Comments on: Vitamin C and Gout http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/ Stop gout pain forever! From the author of the #1 book on gout. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: green bowel movements http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 green bowel movements Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:52:37 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-1318 <strong>green bowel movements...</strong> you know, I was just thinking to myself the other day, there should be more info out there about this stuff... and here comes this post!... green bowel movements…

you know, I was just thinking to myself the other day, there should be more info out there about this stuff… and here comes this post!…

]]> By: johnstevens http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-160 johnstevens Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:29:25 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-160 п»ї Interesting stuff. п»ї
Interesting stuff.

]]> By: John http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-8 John Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:10:25 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-8 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-5"> <strong><a href="#comment-5" rel="nofollow"> Victor Konshin</a> :</strong> John, <strong>hypo</strong>uricemia means having too little uric acid in your body. If you are <strong>hypo</strong>uricemic, then it is not possible for you to get gout since gout is caused by high levels of uric acid. You mentioned in this post that your body does not excrete uric acid quickly enough - this is the leading cause of <strong>hyper</strong>uricemia and where vitamin C can help. Incidentally, you are considered <strong>hypo</strong>uricemic if your blood uric acid level is 2.16mg/dL or <em>lower</em>. At this level you are at risk for neurological problems (among others). Gout attacks are possible only when your uric acid level is above 6.8mg/dL. </blockquote> Thanks for the reply. Then it is hyperuricemia. I'll check with the dr, might have been a misunderstanding. My uric acid levels, even with meds, is regularly around 8.5. My last attack a couple weeks ago, the level was 12. Thanks again, that answered my question concerning whether the remedies posed in your book are applicable. - John

Victor Konshin :
John, hypouricemia means having too little uric acid in your body. If you are hypouricemic, then it is not possible for you to get gout since gout is caused by high levels of uric acid. You mentioned in this post that your body does not excrete uric acid quickly enough – this is the leading cause of hyperuricemia and where vitamin C can help. Incidentally, you are considered hypouricemic if your blood uric acid level is 2.16mg/dL or lower. At this level you are at risk for neurological problems (among others). Gout attacks are possible only when your uric acid level is above 6.8mg/dL.

Thanks for the reply. Then it is hyperuricemia. I’ll check with the dr, might have been a misunderstanding. My uric acid levels, even with meds, is regularly around 8.5. My last attack a couple weeks ago, the level was 12. Thanks again, that answered my question concerning whether the remedies posed in your book are applicable. – John

]]> By: Victor Konshin http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Victor Konshin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:44:13 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-7 John, <strong>hypo</strong>uricemia means having too little uric acid in your body. If you are <strong>hypo</strong>uricemic, then it is not possible for you to get gout since gout is caused by high levels of uric acid. You mentioned in this post that your body does not excrete uric acid quickly enough - this is the leading cause of <strong>hyper</strong>uricemia and where vitamin C can help. Incidentally, you are considered <strong>hypo</strong>uricemic if your blood uric acid level is 2.16mg/dL or <em>lower</em>. At this level you are at risk for neurological problems (among others). Gout attacks are possible only when your uric acid level is above 6.8mg/dL. John, hypouricemia means having too little uric acid in your body. If you are hypouricemic, then it is not possible for you to get gout since gout is caused by high levels of uric acid. You mentioned in this post that your body does not excrete uric acid quickly enough – this is the leading cause of hyperuricemia and where vitamin C can help. Incidentally, you are considered hypouricemic if your blood uric acid level is 2.16mg/dL or lower. At this level you are at risk for neurological problems (among others). Gout attacks are possible only when your uric acid level is above 6.8mg/dL.

]]> By: Burton Abrams http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Burton Abrams Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-6 Hi Victor - There is another reason why vitamin C is helpful in reducing the frequency of gout flares. According to Dr. Richard Johnson, Chief of Nephrology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Vitamin C mitigates the excess production of uric acid by the liver that is stimulated by ingesting fructose. Fructose is a type of sugar that is a component of every natural sweetener. Because our diets contain so many natural sweeteners (cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, etc.), the impact of vitamin C is significant. Hi Victor – There is another reason why vitamin C is helpful in reducing the frequency of gout flares. According to Dr. Richard Johnson, Chief of Nephrology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Vitamin C mitigates the excess production of uric acid by the liver that is stimulated by ingesting fructose. Fructose is a type of sugar that is a component of every natural sweetener. Because our diets contain so many natural sweeteners (cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, honey, molasses, etc.), the impact of vitamin C is significant.

]]> By: John http://www.beatinggout.com/2009/03/vitamin-c-and-gout/comment-page-1/#comment-5 John Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:08:08 +0000 http://www.beatinggout.com/blog/?p=10#comment-5 Hi Victor - Interesting blog, an angle I hadn't quite considered. I see discussion of hyperuricemia, however, would the same discussion and remedies apply to hypouricemia? My diagnosis points to the hypo type of gout, which I believe is the body not excreting the uric acid quick enough to keep up with its production. Thanks - John Hi Victor – Interesting blog, an angle I hadn’t quite considered. I see discussion of hyperuricemia, however, would the same discussion and remedies apply to hypouricemia? My diagnosis points to the hypo type of gout, which I believe is the body not excreting the uric acid quick enough to keep up with its production.
Thanks – John

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