The first thing you need to know about gout is that it really is painful, it really really hurts. A gout attack is very painful. Gout also commonly and mostly impact the great toe joint of the foot. It also occurs suddenly. Therefore, if the discomfort you are enduring is very severe, happens quickly and impacts the large toe joint, then its quite possibly gout. If it is not those things, then it is perhaps not gout. That does not imply that it really is or is not, but its truly one of likelihood, so it is quite possibly best to get checked out by a medical professional if you have this.
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic pain ailment involving sensitive muscle points and sleep disorders that may have periodic painful exacerbations. Occasionally people with fibromyalgia inquire if the exacerbation is gout. The exacerbations which can take place in fibromyalgia will not have the identical characteristics as those of gout. That does not suggest that you don't have gout and, of course, if 3% of the general population have gout, then by chance 3% of people with fibromyalgia syndrome are probably likely to have got gout by chance. There is no research which demonstrates gout might be more frequent in those that have fibromyalgia. They can quite easily co-exist as separate conditions in the same person.
If you do have gout symptoms, then your eating habits will be just as important as the diet for anyone with fibromyalgia needs to be. Lifestyle changes must be set up to manage the pain of both gout as well as fibromyalgia. Increased urate amounts can be a challenge in those with gout. Its better to avoid foods which raise the urate levels (eg alcohol, spirits, wine, potato, poultry, carbonated drinks, and meats) and also consume more of the food items that reduce urate amounts (eg eggs, nuts, cold cereal, reduced fat milk, cheese, brown bread, margarine, and non-citrus fruits)