Puester wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
>>
>> Drink lotsa water for the gout, also a glass or two of black cherry
>> juice a
>> day might help. Are you taking allopurinol?
>>
>
> Yes.
>
> gloria p

I knew a man once (cellular biologist, who taught at med school and
should have known better) who preferred to take steroids during his gout
flair ups instead of allopurinol. I thought he was nuts!! Steroids are
wayyyyy more risky in my book compared to allopurinol.