Gout at 28 years old?!?

I had my first Gout attack last month. I was unable to walk for several hours. The pain brought me to ters. I am 40lbs overweight and eat sugary and salty junk food. I know that I must stay away from them but what else can stop this from ever happening again? Can someone suggest a Gout diet? Does anyone else out there suffer from this pain? Please share Gout stories and ways to combat it please.

Hi there!

To help improve the conditions of gout, one can consider trying out a low purine diet. Low purine gout diet place special emphasis on vegetable protein, dairy products, and water intake and completely abstaining from including high purine foods in the diet. Food items such as anchovies, bouillon, brains, broth, consume, dried legumes, goose, gravy, heart, herring, kidneys, liver, mackerel, meat extracts, mincemeat, mussels, partridge, roe, sardines, scallops, shrimp, sweetbreads, yeast (bakers and brewers), and yeast extracts (maramite, vegemite) need to be eliminated completely no matter how tempting and tasty these food might be from one鈥檚 diet in order to prevent and treat gout.

For a low purine or modified-purine diet, foods that contain only moderate amounts of purine and are allowed. Asparagus, cauliflower, legumes, lentils, mushrooms, oatmeal, peas (dried), soy, spinach, tripe, best bets, beverages (carbonated), butter, cereals and cereal products, cheese (all types), cocoa, corn, cornbread, eggs, fruit juices, fruits, gelatin, ice cream, milk, noodles, nuts, refined white flour, tapioca, vegetables (except those high in purine), white bread and crackers, and white rice are examples of food with a moderate amount of purine.

For most people who have experienced gout will usually use a purine-modified diet and avoid high purine foods in their daily diet to reduce the possibility of having more attacks of the gout. This low purine diet consists of eliminating extremely high purine foods such as liver, brains, kidney and other organ meats as well as sweetbreads.

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i know its been a long time and im sure you have already heard this advice but you should also avoide caffiene as caffiene is a purine derivative... i hope it cleard up!

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Too much protien can bring on the pain

First, if you have another gout flare, do not take aspirin, as it can worsen your condition. You should use a pain reliever as advised by your doctor, probably ibuprofen if a prescription hasn't been given. You can also use ice packs on the affected area for brief (20-30 minute) periods.

Gout occurs when uric acid builds up in the tissues of your joints. In order to avoid a build up of uric acid, you should avoid foods with a high amount of what's called purine. The foods you should avoid include:
Alcohol
Organ Meats (sweetbreads, kidneys, liver, brains)
Small Fish including sardines and anchovies
Scallops, shrimp, crab and lobster
Dry beans, including peas (even after rehydrated and cooked)
Lentils
Mushrooms
Spinach
Asparagus
Cauliflower
Meat broths, stocks and gravies

You should eat a diet rich in fresh fruits (especially cherries and strawberries) and fresh vegetables (other than those on the "avoid" list) especially celery, and drink distilled water. Taking supplements of vitamin C and vitamins in the B-complex can also be helpful.

Gout really can be improved and avoided with good management. Your doctor should be working with you to avoid a recurrence of the painful attack that you experienced.