Woke up in the middle of the night with my big toe throbbing in pain and swollen..dont know if I ever had this much pain..Doctor appointment today..this came without any warning. Gout is nothing to play with.

I've had it for many years. I take 1 allopurinol tab every morning and haven't had an issue with it in at least 30 years.

This. It's been five years for me since I started on Allopurinol. Once you get it will reoccur.

Black cherry juice works very good also

^^^^^this^^^^^^^

if I know I'm fixing to eat a ton of shrimps, or crawdads I pre game with Cherry Juice . Keeps it from happening.

I always have 2 bottles of this around.

URIC ACID level in your blood is high. By product in your urine. CRYSTALS form in the blood stream at some joint such as your toe. It usually hurts my whole ankle area. Never tried the cherry juice thing....I've been on allopurinol and indomethacin (anti-inflammatory) before. The latter helps with the pain fast....

V-bottom, I'm not saying it will fix it like allopurnol will, but for me, if I feel it starting I can drink a half bottle of that brand of cherry juice when I go to bed, then the other half when I wake up and it does stop it from getting worse. That gout [censored] is for real, I know there's been multiple threads about it and I used to make fun of guys that complained about it, not any more after i was seriously considering cutting into my toe to relieve some swelling...

for me
if i feel anything
1 indo tablet will clear it up

no daily meds necessary

Gout is very painful, I too drink the cherry juice and eat raw cherries. The Allpurinaĺl works as well.

How about eating 8 OZ or less of any animal flesh per day?

Does crab, crawfish and shrimp count as animal flesh? If so, I'm in trouble.

Crab harvest down here right now is some of the best ever from what I hear from the locals, #1s are $23.00/dozen cooked and I can't help myself. Shrimp right off the boat at $3.00/lb, and boiled crawfish at $2.99/lb.

Yeah I'm pretty sure shell fish are a no no.

drinking alcohol is not good for those with gout, but too many folks aren't willing to stop drinking. I don't have it, but if it caused me that much pain, I'd quit drinking.

Ok, so let me get this straight.

Eating crabs, shrimp and crawfish and drinking beer is not good for my big toes? Guess I better just get a case of that cherry juice!

Keystone, hope your doctors visit gets you some relief. I put us with a swollen big toe for months. Tried the Cherry Juice and several other home remedies and thought they were working. It would come and go with no rhyme or reason and finally went and had my Uric Acid checked at my semiannual physical. No help there so I was sent to a Podiatric Medicine doctor. One X-Ray and it showed a piece of a broken bone spur down in the big toe joint. I limped into the hospital for surgery and walked out almost pain free a few hours later. Best wishes.

2 Shots and two Prescriptions..doctor said the shots will take effect in less than one hour..I hope so..Gout is some bad painful stuff..dont wish this on anyone.

I remember a doctor telling me years ago that the pain "Is the worst pain God put on this Earth". When I had gout in my right ankle it hurt so bad I wanted someone to just knock my a55 out.. I was put on Colchicine for the pain and Indomethacin for inflammation. A week later I was put on Allopurinol. My wife won't let me eat fried oysters anymore.
The Egyptians said gout was caused by " the rich man's diet". Steak and Wine!! What two prescription meds did he want you to take if I may ask? Get well.....

I have it and CBD oil relieves the swelling and pain very effectively. Diet is the only thing to prevent it from flaring. if you don't want to take medication.

If you drink spirits, stop.

LOL
yes

Allopurinol works for me.
I had three different bouts, once a year almost the same time of year. Early summer.
I hated the idea that I would have to take a pill daily. I chose the packs whenever I had a flair up. After doing some reading and to prevent a future problem that can happen after several attacks I started using the daily pill and have not had an attack in 3 years.

I don't drink and eat much more chicken than red meat. During the summer I average a gallon a day while at work.
I don't know what triggered it. The only ones in my family that had it was two of my uncles.

I think I have read everything ever written about gout.. I was a chronic sufferer for years.. Till I totally changed my diet. (which sucks)

Uric acid crystals building up in the joints is the cause of the pain.. Minute and pointed, they build up and poke at your nerves..

Foods high in purines are the primary cause of acid buildup. All the stuff I like, I can't eat..

Venison.. Beef.. All red meats.. Crawfish, oysters, shrimp, all bad.. Bacon bad.. Beer and all alcohols bad..

