Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Klean07 on November 07, 2010, 07:30:13 pm
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I get it about twice a year. Had it for last 6 days, first my ankle was swollen now its my big toe. Went out last night and had to wear Crocs bcus I couldn't get any other shoes on. Its very painfull too.
Btw I don't drink port and only drink about 4 pints of lager a week.
I did work though last week but felt like hopalong Cassidy!!
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mate of mine had it,he was told to eat cherrys.There is something in them that helps to stop the cristalizing!!!
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sign of a bad diet mate,get down the quacks for a course of tablets. ;)
only had it once.
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mate im 31 and i get gout its worst pain ive ever had,slightest knock to my leg would vibrate to my big toe. i was sat a whole week with my foot up and dipping it into hot and cold water to take swelling down and pain away. then i read somewhere that black cherries get rid of it so being desperate i ate lots of them and within 72 hrs no more gout. was strange. i think id rather have tooth ache to be honest.
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Klean07 booze dont cause it, i know this because i dont drink and i have a pretty healthy diet, i do know to many tomatoes can bring it on aswell. you just got to watch what you eat.
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am sure it can be stressed related as well,
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I used to work with a guy who suffered from it, you have my sympathy as this guy was no wimp & I saw him suffer terribly with it.
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I get it about twice a year. Had it for last 6 days, first my ankle was swollen now its my big toe. Went out last night and had to wear Crocs bcus I couldn't get any other shoes on. Its very painfull too.
Btw I don't drink port and only drink about 4 pints of lager a week.
I did work though last week but felt like hopalong Cassidy!!
You have my sympathy mate.......you had to wear Crocs ;D.
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i last had my attack of gout in september and i never had a car licence so i had to walk my daughter to school ( 1 mile there and 1 back ) it took me 35 mins to go to school with her, i even when and bought crutches so my foot didnt have to touch the ground and everyone said wots up u broken ya foot and id ttell them its gout and they all said you dont need crutches but what would they know, they never had it lol
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You all better start "POPING" a few cherrys Lol ;D ;D
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I had it once and was told I was eating too much meat (Red mead & chicken especially). I change my diet & never had problems again.
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I did go out a few times for meals out in last couple of weeks due to being lots of birthdays in family etc. So TGI Fridays, Chiqito's, Jimmy Spices, Wing Wah, and a couple of balti's may have been the cause of flare up this time. Shall have to remember to order some cherry curries next time then lol.
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they gotta be black cherries not norm red cherries lol
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Hi all not been on for a while with both my mum wifes mum same hospital both with bowl cancer cant write this story :'( I also suffer from gout just had this last week,in my left foot on the top of the foot leading into the toe,its the most painful pain to get last about 4 to 6 days then goes as fast as it came, I to was told to eat cherrys or drinks of the kind fruit it breaks down the crystals that form on the bone,I also suffer from back discomfort,since my fall in a esso garage where they washed the floor,with no signs up, my lawers are dealing with this now.
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oh i forgot lots and lots of water helps aswell it flushes ya system ;D i feel ya pain i really do, but rather you than me lol :P
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Still can't get my trainers or shoes on. Just as well though as its rained here all day. At least its given me chance to sort my books out once and for all. My kitchen and office looks like a paper recycling plant. :(
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get ya foot in a bucket of hotish water and notice the pain will go, then wack ice pack to it and the swelling will go away then wack ya shoe on fast. i remember one night i needed to loo so i dived outta bed and forgot my gout, soon woke me up lmao
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Funny thing is that I phoned doc for appointment this morning, cant get one till Wednesday afternoon. But by that time my shoes will fit me again and I'll probs forget about going. ;D
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terry mate sue the sods mate ;D
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chap limps into the doctors
doctor says gout
chap says ive only just come in ;D ;D
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chap limps into the doctors
doctor says gout
chap says ive only just come in ;D ;D
Nice one ;D
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You certainly have my sympathy, drove me nuts...I've had three massive gout attacks over the last couple of years and not liking the medication approach I started looking into possible remedies.
Five things I found that work for me:
1) For instant relief I found that putting ice on the area numbed the pain and also caused some of the swelling to go down. You should only do this for 10 minutes and with a bag of pees/ice in a tea towel to protect you from frost bite.
2) In the morning and evening I applied Ibruprofen Gel to the effected area and found that it wasn't waking me up in the middle of the night.
3) For longer term, do a dehydration test. Go in the bath with hands underwater for 15 mins, if you come out wrinkled then you are seriously dehydrated. This is one of the largest contributing factors to the crystallisation or uric acid in the blood. The reason it effects the big toe/feet area is down to gravity. Its recommended to drink at least 1.5-3 litres a day. Makes you p**s loads but certainly helped in my first attack.
4) I found a product called CherryActive (quite expensive £25 a bottle but lasts a month and is a small price to pay to stop the pain). I have 30ml mixed with 500ml water everyday. During my last attack it went after 1 day and I have never looked back. It helps regulate uric acid and is made from a special type of cherry.
5) During an attack I also took Celery Seed extract tablets that I got from the local health food shop. Not sure if they help as I was taking the CherryActive at the same time. It was my Nan that told me about it so could just be an old wives tale - When you are in that much pain I tried anything!
This is only from my personal experience and I do hope that you get it under control soon. Also worth noting that I have not changed my diet and still am able to drink alcohol (although I do try and avoid Red Wine).
- Ian
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i found the black cherries worked wonders and drinking lots of water helped me aswell.
my foot was in and out of hot and cold water all day. it was a weird feeling i had like when i got out of bed i could feel water running to my toe but from inside my foot lol
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Well thanks to everyone that has contributed to this post. I never expected so many positive replies and believe me I've taken note of most of them with the hope it relieves my pain. I did expect comments like "oh thats a rich mans problem" or you drink too much port etc.
I'm off again today though pain not as bad as yesterday and weekend. I've tried my trainers on and just about got my foot in. Was like putting a pair of trainers on 2 sizes too small. Two days off now and chomping at the bit now to get back to work tomorrow. ;D
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sounds like ur getting better but dont be fooled and dont over do it lol 8) u got lucky really coz its raining, well not now its not the suns out here finally
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Ive been painting all day as I'm not one for sitting around watching tv all day. Its been very windy all day here so dont think I would have done much anyway.
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Get "cherry active" its a sports supplement, but apparently great for gout.
http://www.cherryactive.co.uk/
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About 20 years ago I woke up with what I thought was a broken toe. Went to A and E, they x rayed and said "see your doctor you have gout. "
He gave me a course of Indocid anti inflammatory pills, that got rid of it within a day.
Since then I take one 100mg Allopurinol pill every day, often I forget, never had a bad attack since.
But I also have a supply of anti inflammatory pills (motifene)and I take one, probably 3 or 4 times a year if I feel a slight twinge.
If I was you I would go and see a Doctor, there is no need to suffer in this day and age.
From what I have found it out, Gout is caused more by ancestry than diet.
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Eat fresh cherries, whole bag of them in 1 go and stop eating processed meats, like ham etc. The processed stuff has loads of additives in them. Eat a home cooked dinner with plenty of greens.
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Worked in my crocs all day today. Still couldn't get my trainers on. Went to docs who gave me Iburofen which I could have got myself. I did ask about cherries etc but was told not to eat anything red or orange like tomatoes, carrots, cherries. So there you go.