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Post by gar on Jan 15, 2019 17:42:32 GMT
My Dh suffers from gout. It is excruciating for him when it strikes. It's caused by having too much uric acid in his blood and someone today suggested that he change to a more alkaline diet. Is that how it works?
The general wisdom is that diet can only help in a fairly limited way (avoiding purines such as is found in high concentration in prawns, turkey, beer etc) in avoiding gout so I'm unsure if this is as simple as it sounds.
Does anyone has medical knowledge or personal experience with the difference it may/may not make.
TIA
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2019 17:54:43 GMT
If the thinking is that you can change the alkalinity of your blood through diet, the answer is no. The body works very hard to keep its pH within an extremely narrow window, and the foods we eat aren't part of that.
If the thinking is that the foods recommended on the alkaline diet plan are healthy and good for gout sufferers, then yes, most likely. But you already know what foods are contraindicated with gout (and those that are generally considered healthy) due to the purines, and that's about as good as it gets with food/gout. In my non-doctor semi-medical knowledge-based opinion.🙂
I hope you DH is able to keep it at bay!
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Post by dewryce on Jan 15, 2019 18:14:42 GMT
Not a medical opinion...but I agree with @scrubologist .
DH’s family strictly drinks alkaline water. His MIL (who does ALL the cooking) is vegan (sorry I meant vegetarian!) and has Celiac Disease, so their meals reflect that. That’s not to say his Dad never has meat or gluten, they do keep a few items for him, but it is way below what most people have. He also has gout, so they try and avoid foods with purines as well. He still has bad flare-ups. I think your DH’s best bet diet wise is to identify his own personal triggers and avoid them.
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Post by gar on Jan 15, 2019 18:18:50 GMT
If the thinking is that you can change the alkalinity of your blood through diet, the answer is no. The body works very hard to keep it's pH within an extremely narrow window, and the foods we eat aren't part of that. I hope you DH is able to keep it at bay! That’s what I thought - otherwise our blood ph levels would be all over the place. Thank you. And thanks 🙂 |
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Post by anniefb on Jan 15, 2019 18:32:10 GMT
My Mum suffered from gout (side effect of one of her medications) and her dietician told her two things which seemed to help. First avoid large portions of any one type of food (whether it’s high in purines or not) and second eat cherries and drink cherry juice, which can help reduce inflammation and uric acid levels.
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Post by gar on Jan 15, 2019 18:34:24 GMT
Thanks anniefb - we had heard about cherries/juice - I’ll remind him! |
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Post by sfgirl on Jan 20, 2019 2:14:15 GMT
Check out www.medicalmedium.com. There is all sorts of information about this type of diet and what foods can help. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 20, 2019 3:13:55 GMT
My sister’s naturopath had her do an alkaline diet with the food allergies. She had CHF and scleroderma (CREST) so there was no saving her and they diet caused her demise at 80 lbs. Not a good idea.
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Post by yinzer on Jan 20, 2019 3:48:51 GMT
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