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Anonymous
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I'm in your same boat, unfortunatefag. I used to get really bad attacks of it as well. About 6 months ago, I got 3 massive attacks within the span of 2.5 weeks. My Dr. normally prescribes Indo-Methacin to deal with the attacks and he has since prescribed me a 50mg dose of allo-purinol to control uric acid buildup in my system.
However, I haven't suffered from gout since then and I think it has a lot to do with changes that I made to my diet. 4-5 days a week I'm now a vegetarian. I try to avoid red meat, cheese, and seafood at all costs. Also, stop drinking beer. Drink spirits/wine instead.
Basically, try to cut down on purine rich foods. However, keep in mind that there is a lot of contradictory information on the internet in regards to exactly what those are. Alcohol in general is very purine-rich, however, studies have shown that wine and spirits do not contribute to gout as much as people think. Caffeine is another source, but again, studies have shown that regular drinkers of coffee are correlated with a decrease in the incidence of gout.
tl;dr: stop eating purine rich foods
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