Godamnit its gout again

[kevyn]

My right foot is swollen, and it hurts to put any weight on it. I had to cancel an appointment I had for this morning because I can't leave the apartment, much less make it downtown. I can't walk down the stairs again, and am pretty much bedridden again. Worse part is, this time all I have is aspirin, which doesn't work well for gout. I need real painkillers!

I'm pretty sure its another gout attack, in combination with my disintegrating orthotics, and my shoes which are starting to wear unevenly from the pronation. Last night, I had Krab dip and crackers for dinner, and I just know that's what must have exacerbated it. It seems that anytime I eat artificial crab meat anymore, I get a gout attack. Ouch. I also probably overdid it on the meat protein last night... I had gone to Haggen when I received my food stamps yesterday, and was craving meat, so I also got some fried chicken.

And the pain started 2 days ago when I ate salmon I got from the food bank last week. Sheesh.

What I am eating is killing me!

Comments

I've heard of this type of gout before,...

[crbear.livejournal.com]

artificial crab meat is made up of whitefish, and you also had salmon. It probably means that you need to limit any fish consumption.
One thing that helps gout is fresh Bing Cherries, (the dark red ones.) However, Rainier Cherries, (the yellow/red ones), don't seem to have the same enzyme that helps gout.
I know that it's hard under your circumstances, but you need to reduce the amount of fats in your diet. This will help ease the gout symptoms. I hope that this helps.

[bluebear2.livejournal.com]

You can get black cherry extract at health food stores. Mix it in water and drink that.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

I talked Nate into going down to Haggen to pick up some raw black cherry juice... its worked before, helps a bit, but I still need some painkillers...