** Thanks for contacting with your health concern. 1. Consult your attending physician/ rheumatologist for the condition, as he may also exclude aggravating factors which might cause an acute attack of gout-like: . being overweight, having high cholesterol or any ongoing inflammatory disease. . any use of medicines taken for high blood pressure. . having a sedentary lifestyle and taking food rich in proteins like meat, wine, pulses. . In some patients due to some kidney problem, there is seen a rise in uric acid, thus please check with your kidney function test (urea & creatinine). 2. Take old rice,moong-arhar-masoor dal, white gourd, carrot, light exercise, lukewarm water,garlic-ginger mixed buttermilk. - Avoid horse gram, peas, radish, curd,spicy-sour and heavy food, mushroom, turnip, daytime sleeping, excess physical exertion, black gram, sesame, meat, alcohol, excess grief.