Talk:Gout
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Extra-articular effects
rstWhat about extra-articular effects of the deposition of uric acid crystals ?
Soft tissue, kidneys etc
Kpjas 07:43, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- Why don't you add that in? --Alex.tan 07:06, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Overindulgence
Should not drinking alcohol to excess have been removed from the bulleted list? (as a method of avoiding dehydration)
And gout is commonly believed to be caused by overindulgence in rich food and alcohol... could someone debunk this if it's not true. fabiform 02:24, 11 Jan 2004
- I was a vegetarian in my 20s when I had my first gout attack, and I hardly ever drink alcohol. -phma 14:50, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- There's also a genetic component to this condition. Gout sometimes runs in families. I have it, and so have others on both sides of my family. I'm pretty sure I've got a genetic predisposition towards gout.
- JesseG 06:02, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
- There's also a genetic component to this condition. Gout sometimes runs in families. I have it, and so have others on both sides of my family. I'm pretty sure I've got a genetic predisposition towards gout.
- My first gout attack was after eating a lot of rich French goose liver spread Pate de foie gras. My second gout attack was triggered by a bottle of beer a couple years later. It was not necessarily the alcohol contents but the brewer's yeast that caused the on-set. Brewer's yeast is a rich source of purine. Alcohol is not the only cause, but it should be one of the major cause. The overindulgence theory had been around since Roman time. Removing an age old theory because one sufferer didn't drink alcohol is a bad move. Kowloonese 19:01, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
Tea
It wasn't clear - is only green tea and caffinated tea contraindicated in cases of gout? Or herbal teas as well?
- Hmmm. Caffeine is a xanthine derivative and hence a purine. I wonder if it really makes if difference. JFW | T@lk 15:29, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- Dehydration will cause the on-set of a gout attack. I guess you have to look at both aspects, 1. caffeine is a purine, 2. Tea and coffee are diuretic and hence increase purine concentration via dehydration. Kowloonese 19:16, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)