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Just curious if anyone has run into issues with gout due to diet, life stressors, or supplements? Just curious because I recently was hit was gout for the first time in the ankle and it is nothing I want to experience again. Just wondering if anyone has run into this issue and found ways to stay away from it. If you have never felt gout before...its fucking brutal.
No I have not personally, but I have a few clients that have gout. You on any meds or change your diet yet? Under control?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bean
I'm good now. They placed me on a steroid and anti-inflammatory. I have a feeling it had to do with a high stress week and certain foods I was eating ( spinach, shrimp, and fish). I was just curious if anyone else has been affected by this and how they combat it without medication.
Thatīs one topic I canīt say anything about. Thank god...
You have to greatly change your diet. See linkQuote:
Originally Posted by Bean
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-l...t/art-20048524
Much appreciated. This is the first time it has happened so I will make a few slight changes and see what happens. Taking those 4 days off form training while my ankle felt like it was ready to explode may have been not a complete loss.... back to training this week and felt strong, rested, and focused. Maybe those small reminders of how lucky we are to be able to train is what was needed. Once again, I appreciate the time and advice
I've had gout. Runs in my family apparently. Its some crazy pain. Yep they give you a list of food to not eat. Doctors, like priests, are awesome at telling you that you can't do something. Instead of making my lift miserable, I used that list to see what triggers my flare ups. Low protein diet?!! I get in 200-250 grams a day. Granted my uric acid sits at a high normal for me, but pretty much red wine is what tips that over and causes trouble for me. I could win a hot dog eating contest while drinking a pot of coffee and not have a problem. So I pretty much don't drink any wine at all. None of that other stuff seems to bother me. I'm sure if I wasn't eating and lifting like I do my uric acid levels would drop more, but that seems to be a problem too. If I take an extended time off from lifting, like a month, my muscle break down will jack up my uric acid and cause a flare up too. At least that's what I'm assuming. I've paid close attention to my diet and training and found out what causes flare ups for me. You've had one experience so far so that's not alot to go on unfortunately. They also only put you on short term meds for it, which is good. If you were on long term maintenance meds you wouldn't be able to experiment with yourself and figure it out for yourself. Allopurinol is a good maintenance med for gout but it can be hard on your liver. If you're like me you're taking your share of Animal products and that's all the stress I want on my liver. Colchicine is another common gout med that you take when you start to feel pain. It never did anything for me personally. I'm an ER nurse so I frequently see people with gout coming in to be treated and I have to say this is like a training routine or weight loss diet in the fact that everyone is different and what works for one guy won't work for the next. Just pay close attention to your training, diet, supps, and stress level. If you're here you're probably already doing that. Maybe it's shellfish that set you off, maybe its something you overlooked. The shit part is you need to have more attacks before you can be sure what causes it for you. I hope this helps.
New thought about this. Health and our bodys are a very personal subject. There's all kinds of privacy laws for health care institutions and health care workers. It's top secret and classified information. It would have been nice though if my parents would have sat me down before I was 20 and told me the kinds of problems my grandparents had or they themselves have so I could be more conscious of my own health as an adult. Doesn't that make sense? Pretty much once you're in your 40's everything you did in your 20's and early 30's catches up with you and you start to pay the bill.Quote:
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Much help...Ill get it figured out and dialed in. The doc said something about long term meds and I flat out said no. Didn't see the point considering this was the first time. I am a true believer that the body and mind can heal itself with educated life changes. The temporary meds just helped me get through the discomfort and now on to figure shit out and keep moving forward.
Yeah, wait and see if it's going to be a big problem for you before you start taking something everyday for it. It might be years before you have another flare up if you're lucky.
I agree. People jump on medications way to easily.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cellardweller
I have been fine since I stopped using a different pre-workout. My supplements are the same and my diet is the same. No medication needed. I will keep listening to my body and see what happens.
Smart man!
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Originally Posted by Bean
Thatīs interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bean
I have suffered with gout in the past. What has helped me control it is to start each day with 1 oz of pure lemon juice mixed in water.
The lemon juice helps break up the uric acid that causes the gout. I also have Allopurinol pills, but thanks to the lemon juice I only have
to take one every other day now. Staying hydrated is also big for prevention.
Thatīs good info for everybody. Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by FullBore
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Of course! Since posting that, I have gotten off of the Allopurinol. In addition to the daily lemon juice, I am drinking a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda mixed in water 3 times a week. I am completely off all prescription drugs. (poisons)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rex
Happy New Year!!
Great! Happy hearing this.Quote:
Originally Posted by FullBore
Glad I found this thread, lemon juice will now be an addition to my water, see how it works out.
I had my first gout attack at the beginning of this year, also found out through the grapevine that it runs in my family.
I've found it's almost like an allergen, where some foods effect people differently than others, at different amounts and regularity.
Unfortunately, I've found mine to be focused around certain families of vegetables, main accusers are cauliflower, asparagus, and spinach.
I've had to retool the green veg in my diet, working in small amounts of broccoli, and my staple at the moment is arugula.
My friend is a gastroenterologist, he recommended getting on a regular dosage like allopurinol, but thankfully I haven't had a flare up since getting the diet squared away.