On 16 Feb 2015 15:22:19 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-02-16, Dave W > wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't know a "real rheumatologist" If one bit me in the butt.
>
>They're the one's who charge big $$$$ and will milk yer treatment for
>all it's worth. Still, they fixed me.
>
>> I have a couple of cans in my kitchen. You can have them, but you'll
>> have to come get them.
>
>You might be surprised. I also got my gout from anchovies. I'd jes
>discovered salt-pack anchovies and was eating half a dozen every night
>with a couple bottles of beer. Silly me! Now, after downing
>allipurinol for a couple decades, I can tolerate anchovies on my
>pizza. Jes not regularly. I allow myself one lrg pizza and one can
>of lil' salty fishes about once per year.

I've managed to get by without the drugs and without major dietary
limits - so far. With age it may be slowly getting worse, my last
attack after a few trout over a few weeks was scary, I used to eat
those all the time with no problem. And the gout kept moving from one
joint to another so took a long time to clear completely, never had
that before either. Do you know how many joints there are in the foot
- in each foot? OMG.

I could probably eat one tin of sardines per month without triggering
an attack, such red meat, shrimp, mushrooms and beer as I consume seem
OK.

J.