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A close friend of mine suffered from gout since 2012 and it got aggravated since last two years. He also was severely obese with a BMI around 37. Last year his
by arkj 6y ago
A close friend of mine suffered from gout since 2012 and it got aggravated since last two years. He also was severely obese with a BMI around 37. Last year his SGPT and SGOT levels really spiked up drastically and doctor suggested it was the beginning of Fibrosis and asked him to reduce weight.
He started intermittent fasting 18:6 and religious intake of ~3 litres (250 ml per kg). He reduced 20 kgs in last 8 months.
He is totally off allopurinol and the gout seems to have vanished. His uric acid levels and the SGPT SGOT levels are back normal.
- magicnubs 6y ago> religious intake of ~3 litres (250 ml per kg) Intake of what? (I'm guessing water?)
- arkj 6y agoSorry; Yes water. An example of mind slipping ahead of the fingers.
- creeble 6y agoSomewhat similarly, I suffered 4-8 attacks per year from the age of 24 to 49. Colchicine was my friend. But at 49 I quit drinking, lost almost 50 lbs over a year period, and almost completely stopped having gout attacks. Interestingly, I still get occasional attacks (once or twice a year at most), and they are all almost totally associated either with dehydration (to which I seem somewhat prone) or stress; particularly the stress of flying for 4+ hours on a business-related trip. I board the plane feeling fine, and step off with that little tinge in my left-big-toe joint.