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I am a 70yr old male and have been diagnosed with gout approx 6mths ago. Only my elbow is affected which becomes inflamed and needs to be drained by the doctor. I have however recently experienced slight tingling in one foot (but no pain). My favourite foods Regular foods include vegetables, salad (esp tomatoes), ham, cheese, fish, seafood (prawns & crab), lamb, a little beef, dates, porridge, figs, nuts, milk and brown bread. I cut out red meat, seafood, red meat and pork and cauliflower as well as red wine and noticed the inflammation reduced. I would appreciate any advice.
Cauliflower is not a problem. Anyone who says it is, is over 10 years out-of-date, so be careful where you get your gout info from.
Gout isn’t really about diet, though a bad diet can make it worse. Keep meat and fish intake to healthy limits. Once a week or less, and always eaten with twice as much veg.
Gout in the elbow often leads to bursitis which sounds like what is happening to you. The only way to stop this is to get uric acid safe. What is your uric acid level, Michael? There’s a handy uric acid summary on each page here.
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