I have finally got rid of it.

I have had gout for the last two months.

The first two weeks of it I couldn't stand at all and missed two weeks of school work which I am only just catching up on. I missed our two home F.A Cup matches.

I was then in agony walking back to the buses at Chelsea.

I have missed out on going out with my mates.

This last week I have been totally pain free and managed to do the march yesterday and today managed to play football.

I know it can keep coming back but with this special diet I am on I hope it keeps away.

Good to hear as Gout is very painful. Can you please tell me more about the special diet that you are on as I myself have suffered with gout in the past, Cheers!

organic cherry juice, from any good supplement shop, works a treat, but it tastes like shit

Good to hear as Gout is very painful. Can you please tell me more about the special diet that you are on as I myself have suffered with gout in the past, Cheers!

This is what my doctor advised me.

Drink plenty of water and avoid fizzy drinks. It helps to dilute the uric acid.

Avoid High-Purine foods such as:

Sweetbreads
Anchovies
Sardines
Liver
Beef kidneys
Brains
Meat extracts (e.g Oxo, Bovril)
Herring
Mackerel
Scallops
Game meats
Gravy

Funny enough the only one of the things above that I eat is gravy and that's only on a sunday dinner. So that didn't cause it.

Use these in moderation:

Vegetables: asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms and green peas
Lentils, dried peas and beans
Beef, pork, poultry, fish and seafood
Oatmeal, wheat bran and wheat germ

Now this is where I think I went wrong before, I used to eat a lot of these.

My doctor also gave me tablets to take called Indomethican. See link at bottom for more information on them. (I am one 75mg twice a day after food.)

I have by no means stuck to the diet strictly but I have to a certain extent and it has helped.

If you type low purine diet into google there are loads of different websites telling to the foods to avoid and the foods to eat.

Hope yours gets better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indometacin

also avoid cranberry juice, thats a killer for me and i love it i have not had it for a while now normally in my big toe i always keep a bottle of cherry juice in fridge it clears it uo really fast

It was my handshake that cured you, my friend.

I am a miracle maker

Thank you very much for the info everyone. I'm so glad that your Gout has cleared as i know only to well how painful this can be. Off to google search or flow purine foods,many thanks fellow bluebirds.

Good news matey