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"Sky" > wrote in message
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> On 1/30/2012 6:42 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> (snip)
>> My husband
>> is on pills for it but I don't know the name. You need to change your
>> diet
>> too. And add cherry juice.

>
> More than likely he takes allopurinol or probenecid to help prevent his
> gout. BTW, drinking 'cherry juice' to treat gout is anecdotal, I believe.
> Some folks with gout may benefit from the cherry juice, but that's not a
> proven remedy for 'all' folks who suffer gout. Reference
> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gou...ative-medicine
>
> Sky


Okay...