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[quote=Anonymous]My thin and fit husband is a doctor and has a form of pseudo-gout (deposits of calcium pyrophosphate instead of uric acid).

There are several types of gout. They each have their own foods to avoid, rich in the offending crystallizing molecule.

My husband drinks a lot of water - it's his medication of choice to avoid flare-ups. He knows he has to avoid too much fowl and meat in general. During the Holidays, when he knows he wants to eat a little more duck (he loves duck), he makes sure to drink even more water. He's had flare-ups after long days of travel or meetings, when he forgot or had no time to drink enough water.

Gouts are genetic and each individual suffers differently. Your mother knows herself, presumably, right? If she found that for her, fructose-based foods and drinks do not trigger flare-ups, then you'd better believe her. It appears she's found that meats and alcohol, the most well-known offenders, DO trigger flare-ups, which is why she avoids them. It's also entirely possible that her disease collides with picky eating and that because of this she won't eat perfectly innocuous and healthy vegetables and plant proteins.

She's an adult, you can't really force her to change her habits unless you're ready to have a long, drawn-out fight. Is it worth it for you?

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