Anthony Anderson’s New Orleans Feast: A Gout Awakening
Anthony Anderson recounted on a recent podcast appearance how he initially believed he had broken his toe while filming a scene that involved kicking in a door, only to discover it was a gout flare-up.
The actor shared with Dax Shepard on the *Armchair Expert* podcast that his time living in New Orleans and indulging in the local cuisine led to the painful condition. “I was living in New Orleans for a while, shooting a show there,” Anderson said, likely referencing his 2007 crime drama *K-Ville*. “I was eating nothing but seafood and shellfish.”
He explained, “All the purine in the shellfish contributed to my buildup of uric acid and — I’ll never forget — I was in the scene, and I went to kick a door in. And I hit it. And I said, ‘I think I broke my toe.'”
It turns out that when purines break down, they “form a substance called uric acid,” which can then cause gout, as high levels of uric acid can lead to the development of crystals in a joint, most commonly the big toe. While people with diabetes, like Anderson who has type 2 diabetes, are more prone to gout, consuming large amounts of high-purine foods significantly increases the risk of recurrent attacks. Scallops, crab, and other shellfish should therefore be consumed in moderation.
Anderson recalled finishing the scene despite the pain. “I finished the scene, then we moved locations. We were filming in a hotel in the middle of the night and I was laying across the bed and they said, ‘Action,’ and I jumped up to run and chase the perp, and I put pressure on my right foot and I collapsed. And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, broke my toe.’ I went to the doctor the next day limping.”
He told the doctor, ” ‘I kicked the door and I think I broke my toe.’ They’re looking at it like, ‘I don’t think you broke your toe.’ I said, ‘Yeah, no, I think I broke my toe.’ They’re like, ‘You might have the gout.’ I was like, ‘No, ain’t got the gout.'”
The *black-ish* alum was sent for an X-ray, and the doctor returned with both good and bad news. “’We got good news and bad news. Which one do you want first?’ ” Anderson remembered. “I was like, ‘The good news.’ ‘All right, you didn’t break your toe.’ ‘What’s the bad news?’ ‘You got the gout.’ ”
“You motherf—–,” Anderson quipped. “If you look at it, it looks red hot. if you put your hand above it, you can feel the heat coming off of it.”
Treatment for gout typically involves anti-inflammatory medicines, over-the-counter painkillers, and dietary adjustments, including avoiding high-purine foods. Stay tuned for more updates from Eternal Pen!
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