Jason
16th January 2012, 10:35 PM
I've had gout for 7 years. Tried most things, but still get the gout attacks quite often. Recently I have linked the attacks to excessive sweating while doing house renovations over the last 7 years. It's summer hear in Australia and I had to move furniture out of the house, took some 3 hours and required heavy lighting etc. Throughout I drank 2-3 litres of water, but sweated excessively and got the attack a day or so later. I've noticed the attacks are less during the colder months and completely stopped when I finished the last house last December 2010, and I had a whole year without any attacks, that was until I started to do work on the new house. However, during that year I did go to the gym 3 times a week for an hour, but drank plenty of water and still didn't get an attack.
Conclusion, for me anyway, moderate the amount of physical activity to 1-2 hours per day and keep drinking lots and lots of water to prevent dehydration. Schedule heavy work that requires extended periods of more than 2 hours to the colder months of the year.
Conclusion, for me anyway, moderate the amount of physical activity to 1-2 hours per day and keep drinking lots and lots of water to prevent dehydration. Schedule heavy work that requires extended periods of more than 2 hours to the colder months of the year.