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Researching what I can and can't eat to reduce my uric acid levels, I find conflicting information on the web.
eg cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, oatmeal, tuna - high or low?
Some say eat more green veg and whole grains such as broccoli and oats. Others say avoid bran, wheat, any yeast product, broccoli, etc
Can anyone clear this up with certainty?
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Guest lizremedy
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Broccoli is probably the healthiest thing I eat so no way will I ditch that on a whim! But, what I have personally and catagorically found is that taking celery seed has virtually eliminated my gout - havent had an attack since i started taking (3 x 500mg, spread out + similarly vitamin C). Good luck.
timothy12884 lizremedy
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Basically I quit beef, bacon, shellfish, soda, beer, I do have lots of fish, chicken, vegetables, fruits, and I use tart cherry juice, alkaline water, alpha tabs,and PHresh Greens ( a powder 1 tsp in a 10 oz glass of water ) and I drink lots of water. The doctors weren't much help just wanted to put me on medicine for the rest of my life. I figure the least amount of meds. the better off I'd be.
As we become less ascidic the gout goes away, eating healthy helped me out.
I've talked with lots of people who have had gout. And I'm doing my best to eat healthier. Lots of salads, rather than beef especially fatty beef like hamburg. No organ meats, sausage, hotdogs, pepper stick. Exercise like walking and losing weight was the result. I have much more energy and finally pain free. I thought the gout was gone after 2 months of the gout diet, but now I realize 4 months after that I'm now gout free. Yes I cheat once in a while but now I'm careful not to cheat on the diet to much. Just once a week is all I am doing with the meats, but leaving beef alone for 4 months now. Find your balance with diet or use medicine. I chose the diet. Good Luck and best wishes for a healthy life.
angela67782 lizremedy
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My foot doctor put me on steroids for a week and then she put me on indocin. Well, my right foot although is still swollen the pain has subsided. But about two weeks ago my left big toe and ankle became swollen and very painful. My doctor told me that I could not start the allupurinol until all of the pain is gone or else the pain would become worst than my initial attack.
I am tired of all of this medications with their side effects so come Monday morning I am going to the healthfood store and purchase some cherry effect capsules and Bromelain tablets (pineapple based) and a uric acid meter to check my levels so that I can monitor what's causing these attacks. I wish you the very best and hopefully you can find a solution too.
timothy12884 angela67782
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Best wishes.