i have gout.  i take medication to keep it under control
though.  if your boyfriend doesn't want to take the meds,
here are a few suggestions.

1.  drink lots of water, as this helps to flush the uric acid
out of your body.
2.  don't drink alcohol.  alcohol slows down the elimination
of uric acid.
3.  don't take aspirin, take ibuprofen for the pain.
4.  eat cherries.  lots of people believe this helps.  some people
take a spoonful of cherry concentrate per day.
5.  don't take any vitamin supplements containg the mineral, molybdenum.

hope some of this helps.
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>
> Not me. My boyfriend Chris (36) now has gout.
> He's never had it before, but since he started
> Atkins in February, he's had 3 attacks. We only
> realized what it was yesterday though. Now that
> we're thinking "gout" instead of broken toe or
> sprained foot, it makes sense.
>
> Does anyone have any tips he can use to help
> treat this, rather than taking medication? He has
> no health insurance and doesn't like taking meds
> anyway.
>
> I'm asking about it here because we pretty much
> eat the same things now, so his diet is more
> Neanderthinnish than Atkins.
>
> Vickie