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Orlando Enrique Fiol

wrote:
>Since Tuesday, I've been following a strict
>anti-gout diet. Apparently, those chicken
>sausages I've been eating put me very close
>to the gout threshold, and something triggered
>it on Wednesday. Either the extra exercise
>(I doubled my use of the elliptical trainer
>on Monday and Tuesday), or a piece of cheese
>I ate on Tuesday, or maybe I didn't drink
>enough water.

I have gout too and haven't had an attack in six months since finding
the right balance of Alopurinol and Culchasene. Have you tried those
medications yet? What about black cherry extract with your copious
amounts of water?

>It was never a severe case. I only needed
>one Advil on Thursday, and I didn't need one
>on Friday but I took it anyway.

After my last major attack, I asked for Prednezone prescriptions for
severe situations where I can't walk.

>I had a warning sign on Wednesday, actual gout on Thursday,
>in recovery mode on Friday, and it's no longer
>painful or stiff today, but I know that I should
>wait another day or two before consuming the
>one last sausage, which will be consumed one-half
>sausage per day, rather than the previous rate
>of one sausage per day. Alas, they are good
>sausages but I guess I won't buy them anymore.

Honestly, I don't think your chicken sausages are triggering your
attacks. You might want to consult a reumatologist before depriving
yourself needlessly.

Orlando