Quote Originally Posted by piperdbh View Post
I used to know a man who had gout, and he had to cut holes in the little toe side of his shoes. That would relieve some of the pain for a little while, then the hole would wear bigger and the shoe would let in water. He then would buy another pair of shoes and start all over again.
That's funny (though a little weird, well okay- stoopid)...

Almost 3 years ago, my wife and I went vegan, cut out white flour, sugar, greasy stuff and now eat mostly raw stuff. Within 6 weeks her fibromyalgia was gone, as was her Raynaud's syndrome and chronic fatigue. My sleep apnea said, "night, night" as well. I can send you a link if you'd like to investigate it further. And, as has been stated above, follow your doctor's advice.
Amen on the vegan! I'm one too (quasi-vegan - I've allowed myself some occassional meat, esp during Burns Suppers). I've always had high uric acid (for years and years) as if it was normal, so were some liver enzymes -- but after turning vegan -- they all went back to normal and my total cholesterol's dropped 30 points. With a strong father's side history of heart disease, and with not getting younger, I'm watching the food intake a little more these days.