Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 1 Location: London, England
Recent Gout Episodes - My Story Posted: 06-01-04 05:53am
Hiyah
recently had a gout attack on my right big
toe, after a two year absense of any acute
attacks. This one was quite severe and
subsequently spread to my left foot.
This has left me fairly incapacited for
almost two weeks...! Finally appears to
be receeding and under control.....
However my knee is now becoming sore, so
this might be a bit premature....! The
confusing thing to me is that I don't
really know what caused the attack.....
Wanted to recount what happened before
these attacks and see if anyone else knows
of these as potential triggers.
I) I have being on a 9 month health kick
and have being going to the gym and
swimmin 4-5 times a week, since last
august. Was feeling fit.
Ii) started a new job recently and with
that the regular gym sessions went out of
the window, due to long commute and
exhaustion.
Iii) two weeks ago I did manage to go for
a long swim 1-1.5 kms. Looking back on
it was probably slightly dehydrated after
the swim and the next day.
Iv) attack came on two days after the
swim.
I haven't being drinking alcohol and have
being eating resonably healthily (apart
from comfort 'snickers' at the office..!)
so I guess I am attributing a rised level
of uric acid (and hence gout) to the
change in lifestyle, (muscle atrophy due
to decreased activity) + dehydration...
Does this sound feasible...... None of
the literature mentions this, but I am
really trying to understand why I would
have had such an acute attack...?
Love to hear anyone's thoughts.... And
expertise..
Thanks
doddy
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Recent Gout Episodes - My Story Posted: 06-10-04 13:00pm
Stress, fatigue, strenuous exercise,
sudden change of life style ... Are known
to trigger gout. My reasoning is that
these conditions change the body chemistry
which results in shedding of the coastings
to expose the raw msu crystals and cause
gout.
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pkcoff
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1
Posted: 06-28-04 15:56pm
Did your weight change when you stopped
and re-started exercise? Losing weight
causes uric acid production - I had a bad
attack one time when I went on a diet.
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Posted: 06-30-04 14:23pm
Crash dieting and rapid weight loss are
know to trigger gout. My reasoning is
that these conditions change body
chemistry which causes shedding of the
coatings to expose the raw msu crystals
and trigger gout.
