Friday Diet Bowl of gluten-free cereal and almond milk Dandelion coffee 2x gluten-free biscuits Cheese, lettuce, salad cream in gluten-free wrap Dairy free chocolate Mint tea Gluten-free chocolate cake bar Homemade chicken pho Lemon lift hot drink Water Exercise 6 mile walk Saturday Diet Bowl of gluten-free Mesa cereal with coconut milk …

The short answer to this question is: yes, you can. It’s easy to think that gout attacks only affect a single joint in your body at any given time. Most of what’s written focuses on attacks commonly being in the big toe. What isn’t well documented is the unfortunate possibility…

Purines are everywhere. I mentioned this in my blog post explaining what purines are and how they affect gout. There are two groups of purines in your body: Purines naturally made by your body (known as “endogenous purines”). Purines naturally made in the foods you eat (known as “exogenous purines”). …

You’ve probably come across “low purine diets” if you’ve been trying to find out what’s causing your gout. I briefly wrote about purines in my blog post about uric acid but here I’ll explain what purines are in a bit more detail and how they affect gout. Purines are everywhere Purines are a…

I’m guessing that you’ve recently been diagnosed with gout and you’re searching around for information on what gout is and what causes it. Or perhaps you’ve had it for some while and you’re looking to find out more about your condition in general. Either way, your hunt for more information…

All of us gout sufferers know that there isn’t a cure. So we all ask the one question that helps us attempt to manage our condition: What triggers my gout attack? By understanding what our triggers are, we can attempt to avoid getting ourselves into a position where our bodies…

I’ve suffered with gout for the last 12 years. One thing I’ve tried to get better at is paying attention to the telltale signs that an attack is about to start so that I can attempt to reduce the pain as early as possible/avoid it by changing my behaviours. Combining…

I talked with many fellow gout sufferers recently about how they measured their uric acid levels. Many of them did what I do: get a blood test done at the doctor’s once every three months. Others, however, tested their uric acid levels at home, much like diabetic people who check…