Four letter word, Gout

[BooneDonk]

Start off with my love for the pride of Golden Colorado and also food adorned in corn meal and baptized in oil. Got a lot of that sorted with Reta. My doctor gave me a piece of paper allowing me to procure allopurinol (sp.?) a number of years ago and it’s a miracle drug.

Flash forward 3 years and I’m trying to get down to my fighting weight. Beer is all but gone. Cardio 3-4 days a week. Strength training 4-5 days a week. Protein. Protein is important. Especially when using GLP’s and limited caloric intake. Prioritize protein when you can. They say 2grams per KG of weight. My scale said 314 this AM. That’s a lot of protein I “need” to keep up. I use shakes. Lots of them since I can’t eat anyway. Get 80-120 grams each day this way.

(Pic for effect here. OCD is real in my garage fridge.)

Easy enough. Problem is gout is creeping back. Internet lies a lot. Has anyone else inflamed gout via protein shakes? Only trigger I can point toward. Labs again end of month to measure for sure, but my ankles don’t lie. Thoughts?

 

[chmuse]

Oh god. I'm really going to do this. I'm really going to say this. I'm not a doctor please talk to your doctor.

When dealing with my rescue reptilian housemates (yes for real this isn't some coded research subject language) gout is usually triggered by kidney issues, dehydration, a diet much too high in protein, or- and this is key- starvation.

You've mentioned nothing about your diet other than you 'used to' sustain yourself on cornmeal and oil, and you've posted a refrigerator completely devoid of anything but liquids. What are you actually eating? How much water are you drinking? Are you surviving on nothing but zero sugar Gatorade, protein drinks, and the occasional sweet tea? I'm not trying to be rude, I'm going off the provided information. You said this is your garage fridge, so I assume this is not an accurate representation of your actual diet.

 

[miss-sanne]

Ok, as I understand you are on allopuronol, but no doses written, and how is your eGFR (kidneys) doing ?
You are trying to loose weight, and you only use liquid protein shakes as a calorie source.
You now have more Gout problems.
I get a little bit worried.
You should have a varied diet, and you should as a minium get your kidneys checked out with a bloodtest.