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I have my own anecdotal evidence to support my own case. My diet is very clean. But at one point I lived in a country with an abundance of fruit and after abou
by moltar 3y ago
I have my own anecdotal evidence to support my own case.
My diet is very clean. But at one point I lived in a country with an abundance of fruit and after about 2 years of indulgence I got a toe pain. Didn’t think much of it. Thought I just hit it. But then it lasted almost for a year. That’s when I got worried, did a bunch of reading. Fructose connection was a very clear one, where the traditional connection was actually not supported by evidence at all.
I reduced fruit intake significantly, and literally within days the pain went away.
And any time I eat lots of fruit a few days in a row the pain will slowly creep back in.
- simmerup 3y agoThat's interesting to hear. How much fruit were you eating?
- moltar 3y agoAt this point I believe it’s not only about the total intake per day, but also the frequency. I can eat a lot in one day and get nothing. But if I indulge a few days in a row a trickle of pain will remind me that I need to ease up. I think it just takes time. Perhaps liver clears out the purine and/or uric acid. From all the stuff I read before about fructose, even unrelated to gout, I think this mostly happens during the periods of fasting. So most likely at night and during deliberate fasts. But to answer your question. I was eating about half a watermelon a day, plus some other smaller fruit. Then when I moved countries again, to yet another fruit abundant one, but with less watermelon access, I was eating 4-6 peaches per day.
- simmerup 3y agoThank you. That’s less than I thought would be a problem