Thanks Annie. Mine's wondering what on earth to do, in the light of recent press about certain anti-inflammatories. He's been taking them on prescription, as and when needed, because he doesn't actually have it all that severely, but now he's been put off them. He does find that avoiding certain foods that are high in purines helps to avoid flare-ups, though. You say your hubby has been helped by a rheumatologist. Hmmm, I wonder if mine should do. He's about to turn 65 and retire and the last thing I want for him is for his retirement to be dogged by gout attacks and being unable to exercise. Does yours exercise and does he have certain foods on the list and others off the list? It's helpful for me to be able to talk about it to somebody else, so thanks for replying...