No doubt, I must tout that a bout of gout will about make you pout and shout till you get it all out. Don't go that route, have a gout drought, don't drink the stout, eat the trout or even a bean sprout. Ok, I got that out of my system.

I have had several gout flare-ups over the last several years and a few of them have been real hum-dingers. It's not an exaggeration to say it hurts to have a sheet touch your toe. As a matter of fact it can be downright excruciating to touch it as lightly as you can do purposely. SS69 is correct about the allopurinol being good for prevention and Fur is too about the cherries. Avoiding my trigger foods along with those preventative measures is the best route for me to be pain free. I eat fresh cherries in season and keep a few jars of Knudson's Just Tart Cherry juice in the fridge. At the first twinge of discomfort I will start cherry binging. That means eating 20 or so cherries a few times a day or drink at least a quart of the juice in a 24 hour period. That usually knocks it out before it gets to bad. I don't miss a day taking my allopurinol either.