of you have any insight to this.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 1:14 pm
Posted by way_south
Member since Jul 2017
817 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:11 pm to
Have you thought about taking something for gout? I have a family history, had one flare up and that was enough for me. I have been on allopurinal since and have had no issues.



Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
28610 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:16 pm to
If you’re able to connect that to a gout flare, then it’s highly plausible.
Posted by PrezCock
Florida
Member since Sep 2019
603 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:39 pm to
My platoon sargeant drank about 10 monsters a day on one deployment. He ended up getting kidney stones. Of course, this is completely anectdotal, but kidney stones and gout are two very similar ailments.
Posted by mikie421
continental shelf
Member since Nov 2008
689 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:43 pm to
Get on allopurinol before you cause permanent damage to your joints. Don’t be stupid.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
58936 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:51 pm to
What is it in the Celsius that you think could trigger this?
Posted by FredbullTN
Brentwood, TN
Member since Sep 2023
1154 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 12:59 pm to
I'm not sure but like Prez said, we had several guys in Iraq that drank monsters like they were tap water and ended up with kidney stones. To the point we had to ban/limit their consumption. The common link between kidney stones and gout seems to be something with uric acid.
Posted by FredbullTN
Brentwood, TN
Member since Sep 2023
1154 posts
Posted on 5/1/24 at 1:02 pm to
That's my next step. I tend to listen to my wife too much and try and take natural routes of letting my body heal itself. She is very much into single-ingredient, whole food type of stuff and my Celsius consumption was frowned upon lol. I cant really endure another attack like the last one so if I need to get on that medicine then so be it.
Posted by rooster108bm
Member since Nov 2010
2902 posts
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:36 am to
The only thing I see in the celsius that could cause a problem is niacin. If you have high niacin levels that will build excess uric acid.

Keep in mind that there are 2 reasons for gout. Either your purine intake is to high or your body isn't flushing the uric acid out properly.

I couldn't take allopurinol due to side effects but since I started drinking a lot of water daily and consume nothing with high fructose corn syrup I haven't had a flare in almost 2 years.

As others have stated you gotta get it under control or you are gonna destroy your joints.
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