Gout

[WookieGR]

I'll bite, how would gout connect to Star Wars?

George's Original Unaltered Trilogy No joke.. It's a whole movement, man....

 

[lovinthehd]

George's Original Unaltered Trilogy No joke.. It's a whole movement, man....

Thanks, had no idea nor do I want to know now that I know.....

 

[TLS Guy]

Wow mark. Thanks for that information. I thought you might drop in.
I’ve learned some of what you mentioned in just the last couple days, mainly the part about uric acid crystals. Never knew anything about that before.
I do have a question.
I’m retrospect, I have realized that my water intake has been very, very low. Possibly for a few months. Is it possible at all, that my low water consumption was not allowing my body to process the uric acid properly? And once I return to normal(100oz) daily water consumption my body will properly process through the kidneys as it’s supposed to? Or have I just discovered that I could suffer this for the rest of my life?

High fluid intake, will help lower the risk of uric acid kidney stones, but not solve the basic issue, which is an inborn error of metabolism.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

You gonna have a hard time ditching the organ meats eh?

Oh hell nah. That’s already an aversion I fully support lol.
High ABV beer? Problem…
Red meat? Problem…
Sea food? Problem…
Mexican food? Problem…
Wait, almost everything I’m NOT supposed to eat is gonna be a problem.
I’m working on a plan to be able to survive all this.
O beer since last Friday…

Also. Thank you everyone who responded to this and shared.

 

[TLS Guy]

Oh hell nah. That’s already an aversion I fully support lol.
High ABV beer? Problem…
Red meat? Problem…
Sea food? Problem…
Mexican food? Problem…
Wait, almost everything I’m NOT supposed to eat is gonna be a problem.
I’m working on a plan to be able to survive all this.
O beer since last Friday…

Also. Thank you everyone who responded to this and shared.

The issue of purines in the diet has been controversial for years. In recent years the DASH diet has been popular. However a huge multicenter study published in March 2021, has essentially settled the issue. Purines in the diet contribute to at most 6 to 7% of blood uric acid. However excess weight has a larger contribution, which is related to insulin resistance. Hypertension almost universally is associated with gout, and diuretic therapy, which somewhat impairs uric acid excretion is indicated.

The take home was that inborn errors of metabolism are the major cause of high uric acid levels and gout. So uric acid lowering drugs, of which allopurinol is the most frequently used, and also the most efficacious, is frequently indicated.

 

[panteragstk]

Oh hell nah. That’s already an aversion I fully support lol.
High ABV beer? Problem…
Red meat? Problem…
Sea food? Problem…
Mexican food? Problem…
Wait, almost everything I’m NOT supposed to eat is gonna be a problem.
I’m working on a plan to be able to survive all this.
O beer since last Friday…

Also. Thank you everyone who responded to this and shared.

You'll be fine. Anything (within reason) tastes good as long as you cook it properly.