"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2015-02-14, Dave W > wrote:
>
>> Then I had my first gout attack. Don't know if was the sardines, but my
>> doc gave me a list things to avoid. Gout is awful and I've been
>> unwilling to risk it since. (Sigh)
>
> See a real rheumatologist and get a real cure. My first and only gout
> attack was severe. Bedridden for a week, crutches for 2 wks, cane for
> 2 mos. Doc put me on allipurinol. Now, I eat anything I choose
> (including sardines!) and haven't had an attack in 15 yrs.

That's not a cure. Pretty sure that is what my FIL took and my husband too.
Neither could/can eat what they want. But it's different for everyone. I
used to have a friend who got it in his knees. Didn't seem to be related to
food.