gout my advice to those who suffer

Cherry liqueur helps chest infections. Unfortunately it’s bloomin’ lovely and when I did buy a very expensive bottle of it I knocked it back very quickly. In general, I don’t touch alcohol but if I have a bottle of something that tastes nice I can’t leave it alone….

Yes, I got gout when I was young, probably due to a change of diet or hormonal and the medication brought me out in a rash.
The hospital said a hydrocortisone injection into the joint would help. It did and so far it hasn't returned. 🤞

The list of tips is helpful, thank you.

The cherry juice sounds interesting too.
I wonder if it works for arthritis generally?

The prescription you get from the GP to cure gout made me feel so ill my DH ended up phoning 111 . If you have diabetes you are more prone to gout .

I can only speak of my experience. I used to get a painful toe, mostly the large one but sometimes a different one. The diagnosis was gout. I totally got rid of the pain by drinking Sour Cherry Juice Concentrate. Once a day. I just pour a glug into a glass and dilute it with tap water. It took a week or so to kick in before the all the pain and almost all of the swelling went away. Brilliant!

I did this for two years and had no more gout problem.

Then I went on holiday and did not take the Sour Cherry Juice with me. I thought what the heck, I've not had gout probs for ages, it will be OK. Around 12 days off the juice my gout was back! On my return I went back on the cherry juice and the gout vanished again.

It is worth a try if you are a sufferer. And no drugs with the accompanying side affects.

I dont suffer.
But good post I thought.