do injuries trigger gout?

[mooch]

In the past eight months i've had a surgery and two injuries and a day or two after each situation a gout episode occurs. It seems as if a episode piggybacks on an injury. During the last two episodes i was taking 200mg of allopurinol a day. Besides avoiding getting injuried any recommendations.

Thanks Mooch(first timer)

[Utubelite]

Yes, Yes and Yes.

I have suffered a lot due to gout induced by the toe injury. I bumped my toe very hard against the bedpost, got lot of bleeding and 2 days after the injury, started getting pain, which kept on increasing and by day 3/4, got full swollen foot and burning in toe joint. It was GOUT.

Later on, it was found that there was a fracture also.

Have suffered a lot as fracture and gout were both feeding each other.

It is now 10 months to the injury and I am on Allopurinol 300 mg for more than 6 months. Things have improved a lot but not fully out of it yet.

So, to summarize, YES, injury can trigger gout and is considered one of the common factors that can cause gout.

Recommendation is to continue on Allopurinol and get the SUA tested and adjust the dosage of Allop to make sure it is below 6. That way, even if you suffer injury, the possibility of urate crystal forming is less and so is the Gout.

[trev]

I come down for a sneak dacaff tea (good for sleep) in the night and always seem top find a tempting item here to pitch into- when I really shouldn't  😉

I've 'bent' a few toes recently stumbling out of bed to catch a phone call when not quite with it and reall whacking my foot on a solid chair leg. OOOuuuch !

I was convinced I'd broken at least one minor bone but stuck with it till last week when the little toe seemed to be bigger than before, even though easing painwise on walking. So Blue card to Radiology/

X ray was clear- [after 6 weeks it might well be] of fractures apparently but being 'gout conscious' I am aware that this swelling could be associated. The nearby old big toe site has been twanging ominously after one year quiescent (volcanos come to mind [Iceland] ) though I've recently juggled BP meds, and put it down to that.

Now I'm wondering if it really is the injury bringing  healing, but incidently gout, to the area. Gout is immune system over reacting and this is probably the most likely mechanism involved in injury/ gout issues. The hurt area is not giving gout signs though and I'm hopeful my recent approaches will keep me clear of attacks.

Basically like Met- watching diet, water and alcohol like a hawk! Also looking forward to getting back walking- now foot easing a lot.

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