Brickey... I guess you have heard that cherries can help with a gout attack, fresh, canned or cherry extract in pill form. They say gout is very painful. I am so sorry for your suffering. I hope it is resolved quickly. :) Lola H.
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:23 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > I am in the middle of a gout flare up concentrated in my knee. Could not > walk or even lift my leg. First flare up in 15 years. I made 3 gallons > of apple juice and it was turning hard. I stopped drinking my > magnesium/seltzer and drank apple juice. Two days of this and gout flared. > ER prescribed Colcrys which really helped. I was controlling gout by taking > B6 and magnesium. Hard to believe that a gout flare up was so close. Last > flare up was caused by drinking wine on sale when I was winter camping near > Los Angeles. Had to drive towing my trailer in LA traffic with using only > one leg. I think the latest flare up was not caused by hard cider but > neglecting my daily magnesium drink. > Brickey > > If you suspect gout, try to avoid foods with purines, like sardines, > shrimp, smoked oysters, etc. That's what brought mine on. > > Be well, > Léna > >
