gout flereup

[chadp]

Had another painful flareup after a year or so. Same thing as last time ate too many hotdogs just prior to the ordeal. This lasted about 7 days and still recovering. Turns out hot dogs are a high purine product due to “organ meats” I guess. Just starting to feel some relief as I started drinking water with freshly squeezed lemon. Used to use cherry smoothies but stopped, then tried again but was too late. Anybody else had luck with lemon water?

[Keith Taylor]

Hot dogs are bad on many levels. Worst of all, as with all highly processed food, they contain loads of chemical additives. Our bodies produce extra uric acid to try and reduce the harmful effects of these chemicals. If you must eat a hot dog, make it yourself. Top quality meat, fresh or dried herbs and spices to season. Make your own bread and mustard sauce.

The meat part of that recipe does contain animal purines. Limit red meat to one 4 ounce serving per month.

Neither of those properties will cause a gout flare. They both increase uric acid, and when this goes over 6mg/dL, you lay the foundation for gout attacks. Crystals of uric acid form in your joints, but we now know that these do not start the gout flare.

To get the gout flare, the third bad property of hot dogs comes into play – Free Fatty Acids. The saturated fats promote the inflammation response to the presence of uric acid crystals.

Lemon water might help as part of a well designed gout diet plan, but it will not make a dog good for gout.

If you want to eat hot dogs with gout:
1. Make your own from quality ingredients and no additives
2. Once a month
3. Add lots of salad or other plant-based food.

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