Re: Gout! Again....
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Thanks Baz and I also think PooBear has hit the nail on the head. I watched a doctor on youtube explain that the reason why gout affects the toe joint and lower leg is mainly down to circulation and blood flow, as the blood pools in the legs it gives time for the crystals to assemble and enter the joints. He recommends sitting with the legs higher than your heart occasionally to avoid the pooling.Re: Gout! Again....
Thanks for all the information OGF, perhaps we both need to find some cherry liquid drink, a healthy one though, and try that? That motorcycle accident and subsequent knee problems I mentioned happened over 50 years' ago now, the apparent 'gout' in my big toe didn't start until I was taking aspirin and clopidogrel, another blood thinning drug from 2006, just 14 or so years' ago. That rather points to those being the possible cause of the 'gout' problems. I guess our problems could have been much worse, everything considered. None of us last forever so at 70+ we are probably not doing too badly.Re: Gout! Again....
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Found this for you, Foxy, tell you a bit more about it - including the ingredients.Re: Gout! Again....
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That's interesting about the blood thinners. A young guy I used to work with developed gout and also had polycythaemia (increased blood count). Which frequently goes together with some types of gout and is treated with blood thinners as the blood can get too thick and cause various problems. I think he was also teetotal, in his twenties, slim and not leading an unhealthy lifestyle. It just happened and suddenly he had to take medication long term because he was in so much pain quite often. Baffling condition.
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