Last night I told you about not being able to eat anything with hot chili pepper/spicy seasonings.
I have gout which I inherited from my father. He suffered immensely from the pain of gout attacks. It normally doesn't affect women. The first time I had an attack I was at work and couldn't figure out why the big toe on my left foot was throbbing. My foot around the area of the toe was beginning to swell. I told my supervisor I was going home and called my doctor. One look at me and he knew right away what the problem was. I took medication for years then stopped. One of the aftereffects of taking the drug is kidney failure.
As long as I don't eat the "No, No" foods I am okay. Once in a while I will have some throbbing in the big toe. My left ankle will also throb sometimes. It has been a few years since I've had a really bad attack.
So, the foods I should not eat:
1. any kind of shell fish, seafood...i.e. shrimp, lobster, crab. I can eat all the fish I want, it doesn't bother me.
2. beans...i.e. pinto beans, kidney beans. During the winter time, I want to make chili...can't have it.
3. asparagus...I can eat it in moderation. Like the doctor said "don't eat 3 lbs at one sitting". We love fresh, California asparagus.
4. gravies...in moderation
5. braised meats...like roast beef...in moderation.
I also can't have dairy products. Although I will eat some ice cream once in a while and it won't bother me. I love cheese...sometimes its okay to have, other times NO.
It can be a real bummer sometimes trying to figure out what to eat.
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Kai the Retriever
1 day ago
Awwwww . . . way too many good stuff on your "no no" list.
ReplyDeleteI know, huh, jalna. It can be frustrating at times.
ReplyDeletewow....good to know...my hubby suffers from gout, tho (knock on wood), he hasnt had en episode in a long long while, but I had no idea of all these other items.....we love chili "with beans" and everything else on your list.... ;o{
ReplyDeleteHey Dd: I've heard cherry juice is good for men. Good to hear he hasn't had a flareup in a long time. It can be so painful. I love all these foods too...just have to be real careful. I'll have a tiny bit of these items once in awhile and then hope I don't have a flareup.
ReplyDeleteI know a few people that has gout. It also runs in my family. Eating pork is what makes my sisters hands hurt. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I learned my lesson to not even one small bite of shellfish.
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