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Have Long Term Gout. Not On Medication. Having Pain In Heel. Is This The Sign Of Gout Recurrence?

Posted on Wed, 22 Aug 2012

Question: I have long term gout but have avoided taking medication to adjust blood levels. I now have a pain in my heel; can that be a sign of gout recurrence. What are the short-term and long-term ways to avoid recurrence?

Answered by Dr. Mayank Bhargava (2 hours later)

Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for posting your query.
During pain due to gout, you should avoid uric acid lowering medicine as these medicine may deteriorate your condition.
You should follow this:
a) Take 1.5 litres of water daily
b) Avoid coffee/ chocolates and caffeine
c) Avoid mushrooms/ tomato/ brinjal/ spinach
d) Avoid Non-veg food
e) Avoid juices as it contains fructose- major purine making sugar.
Put your query if you have.
Best regards,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Mayank Bhargava (39 minutes later)

thank you. i will always ask for you. My wife and I are TM followers, and always prefer natural cures.

I did want to know if a pain on bottom of heel can be a gout symptom.

Answered by Dr. Mayank Bhargava (8 hours later)

Hi,
Pain on bottom of heel may be due to increased uric acid and gout. You should go for serum uric acid.
Let me know the result.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar