Gout? Tophi? Allopurinol? Cherries? Pineapple?

[GoneOffShore]

Not looking for advice.

Just experiences.

[21st Century FDR]

1. Cherries in any form, definitely.

Fresh cherries are in season this time of year, so they should be easy enough to find, but dried cherries or cherry juice (unsweetened) work just as well.

[WheelWalker]

2. Suffering is my experience.

I drink a lot of water and try to ingest a lot of flavonoids. Still, there is suffering.

[OhioBlue]

3. My BF kept his gout under control for over a year

by taking cherry pills. Then he got a bad attack earlier this year - the worst he's ever had. We tried cherry juice, pills, cherries, a vegan diet, lots of water, anti-inflammatory pills.. nothing worked. He went to the doc and got a scrip - I don't know for sure but I think it was allopurinol... and it cleared up within a couple of days. He only takes the medication if he feels his toe start tingling. He mostly tries to control it with diet - lots of fruit and veggies, lots of water, easy on the red meat and legumes and no shell fish (his favorite dish is brown beans... I haven't made it since his last attack tho he has had baked beans at summer cookouts)

[Roselma]

4. My hubby was using allopurinol but was still getting

nights where he felt the pain. So, he bought some cherry concentrate capsules along with the allopurinol. After about a week of taking three times the dose (3 caps) of cherry capsules, he noticed he wasn't feeling pain. He's down to one capsule a day. He told his doctor who told him that he'd stay with the cherry capsules if that was making such a big difference. Besides, my hubby has some kidney problems an cannot take NSAIDs at all. Better he should get relief from a natural source along with his daily allopurinol.

[Warpy]

5. The diet is such a pain in the ass

that a lot of people opt for the drugs.

They're not much better and the diet still has to be done during a flare.

[bemildred]

6. Controlled with dietary changes, 3-4 years on now.

Essentially reduced protein, esp. meat, consumption about 80%, same with beer, pay close attention to hydration, occasional fasting for a few days, lost some weight. Lots more veggies, little or no fast food, pay close attention to how affected parts feel. Works great, no acute attacks in years, but it's a "learning process".

[GoneOffShore]

7. thanks for all the responses

And the cherry concentrate pills sound like a good idea.

I'm on allopurinol but have recently developed a tophi on my thumb joint despite that.

The "gout diet" thing didn't work at all for me. Though I do stay away from beer. :cry:

Love cherries and eat them all the time - dried out of season.