Aaaaaaaaaaah! Fuck! Ah, my gout! Fuck, it hurts!

However this morning I get up for early shift and eat a scone (wheat!) around 4 AM. When I roll into the office I am beset by a FIERY FURY THAT WILL NOT ABATE. I have never had heartburn this painful, esp in the morning while I'm vertical/mobile.

And now I'm going to eat another scone.

I've heard that sour cherries are supposed to ward off the gout.

Teeny - there are some heartburn remedies you can take when you are pregnant. Also try peppermint tea.

Chatting to a doctor (not an appointment, just a friendly chat) it appears that I don't have the syptoms of an MSG allergy, more of just the way my body reacts to strong flavours. The thing is, it can last for 4 hours (facial flushing & sweating, coupled with tingling lips & mouth) & seems to have come on suddenly. hmph!

O well I wanted to lose weight anyway :/

Really should get it done next week.

For gallstones drink 2 cups of extra virgin olive oil and lay on your right side.... gall bladder down. The olive oil will flood into your gall bladder and help to ease the passing of any stones that are small enough to not require surgery.

STAY CLOSE TO THE BATHROOM ! ! ! !

I cannot stress this point enough..... you will suddenly need the bathroom RIGHT NOW!!! It may take 15 minutes or it could take several hours but it WILL HAPPEN.

The olive oil will pass harmlessly thru your system as well as flushing out any stones and emptying the bile from your gall bladder.

I have not had the pleasure of gallstones but my Father in law did (note the past tense) He did this and it completely cleared up his problem. (nasty greasy green slime was his description of the after effects of this treatment)

I dunno... I might just get an ultrasound to start with ;)

The sudden ingestion of the massive amount of liquid fat forces the gall bladder to empty plus the lubrication from the oil helps the stuck stones to slide right on out.

Sure, there may be temporary mild discomfort, but figuring the alternative of continued constant pain or surgery...... or if you are lucky your Dr. may use ultrasound to bust up the jagged stones into many smaller even more jagged pieces to let them pass........

It's just a suggestion but it does work if the stones aren't too big.

There is a lot of information on the web, such as About, but you have to keep in mind that anyone can post anything they like on-line, so really your best resource will be medical professionals.

One good thing tho: it forces me to avoid fats. Great diet!

Ow. It's back.

Ow. It's back.

― Sugary pee is not normal (aldo), Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:31 PM

^^^^^
Looking forward to hobbling through a long bar shift tonight. But I had about a day of warning signs, long enough to get my indomethacin refilled yesterday while I was getting a strep test. So the toe felt broken this morning but just feels badly stubbed now. Ha, fuck you gout!

had my first occurrence of a flareup switching feet - it's affected both feet individually in the past, but never resolved in one only to appear in the other until this week.

probably need to get my doctor to prescribe me something long term, it's just a pain in the ass having to pay an expensive deductible only to have a 30 minute consult where they go "ok, you want this drug? cool, wrote the script". but y'know, a necessary one. just have to find a copy of where it was diagnosed years ago.

what home remedies work, in the interim? I've heard everything from NSAIDs, to vitamin C, to just drinking a shit ton of water, etc....on top of, of course, cutting back on rich meat/not drinking alcohol. i have a topical steroid for inflammation I can use as well in the time being.

Omg I'm dying. They're giving me predisone

actual pain is gone, swelling not so much....you can tell looking at my feet side by side that my big toe is still inflamed, just not enough to stop me from walking.

contacted doc to see about allopurinol because frankly I don't know why we should wait for my gout to get worse before we treat it. happy to be able to walk again though