I have a friend who had her sleeve on December 19th and is not too computer savvy. She has had three bad flares of her gout since the surgery and it is really hampering her progress as she cannot exercise!

The pharmacist who filled her rx for gout medication noticed she was buying Protein powder and said that was probably causing her gout. Does anyone know about this? She asked me to do the research on my groups as she knows I have a lot of support systems. (Yay for that!)

The thing is- if she is not able to eat a lot of protein ...well that wont work either!

I have gout and was advised by my Dr that there is a very good chance i will experiance some flare ups post op. He advised me to have my medication handy and to be taking it daily. I dont remember exactly why but he said it had something to do with all the changes that your body is going through

I don't have Gout but I have heard a lot of testimonials about the drug Uloric. Below is a link to their website that talks about diet and how that is only part of the solution. Hopefully it will help your friend.

http://www.uloric.com/lower-uric-acid/gout-and-diet.aspx

In my informational material, it says gout can flare up due to dehydration. She needs to increase her fluid intake and see if this helps. Good luck

fluid is very important to dilute the uric acid buildup that can cause gout. Whey protein powders won't have anything to do with gout, however, collegen protein powders can. Make sure she's buying a quality protein powder. Secondly, beans are typically high in purines, which create uric acid - if she's eating a lot of beans for protein or organ meat (another culprit), have her cut those out and go back to lean meats for protein along with a quality whey protein.