[piasa]

Cherry juice.
Any stone fruit.
Turmeric.

[pburgh01]

I take Allopurinol. Went from 1 terrible flareup a month to one mild one every 6 months. Don’t believe the vegan cultists that it’s red meat.

[FLT-bird]

I had heard Cherries help so I took cherry extract every day for a while. No dice. It didn’t work. I haven’t found anything that has worked. In the last 6 months I’ve severely cut back on all booze especially beer. Its not like I drank a lot before but now I’ve had less than a 6 pack total in the last 9 months. *grumble*.

If that doesn’t work I’ll probably need to go get a prescription for alluprinol.

[Farmerbob]

Cherry supp.? suppository?

[fastrock]

Tart cherry juice, I drink a quart every 4 hours

[piasa]

Tart cherries are best.
Cherry powder. Mix and drink regularly.
Prunes, plums,etc.

[BamaBelle]

Cherries help! I like the dried ones. I’ve only had one flare up that my podiatrist said was gout but I have doubts about that, but my old boss had gout fairly bad and swore by the cherries.

[BigFreakinToad]

My sis swore by the cherry juice she bought at Natural Grocers

[thinkthenpost]

club soda, baking soda,, twice a day, taper off once the pain ends.
You can quit after a while.
Drink one every now and then particularly if you feel a twinge.

[Raven6]

Uric acid crystals that form in the joints are the cause of the pain of gout. Uric acid crystals are also (for most sufferers of kidney stones) what form in the kidneys are and are then renamed “kidney stones.”

I used to average at least one kidney stone about every 1.5 months. The size of the stones averaged 4mm-6mm. When traveling from the kidney to the bladder, they felt like they were 3 times that size. The pain was excruciating.

The last one I had was a 6mm jagged stone that put me in the hospital. While I was there, a friend advised me to try “Chanca Piedra.” It is an OTC herbal blend that dissolves uric acid crystals. I am now 1 year down the road from my last kidney stone. Not even a tiny one... It has been a Godsend.

I take one capsule a day. Cost runs about $18/200 capsules on Amazon.

I shared my experience with Chanca Piedra with my gout suffering friends. They tried it and it has worked for them as well. As cheap as it is, it’s worth a shot.

[Dutch Boy]

I use this from Amazon. I also make sure that I don't over flex my toes and wear an ankle cast at first signs of a flareup. Controlling the inflammation for me is key to a quick recovery.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

I do not have gout. I do have rheumatoid arthritis in my feet and the symptoms are very much like gout. I have found that taking Ivermectin greatly reduces the inflammation and pain. I’m not kidding. It can be a crippling pain where I have to where a medical boot like folks with broken legs. Ivermectin works every time.

[BradyLS]

Non Rx? I recommend a week on a vegetable and water diet. No meat, shellfish, alcohol, sweets, nor sweetened beverages. Relax and stay off your feet. If you still have trouble, see a doctor.

[El Cid]

Gouch! (Made by Redd) works well for my wife.
You can look up the ingredients on their website, but I think it’s tart cherries, quercetin, and other natural ingredients.

[Cold_Red_Steel]

Try Grapefruit Juice.

I avoid “rich” cheeses such as Gouda.

I noticed I had a lot fewer flare ups when I stopped taking Prilosec.

[T.B. Yoits]

Baking Soda is one remedy but if you’re taking heart medication, there’s information out there about not taking two specific heart medications at the same time but instead taking them several hours apart since they affect pH of blood.

[GreatRoad]

Strait up currant juice (cherry juice), 8 oz a day for a week. Apple cider works but you need half a gallon or more a day for a week.

[mykroar]

Tart Cherry is the go to, from what I understand. My brother takes it for his.

[arthurus]

Pineapple juice for immediate relief. There is no cure but with a flareup I drink a 6 oz can of it and usually the red hot vice grips release my toe before I finish the can. If I have eaten something like fish or drink a beer the resulting flareups are apt to come back an hour or two after I get rid of one. I just get another can. Eating fresh, dried or canned pineapple works. I take a couple of bags of dried pineapple with me on long airplane trips. The only medical treatment seems to be a Colchisine scrip and it is expensive and you can quell a flareup with it but it takes an hour or more or you can take one every day and it will reduce the frequency. I tried I for a year and someone handed me a can of pineapple juice and that works faster and better.

[nagant]

I’ve found that drinking lots of water helps, and that eating salty food makes me thirsty.

Conventional wisdom says that the liver oxidizes purine proteins into uric acid, and that reducing purine intake helps control gout. It does help control my gout. However, drinking lots of water helps my kidneys eliminate the uric acid.