Hiking with Gout

[mybigtoe]

I need to lose 25 pounds. Used to walk/hike 12 years ago. Started couple of days ago and doing 2.5 miles per day. Would this activity be good for someone like myself who has gout in the feet? Seems to me it would swish it up :) and excrete it along with some water I drank.

thanks

[thurstonb]

Any exercise that you can manage will be good for the gout.

If the goal is to lose weight then that's fantastic, but what will also happen is the increase in blood flow to the area will help with your flexibility and mobility of the joint.

If it means that you are drinking more water then that's also very beneficial for gout.

Cheers
Brett

Well done!

[thurstonb]

I should add that you also need to be looking at your diet. Eating a more healthy diet will give you the double-whammy - you'll lose weight faster and reduce your uric acid levels as well.

[mybigtoe]

Thanks Brett.

I have had this condition for over a year. The doctor, specialist, determined right away looking at my foot it was gout. My uric acid level was high. So she prescribed allopurinol 300mg and colchicine 0.6mg. She did not say anything about diet or exercise. So I went home taking my meds faithfully each day for over a year. Some nights I could feel the throbs.

This past month I found out that the generic colchicine was no longer being made available in the United States. It was outlawed by the Federal Drug Agency due to no documented laboratory testing. This monthly perscription cost me $4.00. The pharmacy told me there is another drug containing colchicine that did have documented laboratory testing and the cost was $168.00 per month. Amazing. Thanks Federal Government. You just made colchicine unavailable to many many Americans due to the non-affordability of this drug. I did manage to have my doctor give me a years supply.

So now its time for me to do research which my doctor did not do and I have to change my diet, excercise, and whatever else I must do in that years time when the colchicine runs out. Without colchicine I am so much pain and swelling that life would be untolerable as we are aware. So any info this forum can give me would be beneficial.

Thank You.