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Uric acid crystallising in the joints is blamed for gout.

The normal level of uric acid in the blood is 3.4 to 7.0 mg/dL for men.

70% of uric acid produced in the body is due to body functions. The rest comes from your diet.

Two reasons for high levels of uric acid are your kidneys not clearing it properly.
Or you're getting too much from your food.

You can get a metre to monitor your uric acid levels if you prefer the non drug approach to getting your levels down.
There are several types and some are far better than the others.

http://www.webmedcentral.com/wmcpdf/Article_WMC001778.pdf

Three options open to gout sufferers.

Take Allopurinol, modify their diets or take anti-inflammatory drugs when it comes.
If left untreated gout will get worse as they get older, then they'll have no option but to address it. 

Some people can't tolerate Allopurinol, or don't fancy taking another drug if they're already taking drugs for something else.
Uric acid meters are useful if you take the dietary route.

Everyone on here getting worried the winter is coming in

Preparing to eat healthier to maybe last another few years whats the point?

Just do what you want as you all end up in the same , cremated , buried or rotten away in an old folks home getting prodded with sticks and getting cold dinners from the guvnor.

I know a bloke in his forties who suffered from gout in his teens, he's been on Allopurinol all his life.

Over fifty puts you in the most likely age group to get gout.
You don't have to be old to suffer from gout.

health is wealth has be one of the best sayings there is as well as an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

I'm going on a health kick from the start of the month tomorrow, hoping to last up until Christmas day without eating any sugary snacks whatsoever, cleared my fridge and cupboards of biscuits and the like, lots of fruit, veg and fish coming my way. I've never smoked and don't drink often so lucky in that respects.

Managed to eliminate bread from my diet a while ago but unfortunately not yet wheat fully, although cutting out bread has really helped, the muscle achness I used to suffer from was crippling, and I attribute it fully down to wheat, it's still there but has been much alleviated.

Recently left my fairly well paid job over a 30 pound dispute so more time on my hands to exercise as well, been sitting on my arse to much lately, they say that no exercise in a day is just as bad as smoking 20 a day? no idea how they come up with that logic but will start morning runs from 5am too.

good diet and exercise is the simple key to life surely, if you feel better you simply get more done.

Sugar in general is very bad for you skin, breaks up the collagen.

I am on a health kick as well. Diet starts Thursday until Xmas week. At that point I will break out.

I am surprised you have never heard of gout scandanavian, gout was a bigger problem in the past, and extremely painful I understand?

It only used to affect the rich, because of their of alcohol and their rich diet.

I eat all the sugar and fat I can get, otherwise my life would too miserable, it is not worth me prolonging my life.

I exercise a bit, that helps a little.

As I wrote before too much uric acid in the blood can crystallise in the joints.
Yet many people with elevated levels of uric acid do not get gout.

The pain and swelling from gout is caused by your immune system attacking the needles of crystallised uric acid.   

Allopurinol blocks uric acid production, which lowers your uric acid levels allowing the needles to dissolve back into the blood.
This might take a year before you are out of the woods.

Many patients get gout a few weeks after starting Allopurinol.
So some doctors prescribe taking Colchicine at the same time as Allopurinol as a preventative measure for perhaps six months.

My latest pain is in my right side ...four months and counting on this one

I had this pain in my right side that kept moving around from my side, through my groin and down my leg (as it progressed). After 6 months I consulted the Dr who put it down to an adductor strain, but I was never convinced this was right.

Another 6 months passed and the pain wasn't getting any better; on occasions I could barely walk with it but these days are few and far between. Again, after discussing this with the doctor he sent me for an x-ray where it was found to be mild bi-lateral degeneration of the hip(osteoarthritis apparently). Although both are affected I feel no pain on my left side.

I find aspirin helps on bad days; 2 x 500mg on waking and another 2 six hours later; that is usually sufficient for me and it could be weeks before I need painkillers again. I just never know how each day is going to be... it's a strange pattern with no consistency at all.

Now I have it confirmed my mind is relaxed and I am dealing with it a lot better than not knowing at all.

As several know on here I have had a number of issues relating to the subject matter, not forgetting the above. I've had two heart attacks, leading to 3 angiograms and 8 stents. I had a (mini) stroke 2 years ago where it was discovered that my BP was 220/110; it took 6 months to get it below 200 and even today my readings are still on the high side.

I could go on but suffice to say I agree with all on here; getting old is no fun at all.

GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE AND HASTE, AND REMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAY BE IN SILENCE. AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and agressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. NURTURE STRENGTH OF SPIRIT TO SHIELD YOU IN SUDDEN MISFORTUNE. BUT DO NOT DISTRESS YOURSELF WITH IMAGININGS. Many fears are borne of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace in God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

best of luck to your brother

Slippy feckin gutted to hear about your brother,I am of the opinion if your times up its up.Live life to the max drink and eat what makes you happy.

61 is also the age that my eldest brother died of prostate cancer, back in 2007.

Getting old is no fun but it beats the alternative, as someone mentioned above.

listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;

He's obviously never experienced Mobo's postings.

''Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.''

That's the bit missing off the end.

Not a gout sufferer I would image.

Best wishes to your brother and his wife, Slippy

It wasn't Sky crags by the way but the one older than me, Sky is 49 and in good form. I would be beyond distraught if anything bad happened to him, far more than all the other siblings put together.

All the best to your brother Slippy. I know only too well how distressing it can be when someone close takes ill.


MrBaboon
02 Nov 16 18:42
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StewartyB ...where are you quoting from please ?



It was found in an old Baltimore (Ireland) church dated 1692.