Re: Is this gout?

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Hi and all:

Out of respect to this group, I'll keep my comments brief, but I've had gout

attacks since I turned 50 ten years ago. Although they are reported to be more

rare in women, I had a woman tell me once after a particularly severe attack

that she would rather have another child without pain blocks than have another

gout attack.

I'm particularly sensitive at the moment to the subject because although I don't

get them as often as I used to, and due to a lot of research I've done on the

subject, I began my most recent gout attack in my right elbow on Christmas Day,

when I was set to board a plane to spend the holidays with my family.

Over the course of the past 20 days, the pain migrated down into my wrist and is

finally fading. Here's what I can tell you, your situation is due to your body's

inability to rid itself of excess uric acid - why is specific to your system and

NOT necessarily due to diet. It took me a couple of years to figure that one

out.

It doesn't matter what I eat or drink, what will trigger a gout attack in me is

simply STRESS. I learned that if I take Indomethecin when I first feel pain in

a joint, I can often ward off two to three weeks of severe pain.

Check with your doctor to see what may work best for you. During the height of

my last attack ( with minimal pain medicine available ) I remarked that I would

not wish this on my worst enemy.

Don't let anyone play down the pain aspect, it can be and unfortunately often

is, excruciating. If you doctor recommends a medicine to help your body rid

itself of excess uric acid, take it!

Good Luck,

Keavan

> X wrote:

>I have had a really bad pain in my big toe joint and I have a job to move it.

It doesn't matter what medication I take it never goes away and no one has ever

told me what it is. do you think it might be gout. My toe is so painful I can't

even touch it, and it swells up also.