Are muscles bad for gout?

Question

sorry, I meant mussels. Are they bad to eat especially during an attack

Answer 1

Are you referring to mussels? People experiencing a gouty attack are encouraged to refrain from shellfish as well as other things during an acute attack.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Not totally sure what you mean.
Gout is a build up of uric acid in the joints. Uric acid is shaped like little sharp crystals, and so they hurt where ever they gather.

Answer 4

I was a victim of increased uric acid in my blood at 7.5 mg. It was diagnosed during August 1999 when my great toe of right leg swell and the pain was unbearable. The disease is known as Gout and when the uric acid is not controlled in the blood, it gives lots of pain and agony to the joints such as great toes, ankles, knees, elbows and other joints of the body. The uric acid crystals get their place in joints only and they damage the kidneys also when not treated on time. I have visited many doctors for a best cure but they had nothing except for Allopurinol tablets (expels uric acid), ranitidine (controls acidity) and finally different kind of pain killers. The pain some time subsided and some time came back. I did not believe doctors after few weeks and searched for the main root cause. I was happy to get an answer that it is due to eating and drinking disorders where the metabolism rate slows down. Immediately, I kept myself on strict diet of one pulse only (It is called Moong Daal in India which is easily digested) without adding oil and spices. For vegetables, I took only bitter gourd and lady finger, fried on fry pan adding few drops of cooking oil, few cut pieces of onion, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste. No rice. I ate only wheat flour Indian bread (Chapaties). I had stopped consuming milk, yoghurt and butter milk totally. All sour fruits, pickle and any thing in sour fruits in nature were not in my menu. I used to take carrots, radish and cucumber for salad. Fruits like watermelon and muskmelon were always in my diet. I used to drink at least 10 litres of water daily to expel uric acid. This lasted for almost 9 months and I could reduce my weight drastically. I used to take tablet Allopurinal/100 mg thrice a day with water after meal to expel uric acid and tablet Ranitidine/150 mg thrice a day with water after meal to control acidity. I took pain killers also whenever I needed to get rid of pain. The pain slowly subsided and I felt better but I used to feel a little pain in my left knee. Due to the uric acid and severe pain, I could not wear shoes for almost one year and remained on slippers only. Since, the pain still existed in my left knee, I started taking one tablet of Spirulina/500mg daily and my knee pain also vanished within a month. I took Spirulina for almost three years without fail. From August 1999 onwards, my smoking and drinking drastically came down to minimal and on 31st December 1999, I completely gave up smoking, drinking and non-vegetarian food. From January 2000, I started meditating regularly and this helped me a lot. In August 2000, I went for six different blood tests and all the reports were negative. Today, it is almost seven years passed and with the grace of God, I do not have any symptom of increased uric acid and eat all vegetables, all kinds of pulses, fruits, and drink milk, eat yoghurt and drink butter milk also. There is no better cure for excessive uric acid without changing your dietary habits. Please follow the above precaution and drink lots of water essential to expel uric acid. If constipated, correct your bowel movement. In this disease, the digestive enzymes die totally due to sedentary habits and eating disorders. The metabolism slows down. I have taken lots of efforts to help since I understand your sufferings. Take care and be in good health.