Question
Glucosamine: Can it worsen gout symptoms?
My husband takes glucosamine supplements to treat gout. But I'm wondering if glucosamine, which contains shellfish, may actually worsen gout symptoms?
Answer
from April Chang-Miller, M.D.

Taking glucosamine isn't likely to have any effect on gout — either good or bad.

Gout is a form of arthritis that's characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness and tenderness in joints. Gout is caused by deposits of uric acid crystals in a joint. Uric acid is a waste product formed from the breakdown of purines — substances found naturally in the body and in certain foods, including shellfish and organ meats.

Typically, glucosamine is made synthetically or from the outer shells (exoskeletons) of shellfish — not from shellfish meat. Because glucosamine doesn't contain purines, it isn't likely to increase uric acid levels or aggravate gout symptoms. Likewise, there's no clinical evidence that glucosamine helps prevent or treat gout either.

Start taking some good digestive enzymes with your meals.

Then take serrapeptase (serratio peptidase), the silkworm protein-digesting
enzyme - two tablets, twice a day.

The original brand of serrapeptase is Danzen from Japan. You can find it
in the pharmacies here, been around for many years. Quite a few generics
around too, some made locally.
This guy seems to have tried everything.

" I have taken cherry juice, celery seed, a compound called gout cure, Ester c, Yucca root,
quercetin, colchicine, allupurinol, endomethicine and a whole slough of NSAIDS. Been on
vegan diet. "

" The conclusion that I came to was, the true cause of gout is poor digestion of proteins
causeing an overproduction of acid. Acidosis is the cause of gout ! I now use food enzymes
everytime I eat. These help break down the proteins and carbs to simpler forms so the
body doesn't produce so much acid, therefore doesn't have to be neutralized. "

http://msm-msm.com/oldbbs/messages/7867.html
http://www.serrapeptase.info/Serrapeptase-...2%80%99s-story/

http://www.karunaflame.com/serrapeptasetest.pdf