riding with gout
I know this is a weird question but do any of you suffer from gout? I get it in my feet and it hurts to put a shoe on and even walk. I can't image cycling with it, do any of you have a remedy to lesson the pain? I missed a week of riding because of it and now it's snowing. I got a Garmin 500 for christmas and haven't been able to test it out. GOUT SUCKS.
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i get turf toe a lot during the wrestling season, it annoys the **** out of me, but somehow i am able to forget about it when i get on the bike. maybe ice it right before and take a light pain killer and just try to ride the trainer. im sorry, i dont no how painful the gout it is, but im assuming its worst than turf toe.
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Yeah, I have it. When you get an attack, listen to your doctor. No, when I have an attack, I can't ride, or sometimes walk. The attacks usually only last a couple days, though. There are plenty of websites that have info on nutrition and how that can help offset/delay gout attacks. But, once you get an attack, nutrition won't help.
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Originally Posted by jsutkeepspining
(Post 12009419)
i get turf toe a lot during the wrestling season, it annoys the **** out of me, but somehow i am able to forget about it when i get on the bike. maybe ice it right before and take a light pain killer and just try to ride the trainer. im sorry, i dont no how painful the gout it is, but im assuming its worst than turf toe.
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Originally Posted by mkadam68
(Post 12009427)
I've had both. Yes, gout is much worse. During an attack, can't even let air touch the toe/foot or it hurts.
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Ice is the last thing you want for treating gout because it will cause more uric acid crystallization.
When I feel it coming on, I (a) get on my medication ASAP, (b) drink lots of fluids (water, tea, and milk), (c) skip a meal or two, (d) eat cherries, and (e) catch up on my sleep. But if I can get my shoes on, I ride, but I turn it down a notch. I find the exercise good for the circulation that helps me eliminate it. Over in the 50-plus section there was an extensive discussion of gout a few months back. There was a lot of good advice coming up. |
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