Search and read posts about GOUT. If doctor says uric acid is causing this in you, then try to control it. If you do not have serious gout, then think and balance all the rumours and advice carefully.

Note that some say drink acid (lemon, vinegar etc) others say opposite, neutralize (baking soda) or alkalize !!!

Most sensible I've seen says take gout treatment medicine like colchicine immediately, then FORGET all the diet treatments because it doesn't come back for 1-1/2 -3 years! That is my experience so far.

Cutting purines forever is harmless but probably not worth the trouble.
Most patients cannot maintain dietary restrictions indefinitely.

Many sources and medical references will explain that gout attacks most often go away by themselves after about 7 days and do not recur for 1-3 years. Medication (20sen colchicine tab from pharmacy) should be taken immediately to relieve the symptoms then after that nothing else makes any difference. Expensive long term daily medication is unnecessary.

Imagine someone starts medicine, then also any of the other folklore treatments such as vinegar, baking soda, fish oil, olive oil, colon cleansing, etc. Anything, including plain water, will seem miraculous for 1-3 years until the possibility of another attack, which will be best treated with another colchicine tablet.

The above has also been my personal experience with gout. Some of you may have an extreme form of gout with other complications but we can suppose that the medical references are referring to the majority.

Read Post # 56

Tart? Acetic acid in any vinegar.

Be sure to consider Post #56, my true experience with gout.

OMG, nobody paying attention to medical and patients' reports about food and drink having NO EFFECT on delaying gout attacks! Look back at previous post #56.

I think maybe better to indulge in mangosteen extract at Rm80 a bottle. I'll jump in on the party and suggest ROYAL STOUT to wash down Menglembu groundnuts. 7% alcohol will ease anybody's suffering and it must be the absolute truth miracle working it's magic because no gout for the last few years I also drink unboiled tap water. Maybe cures it too.

Thanks for concern. That was my point. Did just that and no gout for years.

Except for the words "avoid, occasionally" I do all of the above 1-8 REGULARLY, almost daily, and no repeat gout for years. Hope you'll look at previous posts like #56. Just wishing you all a better life through simplicity.