Gout Cure At Last

tonyccc
tonyccc Member Posts: 4
edited 27. Sep 2013, 09:43 in Living with Arthritis archive
I had my first gout attack about 10 years ago.
At the beginning I was having attacks every 6 months. Then gradually I was getting them
every 3 months, then every month and eventually every week.
It started at my big toe and then it was moving sometimes in my knees,and generally all
around my joints, in my feet.And the pain was agonising.
I have tried all the cures you can imagine.I tried ACV, lemons, drinking a lot of water, but
to no avail.I tried water fasting, juice fasting,baking soda, again without success.
I almost gave up meat, limiting it to only once a week ,gave up alcohol completely,again
no success.
I was living on vegetables, lots and lots of fresh fruit, milk ,cheese beans and so on .My
eating habits could not be healthier ,or so I thought.But my gout was worsening.
Then I decided to increase the amount of fruit I was consuming, thinking that if some fruit
is healthy, more fruit will be more healthy.Some days I was eating fruit only ,others over 10
portions a day.
And alas my gout instead of improving it became chronic.
I was desperate I did not know what to do.
And then one day accidentally I read an article about fructose,which is contained in fruit in
large quantities.It said that it increases uric acid, in a matter of minutes.
Fructose is also present in table sugar, and in HFCS, which is used in soft drinks.
I put two and two together and realised what I was doing wrong.
I stopped eating fruit and all other sugars, for a period of 3 weeks,and by magic I saw a
dramatic improvement.Pain was gone, swelling was gone, I was fine.
I re introduced fruit again in my diet but reducing them to 1 or 2 a day, and my gout completely
disappeared.
I do eat more meat now, and occasionally have an alcoholic drink, and thank God everything
seems to be fine.
Fructose was my enemy!!.

Comments

  • Shooter
    Shooter Member Posts: 32
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    watch sugar the bitter truth brilliant
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    it alway great when you can pin down what is the trigger keep well val
    val
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,763
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Tonyccc and welcome to the forum. It must feel very good to have found something that works for you and I'm very pleased for you. I hope it lasts.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Tonyccc

    welcome to the forum from me

    Lots of folks have found an improvement after changing eating habits. Terrible to think you were making your gout WORSE :shock:

    I do not follow a strict diet at all and eat a little of what I fancy. Some have said tomatoes make things worse, but I am not sure what has actually been tested and proven.

    Funnily enough my step-daughter's Granddad swears that giving up his pint of fresh orange a day 'cured' his arthritis :)

    Anyway lovely to meet you.

    Love

    Toni xxx
  • tonyccc
    tonyccc Member Posts: 4
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    Hi Tonyccc

    welcome to the forum from me

    Lots of folks have found an improvement after changing eating habits. Terrible to think you were making your gout WORSE :shock:

    I do not follow a strict diet at all and eat a little of what I fancy. Some have said tomatoes make things worse, but I am not sure what has actually been tested and proven.

    Funnily enough my step-daughter's Granddad swears that giving up his pint of fresh orange a day 'cured' his arthritis :)

    Anyway lovely to meet you.

    Love

    Toni xxx
    This is how I cured my gout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbFhlTP-wsQ