Anyone Ever Deal With Gout

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Anyone have any home remedy's to help deal with gout ? I woke up the end of last week with a sore elbow and its been down hill from there . I've had all the classic symptoms , swelling , pain to the touch and fever . This stuff is suppose to clear up in 2-3 weeks from what I've read , if you've ever had to deal with gout you have my sympathy .
 
I feel your pain. Have had gout attacks once a year in ankle toe & elbow for last few years.
One of the straps you can get at drug store for tennis elbow really helps. Soak joint in epson salt twice a day and limit joints movement.
Try not to take over the counter meds. Nsaids really seem to hurt not help for me. Drink plenty & i mean plenty of water to flush system of the acid causing gout. Do not drink any alcohol especially beer during an attack.
Check with your doc if bad attacks continue and he can give you meds to eliminate uric acid and diet suggestion.
 
Also don't drink soda pop. One of the reasons your blood retains uric acid is because of high fructose corn syrup.
 
Oh Yes, the "Rich Mans' Disease" , they say overindulgent in food and drink.....I get it in my toes about every other year now, its seems to hang longer, the older I get. Painful indeed I think my last episode lasted nearly two weeks. They have an over the counter meds, called Gout Out, seen it have not tried it......

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Ya, i have been diagnosed with gout, and take a prescription to keep the red blood crystals in check, within proper levels.
Mine is mainly in the big toe, right foot.
Pretty painful.
Finding out i had that disease when i once stubbed my toe, and saw all the stars, lightning bolts, comets, and meteorites, flashing in front of my eyeballs, and nearly jumped to the ceiling, from the pain.
I sometimes do that cherry juice home remedy, but in my case i don't think it does much good.
It's pretty expensive too. Around $5.25 a bottle around here.
 
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I also get is every other year or so when I eat too much red meat and drink soda. Drink a ton of water, eat oranges and don't eat red meat or sugars.

Mine started after I stubbed my toe really bad on my right foot, large toe.

Riddler
 
Riddler said:
I also get is every other year or so when I eat too much red meat and drink soda. Drink a ton of water, eat oranges and don't eat red meat or sugars.

Mine started after I stubbed my toe really bad on my right foot, large toe.

Riddler
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I also got it in my big toe last year. That was just plain terrible. Crippled me for 10 days. Literally could not even stand to have even a sheet on top of my toe pain was so bad.
Thats when i finally went to doc & got some meds and instructions to change my diet & start doing joint exercises. Also was told diet definately plays a part but gout is hereditary. Still working on diet but joined a yoga class at my local senior center. Hated it at first but now really enjoy it.
 
Mine started after dropping a heavy car part on my big toe.
I have had gout so many times, I can feel it starting to creep in my ankle, time to change diet, no beer, red meat, shell fish.
Eat lots of salads, and chicken and white fish.
I learned to control it with diet.

Go to the DR and ask for Indomethacin, it is the miracle green pill that takes the pain and swelling away.
I have a prescription from 2015 and it usually only takes one pill to kill the pain, and make it go away.
 
Ugh, gout is the worst. I don’t get it too often anymore. I lost some weight and have only had one bout of it since. Trip to the steakhouse and a couple beers did me in last time. I tried everything. Advil, tart cherry juice, vicodin. Nothing worked. I finally got some indomethicin and it was gone in like 3 hrs
 
Worst pain ever! In my big toe holy crap! My dad just had a bad flare up too couldn't work for a week.
 
Doctor told me it has something to do with high uric acid levels. Said if you have high uric acid levels you get gout. If you have low levels you'll deal with kidney stones.
I have low levels, so I get to deal with kidney stones. Not sure which is worse though. Think I'd rather deal with a sore toe than pass another stone.
 
Riddler said:
I also get is every other year or so when I eat too much red meat and drink soda. Drink a ton of water, eat oranges and don't eat red meat or sugars.

Mine started after I stubbed my toe really bad on my right foot, large toe.

Riddler
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You too.
You and me both. lol
My prescription is something named, Allopurinol, that i take the pill every morning.
And ya, my big toe, right foot, is bigger than the one on the left foot, due to the gout swelling.
 
gunbunny said:
Doctor told me it has something to do with high uric acid levels. Said if you have high uric acid levels you get gout. If you have low levels you'll deal with kidney stones.
I have low levels, so I get to deal with kidney stones. Not sure which is worse though. Think I'd rather deal with a sore toe than pass another stone.
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A guy at work gets both kidney stones and gout.
He said he would take the kidney stones anytime over gout.
 
I have a lady pharmacist over at the VA, and she said gout pain is worse than child birth.
That i will never know. :rolleyes:
 
sireland67 said:
Mine started after dropping a heavy car part on my big toe.
I have had gout so many times, I can feel it starting to creep in my ankle, time to change diet, no beer, red meat, shell fish.
Eat lots of salads, and chicken and white fish.
I learned to control it with diet.

Go to the DR and ask for Indomethacin, it is the miracle green pill that takes the pain and swelling away.
I have a prescription from 2015 and it usually only takes one pill to kill the pain, and make it go away.
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boy, you got that right. them little green pills are the cats meow for my gout. iv'e had to leave work early because of it and need help getting in the door. one pill, and maybe another one later, and i can feel the pain leaving. be fine in the morning. every bodies gout seems a little different. seems the cherry juice works for some, but that and allepurinol is worthless on me. dave.
 
If i have a Gout attack, i have another prescription of Prednisone, but have only had to use it two times.
 
Yep, I get it, and I feel bad for all that have it, I take allopurinol twice a day .
 
Oldschoolcuda said:
Literally could not even stand to have even a sheet on top of my toe pain was so bad.
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Yup, I would get a flare up occasionally while out on the road, usually hits my left big toe joint.. Imagine having to depress a clutch pedal on a big truck all day with that pain. I've had to do it several times.

Getting up in the morning and putting your shoe on is just a blast.

It tends to make you come up with new words, lol.
 
Bad Sport said:
Yup, I would get a flare up occasionally while out on the road, usually hits my left big toe joint.. Imagine having to depress a clutch pedal on a big truck all day with that pain. I've had to do it several times.

Getting up in the morning and putting your shoe on is just a blast.

It tends to make you come up with new words, lol.
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Man, that is bad memories, I don't drive a big truck, but trying to drive a stick shift, with just a left foot sucks.
 
After my first go round with kidney stones, I changed what I drink. One cup of coffee in the AM and one n the PM. Drink water with lemon every day by the gallon. No problems since Oh yeah and maybe 3 beers a week.
 
Bad Sport said:
Yup, I would get a flare up occasionally while out on the road, usually hits my left big toe joint.. Imagine having to depress a clutch pedal on a big truck all day with that pain. I've had to do it several times.

Getting up in the morning and putting your shoe on is just a blast.

It tends to make you come up with new words, lol.
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mash'in that fuel peddle with right big toe all swollen with dam gout just as bad as that dam splicer clutch is with the left!!! far as home remedies tart cherry juice, fresh cherries maraschino cherries, love them all!!! vitamin D!!! and do away with high fructose corn syrup, that means no mt dew!!!! get it in my feet between toe bones, ankles real bad, sometimes in my heel/achilles area and big toes so bad i think bout firing up chainsaw and self-amputation!!!
 
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