You can definitely get gout in your fingers. I know someone who has suffered this for years and is diet related. As I understand it - gout can be triggered by other injuries or physical stress. In my case, gout was triggered by arthritis in my foot. I still have the occasional twinge and my feet are often sore, but no gout. This I believe i... more

You can get gout in your fingers, feet and knees. I know an elderly nun who has gout in her fingers. She is a vegetarian but eats sea food occasionally. But you can conquer gout with dieting and detoxification.

I tried several proprietory cures but none worked. Since my last gout attack in jul 03 I have been gout free due to following a regimen I developed using fasting and detoxification. I have been able to eat food high in purines and have tested unfriendly foods to see if the gout would come back. So far it hasn't!