American Academy of Family Physicians recommends the following for treating acute gout attacks. Both Ibuprofen and Naproxen can be purchased without prescription.
Indomethacin (Rx) 25~50 mg 4 times a day
Ibuprofen (OTC) 800 mg 4 times a day
Naproxen (OTC) 500 mg 2 times a day

Diet and other gout info can be found at ICuredMyGout.org .

Hi goutwife, I am also a wife with a husband that suffers from gout. I have been searching for the last 5 years trying to find out what works. Like you, I am frustrated because there is not one single place that you can go to get the right answers for foods to eat and not to eat. To conflicting.
Because gout is kind of like arthritis I took what I know about arthritis as well as gout and have created a diet for my husband.
So far I have found that if you remove anything that contains wheat or yeast it helps. Fruits and juices are good, yogurt, salads (without tomatos), lowfat milk, cheese. If you are going to eat nut's, make sure they are not dry roasted or salted. I find that pecans are the best. I hope this helps.

@ lvnwgout
THANK YOU so much. I'm looking for a good gout diet, low-purine and low-gluten diet for my dad. Even though sites say that gout affects most men OVER 40, he's had gout for at least five years and he's TURNING 40 this year.
so.. IS cherry juice good for gout??

I'm looking for a good diet for my dad who's turning 40 this year and has had gout FOREVER. it seems like there's NOTHING he can eat so i'm making a list of foods to avoid, eat, and what dietary habits he should make.

A. Foods Not Permitted
a. Anchovies, buillon, brains, broth, consommé, dried legumes, goose, gravy, heart, herring, kidneys, liver, mackerel, meat extracts, mussel, partridge, roe, sardines, scallops, shrimp, sweetbreads, yeast [bakers&brewers], yeast extracts such as marmite and vegemite, tomatoes, dry beans, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower. Add to list given by doctor.
B. Foods to Beware
a. Fish, shellfish, poultry
b. Must be eaten with moderation
c. NO DRY ROASTED OR SALTED NUTS.
C. Good-For-You’s [take off list if it is on doctors list]
a. Beverages [carbonated], butter, cereal, cereal products, cheese [all kinds], cocoa, corn, cornbread, eggs, fruit juices, fruits, ice cream, low-fat milk, noodles, nuts [pecans], refined wheat flour, tapioca, vegetables, white bread and crackers [avoid whole wheat, which is moderately HIGH in purines], white rice, yogurt
b. CHERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES and other fresh fruit
D. Other Dietary Suggestions
a. Drink plenty of fluids, pee a lot to get rid of the thingys
b. Increase consumption of vegetarian-based proteins
c. Reduce calorie intake, but avoid fad diets and very low calorie diets, which may precipitate gout
d. Avoiding alcohol, high-purine foods, such as meat, fish, dry beans (also lentils and peas), mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, and cauliflower can lower plasma urate levels. In addition, consuming purine-neutralizing foods, such as fresh fruits (especially cherries and strawberries) and most fresh vegetables, diluted celery juice, distilled water, and B-complex and C vitamins can also help lower plasma urate levels.
e. A possible "natural" cure is a berry extract supplement consisting of bilberry, blueberry or cherry extracts. The anthocyanins which give the berries their blue and purple hues, after entering the body, turn into powerful anti-inflammatories.
f. Reduce alcohol consumption.
. Beer.
a. Avoid all beers that are "bottle conditioned," "barrel-aged," or have high alcohol content (above 6.0 % ABV), because these are the beers that may still have yeast living in the beer as they continue to consume additional sugars and all beers that are unfiltered, particularly wheat beers, and gluten-free beers that are unfiltered because the yeast may still be a living part of the beer. Although yeast is high in vitamin B (which is good), it is also HIGH IN PURINES (BAD. BAD. BAD.)
b. Drink the same amount of water or more as beer, if you consume any. [so if u have one bottle, drink like.. four or five glasses of water]

Please let me know if any of these foods are actually in the wrong section, such as if cherries are actually harmful to gout or if somehow... [we can hope, right?] red meat is actually the best thing ever for gout.
Also, please tell me if certain methods of cooking are actually very very harmful to gout such as roasting, baking, or fryng, or stir-fry or barbecue
PLEASE HELP ME!!!

hey um, I've read that gout affects men in their older years, I'm 27, I've had gout since I was 13-14. I"m still affected by it today, as I sit here, I have a flare up. I joined the Army with it n I'm not gonna tell them ne thing. Some of you are right, n some of you have the right ideas. For future attacks, n some are NOT reversible. The planned out foods that you KNOW are going to give you a flare up, stay away from. I cant eat or drink anything citrusy, I can eat beef and pork. Different types of diets are needed for each person. Go with the Asian style eating, fruits and veggies. Little or no meat, thanks guys.