Is there anything you can do to prevent gout?

Is there anything you can do to prevent gout?What is the best medicine you can take, and can your diet affect gout?

Seraphim
Gout is caused by your diet!
You neend to cut out a lot of salt, and rich foods, and alcohol.

Please see your doctor for further advice.

nickipettis
diet absolutely affects gout.


mostly the docs say to avoid organ meats ( remember, whole anchovies and sardines have those same organs)

some people find that red wine or other alcohol makes gout worse, others don't.

there is a med, but i don't remember what it is.

annoyed_with_the_other_answers
If you have a reason to believe that you may be at increased risk to acquire it, have your renal panel including urea checked now as a baseline and at regular checkups to follow the ratio.

ali cat
Your diet does affect gout, eating too much meat and a lack of certain minerals in the body can cause gout, look up a web-sit or information on dead doctors don't lie.

randy c
gout is called the rich mans disease. it comes from eating too much red meat. It can be easily controlled. Cut back on red meat, and have your doctor prescribe "allopurinol". you take one tablet a day and it stops the formation of the crystals that cause the pain. If you are prone to gout, you will probably develop kidney stones as well. Allopurinol helps prevent that as well. Take it from me, you don't want to pass a kidney stone!!

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