Gout....

[Sundance]

Is there any information on stings for gout??

Preferably first hand.... not googled.

Thanks

[odfrank]

I've been getting gout for forty years and I've been stung regularly for forty years. I had some gout last week and I have had many more stings the last few months than usual. Indomethicin and cherries, those are my cures. And watch out for shellfish and beans, especially mixed with alcohol consumption.

[Sundance]

I had some gout last week and I have had many more stings the last few months than usual.

Just getting over a nasty right big toe bout with gout myself.
I've only had 2 bad attacks. The first was just plain nasty!!

It's hard to explain to other folks just how intense the pain
is. The first was Feb '07 and I've had a few minor ones in
between. This last one was bad (not as bad as the first)
and laid me up for over a week.

Indomethacin works the best for me to and I hit the cherries
and watermelon hard. Gave up booze many years ago.

As far as bee stings I get my share but I was wondering if
a few stings directly on the affected joint would help?

[suttonbeeman]

Indomethacin worked good for me....had it once in my thumb. Havent had it since, still drink my cold beer...but only about a case to two a month in summer and a case a month in winter. Hope I dont have to quit...ONE cold beer after a days hot work is refreshing! Evidentually bee stings dont help!

[JBG]

I have had multiple gout attacks over the years and am no stranger to the pain.
I no longer have to control my uric acid level with allopurinol as I have been able to stabilize with diet and excer. Mostly avoiding to much alch. and overindulgence in general. I had a knee injury that was getting chronic to the pain level of a gout attack. I started with bees here this summer and went barehanded one day taking 5 stings to each hand which worked like an off switch on the pain and inflamation of the knee. Not like indocyn or any anti-inflmmatory or pain killer that really just turns down the volume. The stings completely turned off both pain and inflamation. So now I'm hooked. Going on two months I have not needed to get re-stung. I guess they did not go to chiropractic school!

[seamuswildflower]

gout can bee controlled with apple cider vinegar taken orally or soak in with hot water works like a charm!

[Lburou]

I spoke with my doctor about my mild case of gout this morning...

In summer, gout doesn't bother me too much (the warmer temperatures of summer increase the efficiency of blood circulation and the uric acid gets filtered before it crystallizes). In winter, the painful and destructive crystals form in my joints.

I'm off allepurinol and celebrex for the summer(!), but the crystals will form again when it cools off and I'll be back on allepurinol. I'm saving my kidneys as much as I can by doing this sporadic use of allepurinol.

I work the bees without gloves and have a few stings each week. The stings help me with the symptoms of gout and osteoarthritis -not the causes.

Your results may vary.