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| Three days ago my third attack of gout started. The first two were excruciating and centered on the big toe and ball of my right foot, a classic case as I understand it. This time I felt a twinge in the morning but by six pm I was in trouble and my right ankle and top of my right foot were becoming very painful and it was becoming increasingly difficult to stand. I was under the impression that it was only beer (as far as alcohol is concerned) that could trigger attacks as it contains purines (whatever they were! ) so as I was feeling miserable I decided I might as well drink a bottle of red wine with the lovely meal my wife had cooked. Day 2&3 I paid for this mistake as I have beeen reduced to crawling around the floor like a baby in agony!
My questions are these: why, after dinking the wine did my symptoms almost totally disappear? - I could actually feel it getting better ( and I had taken NO medication whatsoever - I had none). I can find no other documented example and the Arthritic charities I have called are baffled as indeed is my GP.
Secondly, why is only one foot ever affected and not the other (or both)? God knows how any poor bugger with both feet affected at the same time would cope..
Thanks in advance! |