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I understand that everyone is different...
But I just wanted to get a feel of how fast everyone's body/joints would start to react to high purine foods after taking them (whether by accident or intentionally).
Thanks.
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rustygecko amy1224
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It depends how saturated your body is with urates already. So, in my case, sardines on toast could kick off an attack before I started treatment. At that time my blood urate saturation was high (9+); today it is under 3 and I eat what I like.
I believe that if food will start an attack you don't have your urates under control at all.
sabre0492 rustygecko
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I'll second this. It's a cumulative effect...
Sochima822 amy1224
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Amy, I found this from another post worth reading:
A bad gout attack can destroy a lot of tissues and body fluids -- that's why it's so painful. Depending on how bad was the attack, it may take weeks or months to clear these fallen heroes out of the battle fields. Here are a few things that can help:
1) use the attacked joints as little as possible.
2) soak the swollen joints in warm/hot water for 10~20 minutes at a time and gently rub the playdough-like substance to break it off. Do this a few times a day.
3) raise the attack sites high above the heart level as long and as often as possible to help drain the fluids, especially after the soaking.
After the gout attacks, the mono-sodium urate (msu) crystals which cause gout attacks are coated by certain proteins and will stay in the joint forever, unless you lower your blood uric acid level to 6 mg/dl or lower. Allopurinol doesn't help reduce the swelling. But it can reduce the blood uric acid level and slowly dissolve the msu crystals (tophi). Initial gout attacks along are unlikely to cause permanent damages. But if left untreated, the build-up of tophi over years or decades can erode the bones. Avoid heavy drinking, especially beer. It is a very potent trigger of gout attacks. Learn more about gout and have war plans ready. Most likely it will be back.
Sochima822
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I on occasion when I feel pain I sit on my bed with my legs raised above my heart level. It does help relieve leg & foot pain. I use pillows to raise them or use the wall.