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Hi,
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Firstly, great site. I've spent ages reading through the posts.
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I'm currently suffering from a gout attack. My toes is quite swollen but it's not hurting as much as previous ones have, I suspect because I'm getting better at spotting the signs and drinking more water.
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My question is around alcohol. Normally I wouldn't even think of driking during a gout attack but I've been planning to go drinking with some friends tomorrow and it's the first time in ages I'll have seen them. One of them has a child now so it will be ages before he gets out again when we're all free.
Can anyone share experience of drinking on gout? Is it a big no no? I quite like GoutPal's article on it but wanted to canvass opinion.
Also is there anything I can do to tonight to increase the chances of the gout clearing for tomorrow? I'm drinking loads of water at the moment (6 litres so far today) and I was thinking of a hot bath tonight to dry to dissolve the crystals. Any other pointers?
tucky said:
Hi,
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Firstly, great site. I've spent ages reading through the posts.
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I'm currently suffering from a gout attack. My toes is quite swollen but it's not hurting as much as previous ones have, I suspect because I'm getting better at spotting the signs and drinking more water.
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My question is around alcohol. Normally I wouldn't even think of driking during a gout attack but I've been planning to go drinking with some friends tomorrow and it's the first time in ages I'll have seen them. One of them has a child now so it will be ages before he gets out again when we're all free.
Can anyone share experience of drinking on gout? Is it a big no no? I quite like GoutPal's article on it but wanted to canvass opinion.
Also is there anything I can do to tonight to increase the chances of the gout clearing for tomorrow? I'm drinking loads of water at the moment (6 litres so far today) and I was thinking of a hot bath tonight to dry to dissolve the crystals. Any other pointers?
Tucky, you came to the wrong church/priests to give you an absolution, despite your public confession. Return to your little chamber, go down on your knees and pray to God Gout (not Zip, in this case) to lower the flaming tongue of the “holy spirit” to enlighten you and give you guidance what to do with your life and how to control/manage your gout.
You can pray to me in this case.
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If you can walk, you might as well go out with your friends and enjoy a bender…why stay home and suffer?
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When you get back?home make sure you have colchicine handy…and plan on regualr allopurinol forever.
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A couple drugs let us live real lives.
Smoke a joint, save your feet.
When I didn't know what was going on, my first real sustained attack, I decided to drink a bottle of Scotch to help me sleep. ?It seemed to add days to the ordeal. ?I finally went to the doctor and upon finding out what I had, they looked at me like I was insane when I told them I had been drinking scotch to deal with the pain. ?
But who knows what effect it will have. ?For me, booze is a solid trigger for more pain. ?And I LOVE booze. ? But those days are seemingly over now. ?
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