Beer , beer and more beer
I urge you to read the paper,http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh21-1/84.pdfby Murray Epstein, titled “Alcohol’s Impact On Kidney Function”.Compare his clinical and laboratory findings with your ownexperience.The bottom line of the rather long and complicated article is thatwhereas your rate of liquid removal with alcohol is increased, i.e.you gotta go to the head more often, the rate of removal of thingsyou want to get rid of, is dramatically reduced. In other words withalcohol, your body starts to dump water but stops removing theimpurities. This has the effect of increasing your monosodium urateconcentration in your blood and creating a problem. Water will indeedhelp the situation but until the liver can metabolize the alcohol,your kidneys take a vacation from impurity remocal, so to speak. thatis they stop removing urate from your system. If you are not in thethrows of an attack, it will probably not hurt you, however, if youare on the edge of an attack or in one, it will be a bad idea todrink alcohol. During my first attack I drank about a liter of winethinking that it would numb the strange pain I had in my toe.I can testify, under oath, that it did not help. I think I actuallysaw it swell as the wine disappeared.
Kathi Tropiano on July 30th, 2007
Question - I have had gout for a couple of years. I have read that Beershould be restricted. Is this all Beers - is there a differnce betweenBeers - eg. Lager. Does the same count for Cider? Any assistance would bemuch appreciated.
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Cole Munis on July 31st, 2007
John, now that I take Allopurinol 300mg per day, leave vitamins with Niacin and high purine foods alone, I can have 3 or 4 Coors Lights per day with out incident, but if I binge on a long night out, that is a painful story. This may not apply to you or others, as we are all different…but I wanted to share my experience. Mike
Greg Northum on July 31st, 2007
I think beer must contribute to the attack but definitely dont drink beer and dont drink spirits when you are part way through an attack it does make it worse. I like to drink cider these days so would be interested to know if that is a cause or whether i can still drink it in “moderation”Tony
Loren Leash on August 1st, 2007
I just had 4 beers over the past weekend and got gout on Monday. I drank a darker beer than the normal Budwesier and seems to trigger the attack.
Chanelle Donayre on August 2nd, 2007
I find if you have 2 or 3 beers then 2 glass of water it help a lot. I really think though it’s the alcohol not just beer that’s the problem.Rod