I was told I have psuedogout, but I don't trust most of what that doctor told me. I have found that things like bacon, sandwich meat, and other high nitrate/high salt foods definitely have an effect on me. I eat them sparingly, and tend to do pretty well.
I've had it all my adult life and I just drink a ton of water when I feel it coming on. I have cut out alcohol, I usually get a light bout and water helps me get over it in a few days.
I, and pretty much everybody else in my family, have gout issues. I wouldn't rely on diet. Talk to you doctor about getting on alopurinol for prevention, and keep a prescription for indomethacin on hand to stop flares. I tried to gut my way through the pain for a long time. Eventually I wised up.
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How impactful was cutting out alcohol, in relation to your gout?
Pretty painful??? Excruciating would be more accurate, at least in my case when I had it. Couldn't even stand to have bed covers touching my feet for nearly a week. It's been several years, but my doctor came to the house and gave me some kind of shot, and if I remember correctly, I was on oral meds for a few days. I don't EVER want to experience that kind of pain again!
Yeah, gout is one painful sombeech. I get mild flare ups every now and then. Usually when I have too many chilidogs or shrimp. The sandwich meat never bothered me too much, but I only eat real ham or turkey breast. I do miss beer and boloney.
I've been taking allpurinol for years. No certain foods causing flair-ups for me, but when they do, very mild.
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