Gout - diet advice?

[Farmer_Gyles]

doc just diagnosed me as having gout

i'm just a couple of weeks short of my 40th birthday - always been fairly fit and active, i'm not overweight, rarely drink, don't eat shellfish, eat what i thought was a fairly balanced diet with more white meat than red and plenty of veggies, so the more common causes have been ruled out

doc says that even some veggies can be bad for gout (increase production of uric acid) - so got to look at my diet carefully

does anyone know what veggies (or fruits) are good or bad for gout?
any other diet tips??

[shirlthegirl43]

Turkey can cause gout to flare up - can't remember why, but my dad always has ham if he comes to us at Christmas.

[Hilary B]

I am sure I heard somewhere that tomatoes can 'provoke' gout.
Rhubarb is top of the list of foods containing oxalic acid (I think chard has some as well), and I have a feeling that isn't good either.

[zazen999]

Foods to Avoid When You Have Gout - www.gout.com

Enjoy your new meat free, pulse free, alcohol free, seafood free diet.

[jackie j]

My stepfather had gout a few years ago now, dont know anything about diet but hope you get it sorted soon.

[Flummery]

Foods to Avoid When You Have Gout - www.gout.com

Enjoy your new meat free, pulse free, alcohol free, seafood free diet.

Blimey - is there anything the poor bloke CAN eat?

[Gwyndy]

My late father maintained a careful balance between the tablets prescribed for his gout and his lunchtime G&T!!

[Davdandy]

I have just recovered from gout just last week.I seem to get it on average about once every 12-15 months,not sure why.

I feel for you i really do,i know first hand the pain is causes,with me its always my big toe,the rest of the foot is fine but that doesn't stop the agony.

I believe red meat is a major factor and alcohol.As for red meat i don't really eat that much of it and as for the beer i only drink at the weekends.

Oh,well,hope you get over it soon.For me i hope i will be fine up till next year that is when it all starts again.

[taff]

Apples, tomatoes, acidic fruits and veg cause it.

[digthatchick]

I have had Gout for nearly 8 years (gift from my father!) Being a Veggie does not help much, particularly as one of my favorite foods is Asparagus (that is one of the top foods for bringing on an attack)

I take one 300 mg tablet of Allopurinol every day and have not had an attack in 3 years.

The worst part of the treatment is that at first Allopurinol actually causes an attack

To all sufferers you have my sympathy - there is no pain like it is there, and always at night when even the weight of a duvet can cause agony.

[Farmer_Gyles]

cheers for the info and comments everyone
that gout website makes kinda depressing reading - gout is long term
and i'm not overweight, i rarely drink, i'm already eating the right foods and avoiding most of the bad stuff listed there
so still no obvious cause for the excess uric acid .......
very pleased to see choccy is on the list of good stuff!
also on the plus side, good to know that someone on medication hasn't had an attack for 3 years

yep, very painful - pain and inflammation started in back then right elbow, right wrist, and 3 days later in 2nd toe left foot - thought i might have broken toe cos so painful so went A&E for xray etc - nurse said no break, not likely to be gout, could be cellulitis, so gave me antibiotics etc - was on 28 pills a day - doc agreed with nurse when i saw him last week, but today changed his mind
2 weeks after the first pains, the back pain has gone, elbow,wrist and toe still very painful - knees are very swollen now, can't bend left knee properly

and worst of all, i've got a greenhouse full of seedlings and haven't been able to do any digging on the allotment .....

[mrshopeful]

The guy who sits next to me at work used to suffer badly from gout and had to avoid all his favourite foods and cut down on the booze but he's discovered concentrated cherry tablets. He takes one a day with a pint of water before going to bed and has no problems, eats and drinks what he likes.

He did have a flare up during the last world cup but that was drinking lunchtime and evening each day He gets them from the states (it's much much cheaper over there and gets a years worth at a time) they're called Cherryflex, he says google it and you'll find suppliers, he now gets them for a few friends as well and they all swear by it, he's been taking it for years now and thinks they should available on the NHS they've been so good

[Polly Fouracre]

I have gout though very rarely and can't seem to tell what triggers it off. I think though that plenty of walking keeps it away.