I felt discomfort in my right knee on Wednesday the 14th and thought it might be a precursor to a gout attack, but sure enough, the pain began to increase on Friday night.
I took "Loxonin", a special painkiller, so the pain is not so bad, but it is painful when going up and down stairs, especially when going down.
I had high uric acid levels since I was young, but I think I was in my 40s when I had my first gout attack. The base of my right thumb was swollen and quite painful. I remember that I had to take several days off from work because the knee of my right leg swelled up and the pain was so severe that I could not even walk.
In my case, the timing of gout attacks seems to be when there are fluctuations in uric acid levels.
The one time I could not walk was when I had stopped drinking for about a month. Perhaps the attack was triggered by a drop in my uric acid level, which had been high.
I used to have an attack once every few years, but in the last few years I have been having them less frequently, once or twice a year. It usually takes about a week between the start of an attack and the end of it, and I think it is partly due to Loxonin, but the attacks have not been so severe.
Still, I don't want to be in pain from an attack, so I am trying to prevent this and that.
I heard that vinegared cucumbers and wakame seaweed are good, so I tried to eat them every day.
Wakame seems to make urine alkaline and facilitate the excretion of uric acid.
Since I have been cutting back on alcohol recently, I thought I might be able to get rid of gout attacks, so I am a bit shocked that they have recurred this time. However, it may be due to the fact that my uric acid level has dropped, and if it continues to drop, the attacks may become less likely to occur.
I have a faint hope that if I reduce my meat intake and lose weight, I can say goodbye to gout forever.
