Gout Pal Interactive

My comments-

I take CoQ10 inthe expensive Ubiquinol form, also VitC, but it is also a diuretic and heavy doses can make the body 'lazy', apparently ,at extracting other associated nutrients.

Pantothenic acid is called that ,as it's everywhere to be found  in foods -so that would be useful only in a restricted diet, imo.

I'm wary of taking heavy doses of Amino Acids, they are used almost like drugs these days and have been popularised by body builders, athletes etc.

Heavy doses of B can affect nerve function and are now limited anyway but a low level multivitamin is good insurance [I do take], especially if drinking a lot of alcohol.[I don't, usually ;) ]

I think , in my case , use of vitamiins & supplements has a positive effect on gout,but via a general health path rather than a cure or preventitive.

Anyway, now you 've highlighted them- I will have to look further again.

I do get spates of enthusiasm, from time to time, on the Vit trail!

The other thing I take for joint [& brain function] is Omega3 , but the purest pharma grade to avoid food chain, in fish , pollutants which are getting to be the norm in cheaper versions.

Most men are low in Zinc,and I find this has a beneficial effect- but use one with a small amount of copper in it [which though toxic in larger amounts ,is still needed and antagonised by Zinc on its own]. It  also supports the immune system, so theoretically could make a gout attack worse I suppose , so I only take this in the gout free times.

A good balanced diet is the most important process to observe, though!

Stress has been a large contributor to my gout.

I'm with you Tavery. I have tried out so many miracle cures over the years and I finally became a skeptic. I diutifully used megadosing with Vitamin C to cure colds…it DOESN'T. I used Vitamin E until it was founf to CAUSE heart disease over 400 units a day. I used DMSO, Glucosamine-Chondoirin, MSM, SAM-E for joint pains…all nonsensical fraudulent quackery. Remember Vitamin E for sexuality?” Anyone ever try Horny Goat Weed…I did, more crapola. ANd the individual VERY expensive amino acid isolates like arginine and ornithine to build big muscles by releasing growth hormones…total twaddle.

If I thought long and hard I could go on for paragraph after paragraph.

Donald Duck described it best when he said Quack, Quack, Quack,

There seems to be some evidence that Vitamin C megadosing is uricosuric and might lower uric acid .5 mg/dl but then in a highly acid environment it might deposit urate and oxalate kidney stones. Like megadosing with aspirin probably the body tries to detoxifiy itself from poisonous acidosis and dumps all acids…so some uric acid will pee out. Probably a pint of hydrochloric acid would work the same way.