Go see a rheumatologist and get it figured out before it gets worse. I battled it for years before I got hooked up with my rheumatologist. After a bunch of blood work and a Dr. that knows what he's talking about, I now take Allopurinol daily and haven't had a flare up in almost 5 years. I was in my mid 20s and in damn good shape when it started, so age isn't a factor. Most folks seem to have a trigger, too much red meat, too much beer, too much pork or in Fur's case, beans. It never seemed to matter what I ate or didn't eat, I could lay off the red meat for a month and still have a flare up. My rheumatologist said my body just naturally produces too much uric acid and the Allopurinol suppresses it. He has really been a life saver. I hope you get some relief and get it figured out so that you don't have to deal with it going forward.
