Have to take a lot of alkaline based foods to counter the effects of acidity in the body...fresh fruits and veggies, fish oil, vitamin C, celery extract, cherry fruit extract are some examples.

FYI, foods rich in vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) are alkaline forming in the body and helps to counter the effects of gout.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/549473-v...ke-body-acidic/

One of the causes of gout are high levels of uric acid in the body fluids.

http://arthritis.about.com/od/gout/ss/informationgout_3.htm

That article I had previously mentioned was just to inform readers , the benefits of Vitamin C in helping PH levels in the body. Weren't the previous posts by other readers indicating Vitamin C as a beneficial supplements for gout sufferers?

Hi..I have discharged from hospital on 17/8. 4 days after that, the gout attack again. When I was admitted, my uric acid was 6++. on 30/8 I go again to the hospital for follow up. I cant walk, the gout attack both feet. On that day the blood test result shown that my uric acid reduced to 3++ which considered normal. I ask the Dr. why the attack happened even the uric acid reduced to normal? Dr said that the there may be uric acid that already crystalized in my joint and the uric acid level is just reduced. The Dr now referring me to the rheumatologist because i ask about possiblity of having rheumatoid athritis. But the Dr mention that through the blood test the rheumatoid is negative. Hoping everything will be fine. Now my target is to reduce weight. ^^

Is everyone in here a doctor or in med school like you ? Or should we indulge ourselves in medical and scientific terms which few of us can understand. On top of that you're inferring that all that information out there which I just referred  is not good enough. Well that's fine with me but you don';t have to go around attacking me like I owe you the information that YOU want. C'mon, we're all in here just to share. I'm not a doctor like you  or even been in med school, but heck, some people who I know do take the supplements I and others have suggested and works for some of them. Your attitude towards the less informed who wants to share in this website, is nothing less than discouraging.

1. Gout most commonly attack the big toe.

2. Asymptomatic high uric acid level is not an indication for allopurinol

3. During attack, we usually prescribe NSAID or Colchicine to stop the pain then we review the lifestyle, food etc for optimizing gout..

4. We DO NOT start allopurinol during attack

5. If u're taking allopurinol but an gout attack as well, DO NOT stop the drug during the attack.

6. Why we do not simply start allopurinol is because it has severe side effects such as hypersensitivity, bone marrow suppresion, aplastic anemia etc..

7. Advice for all gout patients:
- Optimize weight
- modify diet
- exercise
- reduce alcohol intake
- maintain fluid intake
- treat your other medical prob such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia

8. Avoid high purine content food such as red meat, liver, kidney, asparagus, meat extracts (eg Bovril) etc..