Do you have severe gout attacks, you can not walk sometimes or only in pain, you do not know what to do to find relief although you are trying everything your physician recommended? Gout can cause a big grief.
Sometimes there is quick help but sometimes there is no way around it.
What can you do? Avoid everything that builds up uric acid or helps to build it up.
Although many gout patients know what to do, they do not know how or just ignore the advice often enough.
There is no room for that if you want relief.
What you must avoid by all means is alcohol and caffeine.
Other things that can be a reason for your gout problems: peas, broth, anchovies, fried foods, poultry, oatmeal and dark greens vegetables.
But that is not all.
Take also care of fish, dried fruits, mushrooms, herring, meat gravies, bouillon, eggs, mussels, sardines, red meats, processed meats, beans and even aspirin.
Do your own research and make a list of all foods you eat and everything you drink throughout the day.
Then in the evening go through the list and look for anything that is bad for your gout.
When your body produces uric acid, crystals can get deposited in your joints and cause the painful inflammation.
Nobody really knows why but when you are over forty then the risks increase that you suffer from gout.
A blood test can show you your levels of uric acids and tell you if they are too high or not.
They can also show you how high they are and if you must take big steps or if you just need to make minor adjustments to your lifestyle.
Often the doctor prescribes Allopurinol, a drug that helps to treat chronic gout by fighting these high uric acid levels.
It is available since 1964 already and used by many patients with some success.
An advantage of it is that it seems to have just a few rare side effects.
Today you should not suffer too much from gout anymore, there are some good medication that can help.
Look for a specialized physician in your area in order to get the best possible treatment.