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I have taken medications (indicin) and believe the gout is out. BUT, As my average day wears on I began to develope “stingers” in various locations of my body. Some time the stingers are worse than other times. I stopped taking allouporal, beliving the stingers were a side affect, they did subside after about 5 days. I still have some soreness in my same gout foot, but, the soreness does not feel like gout.

My research indicates the gout damaged a nerve and I am experineceing NEUROMA PARAESTHESIA.

I have been lingering for about 2 mo.s with the stingers and sore foot at the end of the day.

Can someone tell me what will remendy this problem..

dg

I’ve suffered with gout for several years. Or, at least I think it’s gout. My doctor seems to believe so but the tests have been inconclusive, so I plan to see a specialist. My question: my gout seems to move during an attack. For instance, it may start in the ankle on my left foot, then move to a toe, then move to the instep, then move to the heel, then move to the heel of the right foot, then the toe of the right foot, etc. And, it seems that no two joints hurt at the same time.

Does this sound like gout?

Per Dr. P G: Cherries will cure gout! It worked for me.•

Cherries for gout: Eat six to 10 cherries daily as a preventive or 10 to 15 at the start of and during of the gout attack. Reduces the length and pain of the attack.

DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband has had recurring gout for several years. There were times he could not walk for days or even sleep because of the pain and swelling. The doctor would give him shots, which would cure the attack. Then a friend told me about cherries, so I bought a can, and the next time he felt an attack coming on, he ate about half the can. That attack never materialized. The next time he felt an attack coming, he decided to wait until the next day before trying the cherries. The next day he could not walk and his foot was hot, red and swollen. He ate the cherries and by afternoon the gout subsided. I always keep a can of cherries in the pantry, and he never hesitates to consume them when the gout is approaching. We have told a friend of his who gets gout, and he also has had good results.

DEAR READER: I was quite astonished when, after printing a reader’s letter endorsing “cherry therapy” for gout, I received dozens of replies from people who have had astoundingly positive results. Once again, this is a cheap and safe remedy and certainly worth a try.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Regarding eating cherries for treating gout, they definitely do the trick — fresh cherries, apple-pie cherries, even maraschinos in a pinch. My husband used to have bad attacks of gout, and I don’t know where I read or heard about the “cherry cure,” but it works every time. No costly trips to the doctor or expensive drugs. He couldn’t even stand a sheet over his legs, much less dress.

DEAR READER: I keep getting mail about the wonders of cherries in curing acute gout attacks. I have no proof of their supposed benefits, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to try them; they’re inexpensive and safe.

[...] Stubborn Gout Pain By GoutPal A recent comment from a reader about stubborn gout pain has set me thinking. I started writing a short comment reply, but as I thought about the problem, I realized that this subject deserves it’s own article. [...]

hi,
ive been geting my left ankle swelling up 3 times the size it normaly is with fluid.It is very painful and swells up that its goes al stiff red and hot that im bedded with it and have to use critches im usually like that for bout 10 days ive had an xray on it and tests of fluid biut the doctors still cant tellme what it is any sugesstion ofhelp would be most helpful
thank you

My partner has suffered from gout for over 20 years. Started in the big toe. Having a terrible attack right now. First experience with the pain of multi-joint gout. Shoulders, neck, wrists, hands, (one worse than the other) one knee. He can barely walk. Taking allupurinol daily, multi-dosing of colchicine during the night. Now down to one .06. Drinking lots of water, low purine diet. Don’t know the trigger this time, but hopefully it can’t be yet something else in diet… so little left to eat. I believe this may be much worse than the initial attack 20 years ago. Using cold compress (20 minutes at a time) for the wrist. Fever, chills broke during the night.

JP

He’s been taking allupurinol for 12 years, and on a daily basis for the last two years.

I will read your article “About Allopurnol.” When these attacks happen, I go just about anywhere looking for help.

Ice is really helping the wrist thankfully, and I’ve put the arm in a sling, which he says is very helpful. Lots of rest.

I’ve been very concerned since a horrid attack last summer lasted for several weeks. I found information on some websites that mentioned that when a diagnsis of gout is given one should always be suspicious of infection, especially in Stage 4 which is where my partner is now. So, he is on an antibiotic too, but no one is quite sure why, so he’s going to stop taking them. There are few doctors in our neck of the woods who have ever seen anything other than the first round or two of gout, and they have no idea how to help.

He’s be really good though, and this is the first severe attack in a year. But it’s a doozy. Gout can mimic so many things, that I thought he was having a stroke this time. It was some time before I believed it was a gout attack… because nearly his entire body was involved,

I hope I never see an attack like this one again.

We pull through somehow, with kindnesses from people like you. Thank you so much.

JP