One of the things that is often neglected, is why do we have uric acid, one of the main reasons that we utilize uric acid is it is a antioxidant with powerful anti inflammatory properties, we produce more due to chronic inflammation, and since 90 % of gout sufferers are under excretors, and since a major reason the kidneys re-uptake uric acid is because of the inflammation, we should be looking at what causes our inflammation. And that simply isn’t true.īarry I am no expert and I am also a practitioner of Chinese medicine so I have my biases, however, your body is already telling you different. If anybody wants I can also go into the causes of gout from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and how the body uses uric acid(western science perspective) to help explain this, but in the end quitting drinking is what is necessary, there is unfortunately a point of view that once allopurinol is at the right level one can go back to the lifestyle that kicked the disease off in the first place(barring really bad genetics). From a western/allopathic medicine point of view alcohol lowers the effectiveness of allopurinol, in addition since the medication and any of the meds that deal with flair ups can directly effect the liver, and so does alcohol one should be as kind to their liver as possible. It is still here for my wifes cousin when he comes to visit I am done drinking. I love scotch(cue someone singing the bit from weatherman) When I finally accepted my diagnosis, I still had a bottle of my favorite peaty scotch lying around the house. My level in three weeks has come down from 9.5 to 7.2. I also take 300 mg allopurinol daily and drink pure black grape juice and lime juice and 8 glasses of water a day.I try to avoid colchicine as it upsets my stomach. Usually there isn’t a change which is good,but the minute I drink draught beers it soars up.
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My gout level was very high 9 plus at times.I Had a good diet and not overweight and exercised weekly.I have recently changed to drinking lite beers or pilsners when I go out now and again and check my Uric acid readings before and after.
Hi everyone,just wondering how fellow gout sufferers handle the alcoholic problem associated with gout.I liked a pint or 6 at the weekends,but had to cut it out due to purines causing attacks all the time the day after. Can I drink beer when taking allopurinol?.Why worry about gout when you’re drinking beer?Īlso, for the latest gout discussions, you should read: So, please share your questions, opinions, and experiences at Beer and Gout review. I’m reviewing all my beer and gout articles. However, before you discuss alcohol, it is wise to read the facts about gout and beer: But it still contains many relevant and interesting points. This is an old discussion about beer and gout.