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Anthony Anderson talks openly about a strange health scare. The Black-ish star revealed that while filming the 2007 series K-Ville in New Orleans, he overindulged in shellfish, which led to his diagnosis of gout, a type of arthritis.
According to People, he stated, I was eating nothing but seafood and shellfish, during the Armchair Expert podcast's April 28 episode. I'll never forget that I was present when I went to kick in a door because of the purine in the shellfish, which helped me accumulate uric acid. And I struck it. I think I broke my toe, I said.
According to the Mayo Clinic, purine, a chemical compound found in some shellfish, is broken down by the body to produce uric acid. Gout may result from the formation of crystals in the bloodstream brought on by high uric acid levels.
After hitting his toe on set, 54-year-old Anderson's condition deteriorated.
He clarified, After I completed the scene, we changed locations. I was lying across the bed when they said, Action, and I leaped up to run and chase the pervert, but I put pressure on my right foot and collapsed. We were filming in a hotel in the middle of the night. Oh yeah, I broke my toe, I said. The next day, I hobbled to the doctor.
Anderson, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2002, was informed by medical professionals that he had gout instead of breaking his toe.
Anderson recalled saying, You motherf----r, at the time. Looking at it, it appears blazing hot. You can feel the heat radiating from it if you place your hand over it.
Yes, the Mayo Clinic says that can be a typical sign of gout.
It is characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness in one or more joints, most often in the big toe, according to the medical website. Gout attacks can come on suddenly, frequently causing you to wake up in the middle of the night with the burning feeling in your big toe. The affected joint is hot, swollen, and so tender that even the weight of the bedsheet on it may seem intolerable.