Agent Orange: Friendly fire that keeps on burning. | Stay off his feet! You can't "walk" gout off. Most forms of gout are tiny crystals that are razor sharp and shred tissue as it flexes. Avoid organ meats. Avoid foods high in purines, like some fish and meats. Alcohol doesn't in and of itself cause the crystals to form but its consumption can interfere with the way your body excretes the byproducts of purines so a guy needs to lay off the booze -- all forms to include whiskey and wine. Best thing I'd recommend is to quit screwing around and get to a doc who can prescribe allopurinol. One pill a day, drink plenty of liquids, and be prepared to pee a lot when you first start the regimen. Trying to control gout with diet alone is no kind of life. |