Getting to a certain age!! BEER

[Oddball]

Yes.
Not that I mind getting to that milestone ,that says you not far from drawing your state pension (although that's a moving goalpost ,ha) but its the other bits that come with it!!

I recently had awful feet trouble , thought I had flat feet but struggled to walk anywhere for 3 months

I do a fair amount of physical work each and every day , so not ideal!

To fast forward , it is a form of gout that makes my toes tingle ,then get hot , although I am not a classic gout sort of man , but its in the end of my fingers and toes!!

And what sets it off ???? BEER !!!!!

Every time I have a half (and that's all it takes ,off goes the tingle burn ,pain !! )

So yrs of propping up Marstons and Bass , and glugging as much real ale as I can safely sample , I am now on cider.

At least that does not have the same effect ! Its the brewers yeast I believe ,although I cant be sure.

Anyroad , lots of mega dose Vit C , cider vinegar ,once a day , and its kept away , but bugger , if it isn't a pain getting older

[struth]

Tell me about it


Youth,s wasted on the young

[Clifford.T Ward]

Try looking into food rich in Lithium ions ....this is an age old method of easing this form of problem,

[Firebottle]

Not glad you've got the problem Anto, but cheers for bringing it up.

I'll watch out for any similar symptoms, as I rather like my beer and have suffered from gout in the past, though a long time back now.

[Oddball]

Thanks for the comments men !!

Its an odd thing but aches and pain wise , I am not far off free from any now ,which leads me to think I have had the problem for quite some time ,but its only come out as arthritis in the last 6 months (because that's what gout really is ,apparently ,a form of arthritis!)

Anyway ,at least I might keep a bit more weight off , as I have always been too heavy.

And I might have to think about moving to Normandy ,because cidre is much nicer than some of the stuff sold as cider here !

[hifi_dave]

Gout is, indeed, a form of Arthritis and even kids can get it according to my GP. I would imagine that some foods and drinks will aggravate it but the list of foods not to eat or drink is very, very long, making life not worth living. IMO.

I have/had Gout and in my case is caused by Kidney problems but at the moment it is under control by taking Allopurinol every day.

I'm not a great drinker, which is a shame as there are a huge number of pubs within striking distance, all with a selection of real beers. The past year I have developed a taste for dry cider, which I find very refreshing and apparently is quite good for you.

[hifinutt]

ah giving up beer or crippling painful gout ...i know what i would choose

[Wakefield Turntables]

Oddball drop your purine levels, review your foods and see which are purine rich. Additionally gout is a crystalline athropathy which means it deposits crystal in the joint space, they don't go anywhere and destroy your cartilage. So a review for a Uris acid blocker at your local GP might be in order. I see patients like you daily.

[hifi_dave]

ah giving up beer or crippling painful gout ...i know what i would choose

If you mean that you would rather drink beer and have Gout, then I would suggest that you wouldn't. Gout is very, very painful and not just a twinge in your big toe..

[Puffin]

There was a bloke on The One Show last night who was extolling the benefits of walking for the general benefit of your health. I suffer from a mental health condition and have exercised regularly all my life. As I get older I have osteoarthritis in my knees and hands/wrists, and a back condition (lipping of some vertebrae) but this does not affect cycling that I took up about 30 years ago. With Xmas and New Year and the current cold snap I have not been out much, but felt that if I didn't bite the bullet today I might have exploded! The media will have us believe that there is a vast majority of the population take no regular exercise at all. I would guess that if that is right that this may be why there is a vast increase in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity.

Interesting article that popped up as I made a speculative Google on "exercise as a cure for all ills" with exactly those words.

http://www.backinactionuk.com/news/e...kplace-health/