Hi all!
I am having some problems with a very swollen foot/ankle. It is my left foot and my right is completely normal. I have had this problem occasionally flare up at winter and I associated it with bad circulation as I also had chillblains. However being more active in an effort to improve my health, weight and circulation seems to have stopped the chillblains, but the swollen foot has gotten worse since this spring.
It coincides with me being stricter with my diet, very low carbs, higher protein and fat, cutting out gluten and cutting down on milk. I also started to take modified release metformin at the end of last year which was prescribed to help sort my menstrual cycle (I bled for about 48 weeks last year) and this seems to be fixed now, my cycle is regular but very heavy.
I had some blood tests which ruled out kidney or liver problems - I have a different set of tests to have done tomorrow. The doctor suspects gout although after reading up on that myself I don't think it is as I don't have any joint pain - any pain has been from tight and tender skin. As a previous blood test highlighted a vitamin d deficiency he says I may need injections to help with this - is this something I should potentially be concerned about?
I also have to take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid, and have difficulty losing weight despite eating very little. For example today I had one sausage for lunch, and about 200g of organic beef made into burgers with a little onion, grated cheese, salt and pepper with 2 very small avocados I squashed into guacamole with some of the fat collected from the burgers cooking.
My doctor said that too much protein could be the problem, causing fluid not to be flushed properly, also the fat cells absorbing oestrogen causing the hormonal problems messing with my cycle (despite hormone screens and tests showing as "normal").
I am confused much, and concerned that this problem seems to be getting worse despite me actively trying to improve my diet and physical activity.
I am having some problems with a very swollen foot/ankle. It is my left foot and my right is completely normal. I have had this problem occasionally flare up at winter and I associated it with bad circulation as I also had chillblains. However being more active in an effort to improve my health, weight and circulation seems to have stopped the chillblains, but the swollen foot has gotten worse since this spring.
It coincides with me being stricter with my diet, very low carbs, higher protein and fat, cutting out gluten and cutting down on milk. I also started to take modified release metformin at the end of last year which was prescribed to help sort my menstrual cycle (I bled for about 48 weeks last year) and this seems to be fixed now, my cycle is regular but very heavy.
I had some blood tests which ruled out kidney or liver problems - I have a different set of tests to have done tomorrow. The doctor suspects gout although after reading up on that myself I don't think it is as I don't have any joint pain - any pain has been from tight and tender skin. As a previous blood test highlighted a vitamin d deficiency he says I may need injections to help with this - is this something I should potentially be concerned about?
I also have to take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid, and have difficulty losing weight despite eating very little. For example today I had one sausage for lunch, and about 200g of organic beef made into burgers with a little onion, grated cheese, salt and pepper with 2 very small avocados I squashed into guacamole with some of the fat collected from the burgers cooking.
My doctor said that too much protein could be the problem, causing fluid not to be flushed properly, also the fat cells absorbing oestrogen causing the hormonal problems messing with my cycle (despite hormone screens and tests showing as "normal").
I am confused much, and concerned that this problem seems to be getting worse despite me actively trying to improve my diet and physical activity.