I haven't had an attack since my last
post, 4 months ago! I didn't use baking
soda and am off allorpurinol. In fact, I
am hydrating less than before and am not
getting attacks!
All I had to do was monitor my heart rate
and keep it from going beyond 160 during
aerobic exercises. This apparently
prevents the extreme fatigue that triggers
high uric-acid production in my body.
I would encourage every gout sufferer who
exercise regularly to try this too!
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tommytowne
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Redlands, CA USA
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Posted: 05-19-08 02:28am
I have had gout since my early 20's and I
am now 34. Whenever I twist an ankle I get
an attack. Whenever I walk a long distance
and get sore knees or feet I get an
attack. If a carry something heavy and
twist my wrist I get an attack. I hate not
being able to exersize and play
sports/martial arts etc. I am always
carefull to not over exery myself.
I just signed up for a water aerobics and
water weight lifting class at the YMCA and
start in a few days. I am very excited
about losing weight and regaining
strength. I will let you all know how it
goes.
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painfree
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 72 Location: ,
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Posted: 05-19-08 08:07am
I have seen a medical journal paper that
reports that one effect of anaerobic
exercise (as opposed to aerobic exercise)
is the cellular overproduction of xanthine
oxidase, which is a link in the chemical
chain that leads to overproduction of uric
acid. Thus, it is possible that anaerobic
exercise can lead to a gout attack in some
people.
Exercise can also lead to a gout attack by
another means. In earlier gout attacks,
the body stopped the attack by stopping
the immune system's chemical sensing of
the presence of monosodium urate crystals
by forming a coating around those
crystals. Exercise can rupture that
coating, so that the presence of MSU is
again detected, initiating the immune
system's inflammasome respone that causes
more gout pain and inflammation.
