Hey everyone! I have started with what I think is gout in my big toe on the left foot. The joint is swollen and very tender. It hurts to walk on it. Has anyone ever suffered with gout while on carnivore? I just hit my 90 day mark yesterday. I have been doing amazing on it and this is the first hiccup. I primarily eat beef, butter, bacon, and eggs. Once in a while, Chiken. And some pork sausage every now and then.

When I have a flair up, that's where I get it also. In the left big toe. The last flair up I had, I had ate about a quarter pound of kippered beef sticks. I'm gonna go with maybe it was all the black pepper in it. ? I don't know for sure. Maybe it was some other chemical in it? I haven't had it since and have stayed away from kippered beef as well as black pepper. I know black pepper is high in oxalates . Have since switched to white pepper on occasion. ... Us people that are susceptible to gout and/or kidney stones need to lower the oxalate count as much as possible.

Oxalate dumping could be primary concern.... like ol_hilly said black pepper is bad j00 j00.

Dr Ken Berry has a couple of videos about gout. I hope it clears up soon!

https://filmot.com/search/Gout%20/1?gridView=1&channelID=UCIma2WOQs1Mz2AuOt6wRSUw

I have never had gout and I’m thankful for that but my son has while he was a carnivore. My son did though but he understood that it had nothing to do with eating meat. He just kept eating meat and fat and powered on through it.

8 hours ago, Geezy said:

I have never had gout and I’m thankful for that but my son has while he was a carnivore. My son did though but he understood that it had nothing to do with eating meat. He just kept eating meat and fat and powered on through it.

Ya, my last bout of it when I ate the kippered beef only lasted about a half day. I was thankful for that. Back when I was eating the SAD, it would last a week or so. Noooo, I'd tell folks that didn't understand that it was like having a kidney stone in your toe.

My gout got quite serious when I was eating everything. I got on Allopurinol and it eventually helped. Summer -23 I could hardly ride motorcycles or walk, all summer. Gout hit my achilles tendons,too. Talk about pain. Me being on blood thinners, can not use ibuprofen or other painkillers. Ouch.

But:

The real help was quitting sugars/ other carbs almost completely. I get max 10 g carbs a day, zero sugar, and have been gout free all this year. I have also cut down Allopurinol from two 300 mg pills to 1/8 of a pill. I'll be completely off Allo next month.

I ride motorbikes almost every day and need my big toes!

So it was carbs that triggered gout in my case. Not fat or "little fish" or whatsoever chicken skin. Just carbs. My diet is high fat low carb.

Edited July 3, 20251 yr by Carburetor

Remember that other conditions can contribute to a gout flare up. Such conditions can be genetic or medical, such as diabetes, kidney disease, obesity, and high blood pressure. It could also be caused by medications you may be taking and even dehydration.

Some people initially experience a gout flare up at the beginning, but then this goes away, and they never see symptoms return because it's mitigated by your low carb whole foods diet. Things like sugar and alcohol are bigger factors than meat consumption.