Deer meat is a killer for me.. Always wondered why every November 15 to Thanksgiving I had a bad attack..

Lots of vegetables are also high in purines..

I have tried the Alopurinol but it tears my stomach a new one..

Indomethacin is a great relatively fast acting cure.. I don't leave home without it..

A big dose of Prednisone or a shot of steroids fixes me pretty fast..

But I have had it for a week before and it will incapacitate you if you have it bad..

I have felt your pain fellows and I won't wish it on anyone..

No attacks in two years without medicine.. But eating ain't what it used to be..

Bacon too!?!? sheesh.

Two steroid shots, Prednisone 20mg 14 tablets, Indomethacin 50mg 21 tablets....Steroid shots have taken effect..feels much better..not well but alot better.

Worst thing I’ve ever felt in my entire life. I’ve broken bones that didn’t hurt that bad. Best thing to do is stay hydrated. If you feel it starting to come on, drink as much water as you can.

reminds me of a joke. Doctor tells the guy to cut out drinking , smoking, eating red meat and chasing young women. Guy ask "if I do all this will I live longer?" Doc says, "NO, but it will seem a lot longer"

Quit drinking beer.. 5 1/2 months without a sip. I will have a jack and zero coke almost daily with no harm. Every one has their triggers so find what they are. I can now eat crab legs, beans etc. beer was my trigger. Staying hydrated is also key!

Live...without...beer?

Did they check you uric acid levels or just give you the shots?

The only way to check uric acid levels is by a 24 hour urine study.The only thing that affects uric acid is animal flesh. It is well taken to avoid a opulent diets and to lose weigh and to drink fluids because peeing ultimately flushes out everything.

Plus butterbeans

Same here. l take allopurinol once a day for over 30 years with no problem - eat and drink what I want. You don't want to get it too often or it will mess up the toe joint permanently. I had it three times before going on the allopurinol, and that was too much. My toe joint has bothered me mildly off and on ever since.

Spouse had it, uric acids levels too low for meds. Drink water, lots of it all day. He does this and has not had a flare in years. Still drinks beer and liquor, eats what he wants just drinks lots of water and pees all day, lol.
Our brewmaster friend has it and takes the meds, he gets swelling but not real flare ups. He still drinks beer and liquor but watches the amount of red meats he intakes, sausages included , and drink lots of water.

No didn't ck my uric acid levels, one look the doctor knew what it was..if it comes back anytime soon they will ck my levels..small diet change for me will be in order.

I've had gout on and off for the last 10 years. It is the most painful thing I have ever had. When I forst got it, started in the big toe then progressed to the ankle....Can't walk at all. Several times had to crawl to the restroom.

But the worst was when it hits my knee......OMG it is so dang painful. This pic doesn't do it justice...

I have tried Alapurinol, Uloric and none of them work. Indomethacin can help during an attack but usually its too late. Best advice I can give as a true expert is Black Cherry juice., Black cherry extract pills (GNC), water water water and more water.

Last attack and the left knee was exactly twice the size of the right....Took 11 days to subside.

Wow...it was in my ankle started in my toe..that has to be hell in that knee

Arginex from Standard Process helps for me. As soon as I feel an episode coming I start a high dose of 6-7 pills morning and evening until the pain subsides. The pain went from lasting a week or more to a day or two and doesn’t get near as severe. Bonus is it’s all natural.

I cannot imagine having gout in one of my knees, they would just have to put me to sleep for a week. Mine started in the big toe, then the ankles, then the wrist, I have to say the wrist was by far the worst. I tried the cherry juice, and all the other home remedies, did not work, been on alapurinol for a few years now, no attacks, eat and drink what I please. Also drink plenty of water, dehydration will trigger gout.

Man, that looks painful! Have you tried a compression type knee brace?

I've had gout three times in my life and I hope and pray that it never comes back. Big toe. Been 5 years since I had an episode. Weird as ever feeling it coming on. Don't know what triggered it but cherry juice and rest is all I did. Took about 5 days to get completely over it. Sounds like Allapurinol works for most. I hope the others recover quickly from it. PAINFUL is an understatement!

PacerTom, you're a man, THE MAN. whew that looks bad.

OT HARD fur reel.

One more pic, this one was last year, had to use a cane for 10 days and couldn't put my shoe on. The entire foot and up through the ankle on that accute attack.

Yeh, gout pretty much sux.